Rose Moradian who works with Wendy on her garden writes…
” Before I met Wendy years ago, I had been introduced to her garden by a fellow gardener and I felt as I’d been transported to another time. Wendys Garden is a landmark among gardens, welcomingly romantic and lavishly loved by Wendy.
It was built decades ago by a person Wendy loved, Keith Hanson, who has passed away and who’s gravestone sits literally at the heart of her garden. Wendy devotes herself to her garden with a wild abandon seen often in passionate romances in cinema, but rarely seen in reality.
Wendy dares to exceed every notion of scale, color and exotic species in her garden. I know of nobody who puts so much effort and love into their garden. Wendy never gives up on growing things most people haven’t heard of or would not grow as it gets “too big”. I admire Wendy and love her garden. I feel like a wee tiny person in her giant and tall garden.
It evolves regularly and is tended to lovingly. It is located in an obvious but mysteriously hidden part of Santa Barbara that you have to have been introduced to know about, or stumbled upon. I have heard of persons being proposed marriage in her garden.
Since it changes so much, many parts are growing wildly while other plants are just beginning to grow upwards. There are 5 parts of Wendys Garden. Right now the back yard is wildly huge with Giant Red Canna, Giant White Impatiens, White Nicotiana, Orlaya, Daucus, Hibiscus Tree, Umbrella Tree, Giant Solanum Vine, Papyrus, Green Goddess Tuberous Calla Lilly, filled in with Honorine Anemones that will be more white flowers in a few months, and more.
Its a pallette of soft lavender blues and whites, very soothing, with a tall back border of intense reds. There are so many details I’d love to share, and I will in future blogs. “
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