(Top to bottom) Pelargonium 'Vancouver Centennial',
black mondo grass, variegated ajuga, Sedum rupestre
'Angelina'
Elisabeth in her garden, framed by a Pieris japonica
For an inside look at Elisabeth's use of
water features go to
bcliving.ca/zoffmann-garden
Peach and yellow daylilies
Brunnera 'Jack Frost', purple Oxalis triangularis
Blue-leaved Rosa glauca and Lonicera
'Baggesen's Gold' intertwine
Astrantia maxima
The garden at the front of the house relies
more on foliage effects for its impact. A large
stand of black-stemmed bamboo, purple elders
'Black Beauty' and 'Midnight Lace' and a filigree
of Japanese maples screen the house from the
sidewalk. Around the front door, frosty blue
hebes mingle with clumps of green and golden
grasses.
In the 10 years that she has lived in this small
pocket of Vancouver, Elisabeth has transformed
her surroundings from curbside to cliff side and
even beyond. She attributes some of her success to her father, a skilled gardener trained in
Europe who passed onto her a love of green and
growing things. ■
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