Up the hill

This is looking toward the center up hill in our backyard. The lower from has Blue Danube Azaleas just budding with some Blue Lithadora. In front of the concrete is the fist pathway between the Blue Danue and the wall. Percy Wiseman Rhododendron, Bruce Brechtbill Rododendron and My My Rhododendron in bud, Blue Lithadora trailing down the hill wherever the sun reaches it. I want it to cover the railroad ties that help to hold the hill. Then as the lower plants age they will grow up to meet the Lithadora. It all takes time. I have planted Sword Ferns, Huckleberries, and woods plants such as the Trillium which I love! Also we have in the hillside bed the native Salal (which has to be trimmed) but it does help hold the hill along with the Sword Ferns and other native plants. My goal is to finish planting the hill with Rhodies, and Azaleas and then have a small water feature, along with an automatic sprinkler system. I really need one for all of this. Nearly 40 years ago, I met a man by the name of Paul Sceva that lived in Tacoma. He was instrumental in developing the first visiting areas at Mt. Rainier and had fascinating stories to tell. I was most interested in his personal hillside garden. The trail went back and forth across the top of the hill to the bottom of the gully. The trail was lined with Huckleberries and native plants, and I'm sure he had some of the Rhodies in there as well. I have never forgotten what a wonderful job he did with his hillside garden and trails. I hope to have one as nice as his was.

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