Lai-Chung Poon Gardens

Great 2011 Planting Memories

2012-01-13T20:09:00.000-08:00

Lovely Bouquet...

2012-01-13T19:58:00.000-08:00

Thank you Lea for making my beautiful bouquet. (White Clematis, Hydrangea, Oregano blossoms, Blushing Bride And Pieris Japonica Blooms!)

South Carolina- Palm vs. Palmetto (Palm is taller)

2012-01-13T19:51:00.000-08:00

So Much Moisture in the Pacific North West!

2012-01-13T19:43:00.000-08:00

There are so many ferns here, people eat ferns for dinner.

Downtown Seattle Park

2012-01-13T19:32:00.000-08:00

It's really fun to climb all over this huge water feature!

Early Winter

2011-01-08T12:17:00.000-08:00

Favorite Evergreen Branches: Juniper, Budded Cedar, Nobel, Red Berries, White Pine and Pine cones.
Planting for Watson Gold Designs, Inc. and for Sprout Home

How many crabapples are hanging on this tree?

Good thing the Camellia is blooming, because the hydrangea is done for the year.

Longwood Gardens, PA

2010-10-23T14:12:00.000-07:00

Early Fall--Mums and All

2010-09-24T21:17:00.000-07:00

Late Summer Bloomers

2010-09-08T15:43:00.000-07:00

So many flowers! Mums, Angelonias, Obedient plant, Martha Washington Geranium, Algerian Ivy, Creeping Jenny, Wishbone Flowers, and Roses.

Mandevillas!

South Western France

2010-09-08T15:28:00.000-07:00

Confucius Temple, Qufu

2010-06-26T10:28:00.000-07:00

Tai Shan, Ji'nan

2010-06-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

Sculptural Rocks in Chinese Gardens

2010-06-26T10:09:00.000-07:00

Forbidden City

Confucius Residence

Summer Palace

June is Blooming

2010-06-23T17:05:00.000-07:00

When I bought these dahlias, Joe from the Farmer's Market said:" I love these dahlias, they just bloom their little heads off!"
All Planting by Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Natural Spring Park in Ji'nan Shan Dong, China

2010-06-11T19:04:00.000-07:00

These photos were taken in a Natural Spring Park in Ji'nan. There are more than 100 natural springs in Ji'nan, this park is well-known because you can see the bubbles coming up in the lakes. Before it was a park, it belonged to an emperor, the garden has very old plants, art and design at every corner, with also a pair of swimming seals in one of the springs!

Futurist-looking design with bright daring colors.

Roofs layering on top of one another.

Screen in the foreground with Berberis shrubs in the middle and a sculptural rock on a pedestal in the background.

Wisteria with a modern-looking design screen.

Different patterns created by awning tiles used as window screening.

Vase-Shaped Door way, most doorways are different shapes.

China, Ji'nan, Big Bright Lake (Daming Hu)

2010-06-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

These Photos were taken at Daming Hu in Ji'nan, Shan Dong, Northeastern China, South of Beijing.
This lake has been around for nearly 1500 years.

Temple on a hill with Lotus blooming below in a pond.

Nursery for the park located behind the temple.

Gardener's Broom made of Bamboo.

Not so small Bonsai looking Topiary with Rock-Scape.

Spring Bulbs 2010

2010-04-06T17:42:00.000-07:00

Tulipa 'Queen of the Night' with Tulipa 'Montreux'
very classy!

Tulipa 'Monte Carlo' with blooming Malus trees.
Lace leaf Maple trying to lay on the chaise lounge.

Tulipa 'Negrita'

Tulipa 'Monsella' and 'Comeback'

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs

Window Plants

2010-04-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

South Facing windows with potted plants and very tiny window boxes.

Basil sprouting.

Just putting some elements together for fun.

This ivy was tiny and $3.00 three years ago.

Muscari and Hyacinth

2010-02-26T09:31:00.000-08:00

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Roses in the City

2010-02-26T09:29:00.000-08:00

Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Wave Hill, Bronx, NY

2010-02-26T09:22:00.000-08:00

Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades.

Succulent collection in Green House.

Espaliered Pear Trees:
Pyrus Communis 'Clapp's Favorite', 'Atlantic Queen', 'Magnesia', and 'Barbie'.

Seattle Volunteer Park

2010-02-26T09:06:00.000-08:00

Located in the heart of Seattle, Volunteer Park is home the Volunteer Park Conservatory and the Seattle Asian Art Museum. This park was designed by the Olmsted Brothers.

In the Conservatory: Sinningia Leucotricha 'Queen of Abyss' BRAZIL

Begonia rieinifolia 'castor bean begonia'

Agapetes Serpens HIMALAYAS

A resident outside the park with an impressive hedge fence.

The Highline Park, NY

2010-02-26T09:00:00.000-08:00

The High Line design is led by James Corner Field Operations, with Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
The High Line is located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues.

Modern but playful design that looks like the grass is being "combed".

Great combination of materials for the park benches.

Pre-existing railroad tracks used as planting dividers.

Winter Planting and Decor

2010-01-25T13:54:00.000-08:00

Berberis thunbergii with winter decor.
Planter designed by Watson Gold Designs,Inc.

White Cyclamens tucked away among Douglas Fir, Nobel, Juniper and Budded Cedar.
Ready for the winter: Looking green and keeping the bulbs cozy.
Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Lilies in the City

2010-01-25T13:36:00.000-08:00

White Lilies with Caladiums brightening a shady garden.
planting by: Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Oriental Hybrid Lily 'Sumatra', 3 to 4', late July to Mid August.
Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Lilium regale can get up to 4 to 5ft tall! Plant bulb in fall, here at zone 7.
planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Favorite plants

2010-01-25T13:32:00.000-08:00

Obedient Plant Physostegia virginana
Great perennial, spreading and blooming.

Hyacinth Bean Vine
Collect the dark purple beans in the fall, plant them early spring.

Joshua Tree National Park Spring Time

2010-01-25T13:23:00.000-08:00

Purple Mat, Nama demissum

Rock Nettle, Sting Bush

Plants in Lin Garden Taipei, Taiwan

2010-01-25T13:18:00.000-08:00

Ficus Tree

Butterfly Wall

Ficus Tree roots

Waterlily in a pot, also used as a fire extinguisher.

Getty Museum Garden, Los Angeles

2010-01-25T13:12:00.000-08:00

Cactus viewing garden, no access down there.

Bougainvillea growing on sculptural trellis made with iron rod.

Plants in Costa Rica

2010-01-25T13:00:00.000-08:00

Croton Codiaeum variegatum with
Firecrackerplant Russelia equisetiformis

Flame of the woods, Flor de fuego
Ixora coccinea

Dwarf poinciana, Malinche
Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Wave inspired Retaining wall/planter beds
All photos taken by Lai-Chung Poon in Nosara, CR

Plants in Cambodia

2010-01-25T12:57:00.000-08:00

Wild flowers growing in a temple.

Orchid growing off a tree.

All photos taken by Lai-Chung Poon, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Late Summer Garden Images

2010-01-25T08:29:00.000-08:00

Deep burgundy mums with Angelonias.

Mix of Geranium 'Vancouver Centennial', Alchemilla mollis 'Lady's Mantle', Lavender, Lantana, Sky Pencil

Mix of Purple Aster, Sweet Potato Vines and Orange Salvia
Photo and Planting by Lai-Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.

Yellow Hibiscus

2010-01-25T08:28:00.000-08:00

Campanula 'Elizabeth'

2010-01-25T08:27:00.000-08:00

Campanula 'Elizabeth'
Heart shaped green leaves with large burgundy-pink cup shaped flowers lasting for weeks on end.

White Flowering Vines

2010-01-25T08:07:00.000-08:00

White Mandevilla, flowering all summer long. (annual)

Clematis x Henry i: Great, large summer blooming clematis.
You can see this in the evening and far away. (perennial)

Spring Bulbs

2010-01-25T07:33:00.000-08:00

Intense combination of Tulips 'Monte Carlo', 'Spring Green', 'Barbados', 'Schoonoord' and Muscari 'Christmas Pearl'.
Photo and planting by: Lai Chung Poon
for Watson Gold Designs, Inc.