Last summer was beautiful in the Pacific Northwest. We took advantage of the splendid weather and traveled a lot.
In cozy private gardens or huge parks, what does any visitor need?
A good seat to relax and enjoy the surrounding beauty before you get ready for the next destination! Benches, chairs, lounges, couches, loveseats, recliners, settees, stools...
I want to thank those who provide guests with such wonderful accommodations: gardeners who hosted garden tours, nurseries, botanical gardens, state and national parks, hotels...Here are some wonderful seats which we enjoyed in the state of Washington (including the San-Juan Islands, Olympic Peninsula and Kitsap Peninsula), Alaska and Canada's Vancouver Island.
The first two pictures are from our own garden.
In cozy private gardens or huge parks, what does any visitor need?
A good seat to relax and enjoy the surrounding beauty before you get ready for the next destination! Benches, chairs, lounges, couches, loveseats, recliners, settees, stools...
I want to thank those who provide guests with such wonderful accommodations: gardeners who hosted garden tours, nurseries, botanical gardens, state and national parks, hotels...Here are some wonderful seats which we enjoyed in the state of Washington (including the San-Juan Islands, Olympic Peninsula and Kitsap Peninsula), Alaska and Canada's Vancouver Island.
The first two pictures are from our own garden.
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Tell us what seating appealed the most to your taste.
To be continued.
What a great array of seating opportunities!! Each one so unique. Nice collection of sitting areas. (I love the teak dining table set!)
ReplyDeleteJanet, I love it too!
DeleteThis post could be a small photo book on its own. Brilliant shots of seating areas!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it!!!
DeleteMy fav is 20, love the bright red against the sea of green, but all a great little pozzies to take a break!
ReplyDeleteBecc, that great color contrast is wonderful!
DeleteHard to pick just one, so I'd go for 10, 12, and 17: comfortable chairs (must be able to lean back!), views, and tranquility in varying proportions.
ReplyDeleteJason, 17 is in Alaska, 10 and 12 - WA.
DeleteSuch beautiful places you've visited. Nice places to have a seat and enjoy all the beautiness around you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sadun! Pacific Northwest is a wonderful place!
DeleteWhat a beautiful seat post! Nr.1, your own place has the best seats to sit on and do you have a carpet on the terrace? I like the mountain view of 25; The mossed frog on the bench of nr. 6; 26 has the most beautiful wooden sofa (haha)and the most lovely place to sit on is the wooden verandah of 32 and 33.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, they are all nice.
Janneke, thanks! Yes, there is a rug there. #26 is fantastic, isn't it?
DeleteGreat spaces, but yours is still my favorite! Once again love, love, love the palms. I tried to find some in our area after messaging you about yours and the ones I found were a ridiculous price. They were over $500.00 a piece, same palms but not nearly as beautiful as yours. So I will file this image away for inspiration and continue my search!
ReplyDeleteRandy, thanks! As for the palms, you might want to check Home Depot. Sometimes, they have wonderful palms for $15-25(!!!).
DeleteTatyana, I agree with Mark and Gaz above, gorgeous pictures.
ReplyDeleteAs for my choice...The toad on the bench in 6 made me smile, the ethereal looks of 11 are magical, the blues in scene 13 are stunning, the rustic asymmetric bench in 26 is a work of art, and the wicker on the porch in 33 feels like 'home' to me. So my choice would be to sit in any of those scenes, sorry I can't choose just one!
Thank you Kit! I have a similar toad in my garden; I just need to ask it to get mossy!
DeleteTatyana what a lovely blog a seat in every port so to speak.
ReplyDeleteAnd each and every one unique hard to have a favourite but I did like 26.
Enjoy your day (have a week peek at my New Look garden forum (forums.trowelslg.com)
Scotkat, thanks! 26 is a masterpiece!
DeleteAwesome, Tatyana! Love so many but really like the quiet lake view setting/seating. And, of course, your garden ... do you leave the rug out year round?
ReplyDeleteThank you Joey! I take that rug inside. Actually, it is not even an outdoor rug, it's our old indoor one. But, it served 3 or 4 seasons outside! It's time to buy a real outdoor rug!
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