Residence (Private)

The aesthetic landscaping around this private residence blends ornamental trees and shrubs seamlessly with the public garden areas.

Residence (Private)

Although the home is not open to the public, the Residence's aesthetic landscaping blends seamlessly with the public garden areas. Featuring ornamental trees and shrubs, the private residence's landscaping complements the overall design of Vista Gardens, adding to its charm and cohesiveness.

Key plants from this area are listed below by their botanical and common names to help inspire your sustainable garden designs.

Botanical Name

Common Name

Abies lasiocarpa

Alpine Fir

Acer circinatum

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum x palmatum

Kisetsu dore Vine Maple ‘Kisetsu dore’

Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Bigleaf Maple

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple ‘Amagi shigure’

Acer palmatum

Black Princess Japanese Maple 'Kuro hime'

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple 'Mikawa yatsubusa'

Acer palmatum var. dissectum

Lace leaf Japanese Maple 'Watnong'

Acer shirasawanum

Golden Shirasawa Maple 'Aureum'

Acer stachyophyllum

Spike leafed Maple, Elegant Maple

Adiantum venustum

Himalayan Maidenhair Fern

Anemone sylvestris

Snowdrop Windflower

Anemone x hybrida

Honorine Jobert Hybrid Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'

Anemone x hybrida

Hybrid Anemone

Arabis alpina ssp. caucasica

Rock Cress 'Snow Cap'

Arabis x strurii

Creeping Rock Cress, Mountain Rock Cress

Artemisia schmidtiana

Wormwood 'Silver Mound'

Asarum maximum

Panda Face Wild Ginger

Asplenium scolopendrium

Hart's Tongue Fern

Baptisia arachnifolia

Hairy False Indigo

Blechnum spicant

Deer Fern

Calluna vulgaris

Scots Heather 'Gold Kup'

Calluna vulgaris

Scots Heather 'Highland Rose'

Calluna vulgaris

Scots Heather 'Hoyerhagen'

Calluna vulgaris

Northern Lights Scots Heather 'Nordlicht'

Calluna vulgaris

Scots Heather 'Silver Queen'

Calluna vulgaris

Scots Heather 'Winter Chocolate'

Camellia japonica

Camellia 'Nuccio's Gem'

Camellia sasanqua

Camellia 'Yuletide'

Camellia x hiemalis

Camellia 'Kanjiro'

Campanula rotundifolia

Round Leaved Bellflower

Cedrus deodara

Prostrate Beauty Himalayan Cedar 'Prostrata'

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Hardy Dwarf Plumbago

Chaenomeles japonica

Dwarf Japanese Flowering Quince 'Sargentii'

Chamaecyparis obtusa

Dwarf Hinoki Cypress 'Nana Gracilis'

Choisya ternata

Mexican Orange

Cistus x pulverulentus

Dwarf Pink Rock Rose 'Sunset'

Cistus x purpureus

Sunset Rockrose 'Sunset'

Clematis

Solitary Clematis 'Fascination'

Clematis

Clematis 'Nelly Moser'

Clematis armandii

Evergreen Clematis 'Apple Blossom'

Cotoneaster dammeri

Cranberry Cotoneaster 'Tom Thumb'

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese Cedar 'Elegans'

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese Cedar

Dryopteris affinis

Dwarf Male Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern

Elymus glaucus

Blue Wild Rye

Epimedium

Young's Barrenwort 'Azusa'

Erica carnea

Tree Heath 'Spring Smile'

Erica x darleyensis

Winter Heath 'Ann Sparkes'

Erica x darleyensis

Winter Heath 'Bell's Extra Special'

Erigeron karvinskianus

Mexican Daisy

Erigeron scopulinus

Rock Fleabane

Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum

Buckwheat 'Kannah Creek'

Erysimum linifolium

Wallflower 'Winter Party'

Eucomis comosa

Pineapple Lily 'Toffee'

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

Wood Spurge

Euphorbia dulcis

Purple Spurge 'Chameleon'

Euphorbia x martinii

Martin Hybrid Spurge 'Ascot Rainbow'

Fargesia nitida

Blue Fountain Clumping Bamboo

Fatsia japonica

Japanese Aralia 'Spider's Web'

Festuca glauca

Fescue 'Elijah Blue'

Fuchsia

Hybrid Fuchsia 'Celia Smedley'

Fuchsia

Hybrid Fuchsia 'Debron's Black Cherry'

Fuchsia

Hybrid Fuchsia 'Double Otto'

Fuchsia

Hybrid Fuchsia 'Ernie'

Fuchsia

Hybrid Fuchsia 'Whiteknights Pearl'

Gaultheria shallon

Salal

Genista lydia

Lydia Broom

Genista sagittalis

Winged Broom

Hebe

Shrubby Hebe 'Mrs. Winder'

Hebe x franciscana

Dwarf Purple Hybrid Hebe 'Blue Gem'

Helianthemum nummularium

Woolly Rock Rose

Heliopsis helianthoides

False Sunflower Heliopsis

Heuchera

Red Spangles Coral Bells, Alumroot 'Red Spangles'

Ilex aquifolium

Hedgehog Holly 'Ferox Argentea'

Juniperus squamata

Blue Star Flaky Juniper 'Blue Star'

Lavandula angustifolia

Dwarf English Lavender 'Nana Alba'

Liriope muscari

Monkey Grass 'Variegata'

Lithodora diffusa

Lithodora

Magnolia

Magnolia 'Galaxy'

Myosotis sylvatica

Blue Forget Me Not 'Victoria Blue'

Narcissus

Mini Daffodil 'Prototype'

Narcissus

Mini Daffodil 'Tete a tete'

Narcissus canaliculatus

Mini Daffodil

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'

Variegated Holly-leaf Sweet Olive 'Goshiki'

Paeonia officinalis

Double-flowered Red Common Peony 'Rubra Plena'

Papaver orientale

Oriental Poppy 'Brilliant'

Parahebe catarractae

Purple Mist Parahebe

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

Western Coltsfoot

Phormium

New Zealand Flax 'Amazing Red'

Picea engelmannii

Engelmann Spruce

Picea glauca

Gold White Spruce 'McConnell's Gold'

Picea pungens

Stilton Cheese Colorado Spruce 'Glauca Globosa'

Picea pungens

Colorado Blue Spruce

Pinus mugo

Mugo Pine 'Corley's Mat'

Pinus mugo

Mugo Pine 'Jakobsen'

Pinus parviflora

Japanese White Pine

Pinus pungens

Table Mountain Pine 'Custer's Locks'

Pinus sylvestris

Gold Scots Pine 'Aurea'

Polystichum polyblepharum

Japanese Tassel Fern

Polystichum setiferum

Fairy's Pillow Soft Shield Fern

Potentilla atrosanguinea

Himalayan Cinquefoil, Ruby Cinquefoil

Potentilla fruticosa

Bush Cinquefoil 'Abbotswood'

Potentilla fruticosa

Bush Cinquefoil 'Goldstar'

Prunus

Flowering Cherry 'Accolade'

Prunus subhirtella

Snow Fountain Weeping Flowering Cherry 'Pendula'

Punica granatum

Pomegranate

Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Blue Diamond'

Rhododendron

Crimson Azalea 'Girard's Crimson'

Rhododendron

Fuchsia Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia'

Rhododendron

Azalea 'Hino Crimson'

Rhododendron

Azalea 'Hino white'

Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Night Sky'

Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'

Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Patty Bee'

Rhododendron

Splendor Azalea 'Purple Splendor'

Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Roseum Pink'

Rhododendron

Evergreen Azalea 'Rukizan'

Rhododendron

Azalea 'Williamsburg'

Ribes sanguineum

White Flowering Currant 'White Icicle'

Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemary 'Irene'

Salvia x sylvestris

Wood Sage 'Blue Hill'

Santolina chamaecyparis

Lavender Cotton 'Lemon Queen'

Santolina chamaecyparis

Lavender Cotton 'Small Ness'

Spiraea x bumalda

Spirea 'Magic Carpet'

Stachys byzantina

Lamb's Ear 'Cotton Ball'

Taxus baccata

Golden Dwarf Yew 'Goldener Zwerg'

Taxus baccata

Yew 'White Pillar'

Thuja plicata

Western Red Cedar 'Haley Bob'

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Woolly Thyme

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Mandian Star Jasmine 'Mandianum'

Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Hemlock

Verbena peruviana

Peruvian Verbena

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium

Speedwell 'Crater Lake Blue'

Veronica liwanensis

Turkish Speedwell

Viola adunca

Early Blue Violet

Seamless Harmony

The private residence at Vista Gardens

Nestled within Vista Gardens, the private residence embodies a seamless integration of beauty and design, where the aesthetic landscaping blends effortlessly with the surrounding public garden areas. Although the home itself is not open to the public, its thoughtfully curated landscape of ornamental trees and shrubs contributes significantly to the overall charm and cohesiveness of the gardens.

The landscaping around the residence has been meticulously designed to complement the broader vision of Vista Gardens. Ornamental trees provide structure and seasonal interest, while carefully chosen shrubs add layers of texture and color, enhancing the garden’s appeal without disrupting its natural flow. This careful consideration of plant selection and placement ensures that the private residence feels like an extension of the public spaces, contributing to the garden’s tranquil and inviting atmosphere.

The residence stands as a testament to the harmonious relationship between private and public spaces, showing how residential landscaping can enhance and elevate the beauty of a larger garden. By maintaining a cohesive design language throughout, the private residence at Vista Gardens plays a subtle yet essential role in creating a unified, serene environment that visitors can enjoy from every vantage point.

Explore the next area: Madrona Woods

Native woodland ecosystem with madrone, big leaf maple, and beak hazelnut, plus a diverse understory of native woodland groundcovers.

Vista Gardens
Info@VistaGardens.org
124 NE 31st Street
Bremerton WA 98310

Albers Marcovina Vista Gardens Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Federal Tax ID is 37-1546572