We’re tagging along with Cherry Ong today, enjoying pictures from a series of garden tours she went on last June, organized by the Vancouver Hardy Plant Society.

These photos are from the garden of Pam Frost—aka “The Doyenne of Perennials”!

Kousa dogwoods (Cornus kousa, Zones 5–9) are always beautiful, but they get absolutely show-stopping once they’re fully mature. With its pink flowers, this specimen is gorgeous. It looks to be the variety ‘Satomi’, named for the granddaughter of famed Japanese nurseryman Akira Shibamichi.

A stunning huge schefflera (I believe it’s Schefflera taiwanianum, Zones 8–10) with gorgeous foliage

This little greenhouse is a charming and useful addition to the garden.

Arisaema consanguineum (Zones 5–8) has beautiful and unusual flowers in early summer, and the bold, tropical foliage looks great the whole growing season.

This is a beautiful combination of green ferns, with a perfect birdbath to set them off. I think the fern in the front is a variety of Asplenium, but I’m not sure. Whatever it is, the color and texture are incredible.

A golden-leaved black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’, Zones 3–8) takes center stage among the trees with its leaves that just glow.

We usually think of rhododendrons as being grown for their flowers, but who needs flowers when the foliage looks like this? There’s a beautiful contrast here between the old growth and the new. The Pacific Northwest is an ideal climate for countless rhododendron species and hybrids, including many with gorgeous foliage like this.

Masterwort (Astrantia major, Zones 4–7) grows in partial shade and produces these unusual clusters of flowers backed by a ring of showy bracts. As you can see, the flowers attract lots of insect visitors looking for pollen to snack on.

The bold foliage of an oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia, Zones 5–9) is joined by flower clusters just about to open.

Beautiful variegated foliage from Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ (Zones 5–8)

Cherry shared so many great photos from her visit to this garden that we’re going to split them between two days, so come back tomorrow for more!

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