Object Details
- General
- The terrace garden, on the 16th floor of the mixed-use condominium building designed by the architect owner, is meticulous in every detail of plant and hardscape selections. Plants must be able to withstand cold and high winds and all day south and west exposure, plus 95 percent of the plants grow in containers. On the terrace there are two mature Japanese maples that have been repotted four times in containers that all match but are in graduated sizes. Boxwood and euonymus hedges are pruned once each year to a desired height. A zinc frame trellis supports a vertical garden of English ivy. A large container garden, the signature bed, is designed to change with the seasons, with spring hellebores, snowdrop and narcissus followed by Duchess de Nemours peony then ornamental grasses. There are three garden rooms: the terrace with a water feature, the west garden, and the conservatory dining room. The west garden features containers of lavender, sedums, holly, arbutus, and more with staggered heights that disguise any supports or fixtures when viewed from indoors. The third conservatory garden features palms. The residence and gardens were built in 1988, then the waterproof liner on the terrace needed replacing in 2013 when the current garden was installed. Irrigation tubing runs between pavers and under the planters. Wiring for outdoor lighting is hidden, and the living wall of ivy is self-watering. The owners integrated Feng Shui elements of water, earth, fire and metal into the new garden, which comprises 0.08 acres. Views and access to the outdoors are equally important to their choices Persons associated with the garden's design: Shannon Nichols/GGN Landscape Architect (2013); Colton Wilkie, plant specialist (2016- ).
- Creator
- Bain, Nancy Hill
- Landscape architect
- Nichols, Shannon
- Architect
- Bain, Bill
- Sculptor
- Millet, Peter
- Provenance
- Seattle Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- United States of America -- Washington -- King County -- Seattle
- Skywatch-Bain Condo Garden (Seattle, Washington)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
- Container gardening
- Creator
- Bain, Nancy Hill
- Landscape architect
- Nichols, Shannon
- Architect
- Bain, Bill
- Sculptor
- Millet, Peter
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Washington
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Custodial History
- Seattle Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File WA066
- Type
- Archival materials
- Digital images
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Genre/Form
- Digital images
- Scope and Contents
- 16 digital images (2022-2023) and 1 file folder.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1696950603137-1696955025615-1
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