The last couple of weeks we've been working on the woodland garden on the North side of the house. The concept for this area is a walk through the dense forest of the Pacific Northwest. We're featuring many of the plants one would find on just such a journey. The one plant we wanted the most was not available from Woodbrook native plant nursery in Gig Harbor, but they called me back to let me know they were able to locate it. We went back today to pick it up. The plant is Devil's Club. It has a really cool name, and the plant looks great. It gets approximately 3-5 feet tall and equally as large in diameter. This has to be one of my very favorite plants found in the forests around here.
The picture doesn't really do this area justice, partly because of the large propane tank which is really an eyesore. The plan is to cover it with a willow or bamboo fence so that it isn't as noticeable. In this area, we planted 15 different native Northwest plant varieties for a total of 90 plants. Some of the plants include, Devil's Club, Cascara, False Lily of the Valley, Vine Maple, Sword Fern, Deer Fern, Lady Fern, Maidenhair Fern, Salmon Berry, Bunch Berry, Evergreen Huckleberry, and the list goes on. Most of the plants were pretty small in 3.5" pots to help control cost. When we landscaped this area and installed the path, we built a low area, which you can see to the right of the path in the above photograph. This is a wetland area where water collects from off the roof of the house. This makes it an ideal location for Devil's Club, Cascara and other water loving plants. Some of the plants in this area are still in their pots because it is much to muddy to plant right now.
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