Mendocino County Open Day
The Garden Conservancy's
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM
Mendocino County Open Day MENDOCINO COUNTY
Saturday, June 18 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HOPLAND
land. Immediately AFTER the bridge behind the gas station, turn right onto MacMilan. Make an immediate left onto Ralph Bettcher Drive. Garden is the second house on the right, #300. Look for signs. Park on the road anywhere, or at the closed school across the street. Watch for the ditch on the left side of the road. Garden is 2-3 minutes from Highway 101.
Nestled among towering redwoods on a rural ridge top, Digging Dog Nursery and its elaborately planted grounds cover approximately two acres. A verdant back-drop of clipped evergreen and deciduous hedges sculpt distinctly separate spaces, thresholds, and views beckoning with anticipation. Inspired by old-style tradition and emphasizing year-round appeal, the garden's dramatic perennial borders, some more than 150-feet-long, are threaded together by pathways and tree-lined trails. This structured layout juxtaposes ebullient plantings, which feature a diverse collection of unusual plants and favored mainstays. Digging Dog Nursery is a mail-order and retail nursery featuring unusual and hard-to-find perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, trees, and vines that flourish in a variety of garden settings throughout the country. Plants will be available for sale.
FREY GARDENS 300 Ralph Bettcher Drive, Hopland
MENDOCINO
ALBION THE GARDENS SURROUNDING DIGGING DOG NURSERY 31101 Middle Ridge Road, Albion
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From the south on Highway 1, turn right onto Albion Ridge Road; from the north on Highway 1, turn left. Go 4 miles east on Albion Ridge Road. Turn right onto Middle Ridge Road (right turn only; this is a threeway intersection). Go 0.3 mile on Middle Ridge Road. You will see a cluster of mailboxes on right and then directly ahead on left, our driveway and a tree with Digging Dog Nursery sign on it. Turn left into driveway, and shortly turn right into parking lot. A green
sign on left reads Nursery Parking. Once you pull into the parking lot you will see the farm gates and our welcome sign. Parking lot is small; additional parking along roadside. If you need additional directions, please call: (707) 937-1130.
Frey Gardens is a one-acre sustainable, habitat garden. The garden is six years old and is composed of a mix of native plants and others that attract and support a variety of insects and birds, all planted in a naturalistic style. There is also a small vegetable garden. Many rustic structures are found in the garden, such as a hermit's hut, chicken coop, bar, and whimsical gate posts.
2015 | I From the South, the garden is 100 miles from San Francisco and Berkeley directly north on Highway 101. It is 1 hour north of Santa Rosa, 30 minutes north of Healdsburg, 15 minutes north of Cloverdale. Go north on Highway 101, from San Francisco through Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Cloverdale. In Hopland, take the first left at Mountain House Road. Immediately after the bridge behind the gas station on Highway 101, turn right onto MacMilan. Make an immediate left onto Ralph Bettcher Drive. Garden is at #300, the second house on right. Look for signs. Park anywhere along the road or at the closed elementary school across the street. Watch for ditch on left side of road. From the north, Hopland is approximately 15- 20 minutes south of Ukiah on Highway 101. Turn right onto Mountain House Road on the south end of Hop-
MOSS GARDEN 45145 Brest Road, Mendocino The surrounding tree-studded state park and coastal headlands of the Pacific Ocean lend an isolated feeling to the Moss Garden. Set back from the strong breezes of the bluff's edge, the house provides a sheltered garden setting, while an ocean view beckons. The charming redwood residence, enhanced with Northern European details, inspired the garden's layout and many of its architectural elements. Aligned with the house, the sunken garden required substantial excavation to lower it beyond harsh winds, thus creating a suitable microclimate for an array of unexpected plants. The leftover soil became the main component in the construction of the rammed earth walls, which retain and partition garden rooms and impart a classic time-worn appeal. Leeward of the house, the protected orchard garden brims with blooms, conveying a blousy exuberance. In contrast, the heather garden features mounding forms in an exposed wind-contoured tapestry of texture color. 2013 | u | I
About 1 mile north of the town of Mendocino, turn west off Highway 1 at entry point of Russian Gulch State Park and Point Cabrillo Drive. Continue directly west onto Brest Road. Go about 0.25 miles to a gate
PHILO THE APPLE FARM 18501 Greenwood Road, Philo The garden at The Apple Farm is a work in progress. We started in 1984 with a rundown farm labor camp and orchard. The present garden was a barren mess of old car parts, fences, blackberries, and Bermuda grass. Everything you will see has been reclaimed by hand, without sprays or machines. We started with annuals and a kitchen garden close to the old house, which is now our commercial kitchen. We gradually added perennial starts, mostly dug from family gardens in Napa Valley and later added shrubs and a few trees to create the partially shaded microclimate we now enjoy. We created a simple potting shed/greenhouse at the back of the main building in the shell of a building that existed. Luckily it has good sun exposure, unlike the rest of the house. Our children were very young and I spent most of my time outside with them working to make a garden to grow both food and flowers. As the years went by and I started to do bouquets for our local farmers market and my brother's hotel/ restaurant in Boonville, my needs for material drove my choice of plants. Everything had to have multiple purposes. When we remodeled the old house to become our commercial kitchen dining room, we needed outdoor space for entertaining. The mulberry arbor was our answer, an experiment driven by lack of funds that has more than fulfilled its original purpose and become a real focal point for the gardens. The large annual garden was a later addition. Our "Stay and Cook" weekends created the need for more growing space and the hoop house addition has allowed us to do a better job with our starts as well as provide conditioned space for some tomatoes and peppers in our somewhat cool climate. The mature garden that you see is still evolving and changing. Our original need
for shade has turned into too much shade and we are removing big shrubs or cutting them back hard to reclaim growing space for perennials. We do several weddings each year, which is always a consideration as far as accommodating a large group of people. The income from the property use fee is very important as a funding source for maintaining the garden. Getting ready for the wedding season means that the garden gets a good grooming periodically, but most of the work is done in the late spring/early winter. The rest of the season is mostly about watering. The mature garden doesn't take excessive watering and I have been careful not to add many new plants during these drought years. I hope you enjoy a visit to our garden and are inspired to go home and create your own personal oasis.
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From the Bay area, take 101 North to the last Cloverdale exit, then go West on 128 to Anderson Valley. The sign will say Ft. Bragg and Boonville. It will be about thirty minutes on a winding road, which straightens out at Boonville, from there you have another fifteen minutes to go. Three miles past Philo, at mile marker 20.15, turn left onto Greenwood Road (the sign says Elk and Hendy woods). Go 0.25 mile, The Apple Farm will be on your left at the one lane bridge.
the town of Philo. A sign reading "35 mph ahead" is in the driveway, turn right. Follow gravel road to right of barn and cottages in front of property to house and garden From the south, take Highway 128 North, pass the town of Philo about 0.25 mile. On right is a sign
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that reads "Moss, 45145". Proceed through the gate and park in the noted area.
If parking lot in front is full, including orchard extra parking, drive by garden on driveway and park in orchard behind the garden..
WILDWOOD 7990 Highway 128, Philo A potager with extensive market gardens surrounded by a mixed shrub border. A good collection of magnolia, acer, and other temperate trees and shrubs, in a park of 150-foot redwood trees.
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From the coast, take Highway 128 South to just before
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Parts of garden are handicapped accessible
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Most recent year garden was open
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Gardens opening for first time
Photographs permitted
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org | P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, New York, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM
Mendocino County Open Day MENDOCINO COUNTY
Saturday, June 18 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HOPLAND
land. Immediately AFTER the bridge behind the gas station, turn right onto MacMilan. Make an immediate left onto Ralph Bettcher Drive. Garden is the second house on the right, #300. Look for signs. Park on the road anywhere, or at the closed school across the street. Watch for the ditch on the left side of the road. Garden is 2-3 minutes from Highway 101.
Nestled among towering redwoods on a rural ridge top, Digging Dog Nursery and its elaborately planted grounds cover approximately two acres. A verdant back-drop of clipped evergreen and deciduous hedges sculpt distinctly separate spaces, thresholds, and views beckoning with anticipation. Inspired by old-style tradition and emphasizing year-round appeal, the garden's dramatic perennial borders, some more than 150-feet-long, are threaded together by pathways and tree-lined trails. This structured layout juxtaposes ebullient plantings, which feature a diverse collection of unusual plants and favored mainstays. Digging Dog Nursery is a mail-order and retail nursery featuring unusual and hard-to-find perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, trees, and vines that flourish in a variety of garden settings throughout the country. Plants will be available for sale.
FREY GARDENS 300 Ralph Bettcher Drive, Hopland
MENDOCINO
ALBION THE GARDENS SURROUNDING DIGGING DOG NURSERY 31101 Middle Ridge Road, Albion
2015 | u | I
From the south on Highway 1, turn right onto Albion Ridge Road; from the north on Highway 1, turn left. Go 4 miles east on Albion Ridge Road. Turn right onto Middle Ridge Road (right turn only; this is a threeway intersection). Go 0.3 mile on Middle Ridge Road. You will see a cluster of mailboxes on right and then directly ahead on left, our driveway and a tree with Digging Dog Nursery sign on it. Turn left into driveway, and shortly turn right into parking lot. A green
sign on left reads Nursery Parking. Once you pull into the parking lot you will see the farm gates and our welcome sign. Parking lot is small; additional parking along roadside. If you need additional directions, please call: (707) 937-1130.
Frey Gardens is a one-acre sustainable, habitat garden. The garden is six years old and is composed of a mix of native plants and others that attract and support a variety of insects and birds, all planted in a naturalistic style. There is also a small vegetable garden. Many rustic structures are found in the garden, such as a hermit's hut, chicken coop, bar, and whimsical gate posts.
2015 | I From the South, the garden is 100 miles from San Francisco and Berkeley directly north on Highway 101. It is 1 hour north of Santa Rosa, 30 minutes north of Healdsburg, 15 minutes north of Cloverdale. Go north on Highway 101, from San Francisco through Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Cloverdale. In Hopland, take the first left at Mountain House Road. Immediately after the bridge behind the gas station on Highway 101, turn right onto MacMilan. Make an immediate left onto Ralph Bettcher Drive. Garden is at #300, the second house on right. Look for signs. Park anywhere along the road or at the closed elementary school across the street. Watch for ditch on left side of road. From the north, Hopland is approximately 15- 20 minutes south of Ukiah on Highway 101. Turn right onto Mountain House Road on the south end of Hop-
MOSS GARDEN 45145 Brest Road, Mendocino The surrounding tree-studded state park and coastal headlands of the Pacific Ocean lend an isolated feeling to the Moss Garden. Set back from the strong breezes of the bluff's edge, the house provides a sheltered garden setting, while an ocean view beckons. The charming redwood residence, enhanced with Northern European details, inspired the garden's layout and many of its architectural elements. Aligned with the house, the sunken garden required substantial excavation to lower it beyond harsh winds, thus creating a suitable microclimate for an array of unexpected plants. The leftover soil became the main component in the construction of the rammed earth walls, which retain and partition garden rooms and impart a classic time-worn appeal. Leeward of the house, the protected orchard garden brims with blooms, conveying a blousy exuberance. In contrast, the heather garden features mounding forms in an exposed wind-contoured tapestry of texture color. 2013 | u | I
About 1 mile north of the town of Mendocino, turn west off Highway 1 at entry point of Russian Gulch State Park and Point Cabrillo Drive. Continue directly west onto Brest Road. Go about 0.25 miles to a gate
PHILO THE APPLE FARM 18501 Greenwood Road, Philo The garden at The Apple Farm is a work in progress. We started in 1984 with a rundown farm labor camp and orchard. The present garden was a barren mess of old car parts, fences, blackberries, and Bermuda grass. Everything you will see has been reclaimed by hand, without sprays or machines. We started with annuals and a kitchen garden close to the old house, which is now our commercial kitchen. We gradually added perennial starts, mostly dug from family gardens in Napa Valley and later added shrubs and a few trees to create the partially shaded microclimate we now enjoy. We created a simple potting shed/greenhouse at the back of the main building in the shell of a building that existed. Luckily it has good sun exposure, unlike the rest of the house. Our children were very young and I spent most of my time outside with them working to make a garden to grow both food and flowers. As the years went by and I started to do bouquets for our local farmers market and my brother's hotel/ restaurant in Boonville, my needs for material drove my choice of plants. Everything had to have multiple purposes. When we remodeled the old house to become our commercial kitchen dining room, we needed outdoor space for entertaining. The mulberry arbor was our answer, an experiment driven by lack of funds that has more than fulfilled its original purpose and become a real focal point for the gardens. The large annual garden was a later addition. Our "Stay and Cook" weekends created the need for more growing space and the hoop house addition has allowed us to do a better job with our starts as well as provide conditioned space for some tomatoes and peppers in our somewhat cool climate. The mature garden that you see is still evolving and changing. Our original need
for shade has turned into too much shade and we are removing big shrubs or cutting them back hard to reclaim growing space for perennials. We do several weddings each year, which is always a consideration as far as accommodating a large group of people. The income from the property use fee is very important as a funding source for maintaining the garden. Getting ready for the wedding season means that the garden gets a good grooming periodically, but most of the work is done in the late spring/early winter. The rest of the season is mostly about watering. The mature garden doesn't take excessive watering and I have been careful not to add many new plants during these drought years. I hope you enjoy a visit to our garden and are inspired to go home and create your own personal oasis.
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From the Bay area, take 101 North to the last Cloverdale exit, then go West on 128 to Anderson Valley. The sign will say Ft. Bragg and Boonville. It will be about thirty minutes on a winding road, which straightens out at Boonville, from there you have another fifteen minutes to go. Three miles past Philo, at mile marker 20.15, turn left onto Greenwood Road (the sign says Elk and Hendy woods). Go 0.25 mile, The Apple Farm will be on your left at the one lane bridge.
the town of Philo. A sign reading "35 mph ahead" is in the driveway, turn right. Follow gravel road to right of barn and cottages in front of property to house and garden From the south, take Highway 128 North, pass the town of Philo about 0.25 mile. On right is a sign
L O N G S H A D OW®
.COM
Hand crafted in Southern Illinois by Classic Garden Ornaments, Ltd. ®
Design: Greenhaven Landscapes Inc., Lake Bluff, Illinois; Photography: Hannah Goering
that reads "Moss, 45145". Proceed through the gate and park in the noted area.
If parking lot in front is full, including orchard extra parking, drive by garden on driveway and park in orchard behind the garden..
WILDWOOD 7990 Highway 128, Philo A potager with extensive market gardens surrounded by a mixed shrub border. A good collection of magnolia, acer, and other temperate trees and shrubs, in a park of 150-foot redwood trees.
2012 | u | I
From the coast, take Highway 128 South to just before
u NEW
Parts of garden are handicapped accessible
2014
Most recent year garden was open
I
Gardens opening for first time
Photographs permitted
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org | P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, New York, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
