Turning my childhood home into our forever home. Take a peek at the transformation from old carport and driveway into a stunning Art Studio and Pond

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden Tour, Come into my StudioBeverly Ash GilbertFebruary 22, 2025pond, art studio, building an art studio, sunrise, garden transformation, Gardening, come into my garden

Touring Gardens

Touring private gardens in the NW Perennial Alliance

Colorful Garden, Spending time outdoorsBeverly Ash GilbertJuly 2, 2024Gardening, NW Perennial Alliance, Pacific NW gardens

Come Into My Garden

Turning an empty palette into colorful gardens

Come into my Garden, Home and GardenBeverly Ash GilbertAugust 2, 2023Gardening, color palette, spending time outdoors, Color Goddess, Color Goddess Quiz

Adding Drip Irrigation - after the fact

Better late than never - drip irrigation inspired by the Bellevue Botanical Garden watering system

Come into my GardenBeverly Ash GilbertAugust 2, 2023Gardening, spending time outdoors

Putting in a Water Feature

Loads upon loads of compost – I’m digging, hauling, dumping, spreading until my back and knees and hips are screaming in pain. But of course, as the days pass, I’m getting into the rhythm and all of a sudden the structure of a garden appears. Is this a pond?

Come into my Garden, Home and Garden TourBeverly Ash GilbertAugust 2, 2023Gardening, spending time outdoors, creating a garden, come into my garden, building a water feature, in our garden, home and garden

Amending the Soil

When we moved in and began digging, we soon determined that the old, tired garden soil was not only sandy, but in many areas, hydro-phobic (wouldn’t absorb water). Enter in 72 yards of compost