Escape into the “Secret Garden” of Evonne and Sam Ryken, where a curving switchback trail transports you to a secluded getaway that explodes with color and lush vegetation. Designed and constructed by the Rykens, the garden features a variety of flora, water features and custom-built arbors with themes like love and sunshine. Each garden bed showcases a variety of plants, with the result being a rainbow of blooming color set against leafy green foliage. Whether attracting bumble bees or bunnies, plants in the garden bloom year-round, creating a serene oasis that Evonne says one little boy aptly described as looking “like heaven.”
The Ryken’s garden is another stop on this year’s U.P. Historical Society’s Virtual Garden Tour, which is free to the public to view on UPTV thanks to financial support from Atkins Chiropractic, Columbia Bank, Gray Lumber Company, JK Tax Service, Inc., McCabe’s Automotive Specialists, Morrison House/Sotheby’s International Realty, Portland Avenue Nursery, Seattle Seahawks, Sound Community Bank, Suburban Opticians and U.P. Refuse & Recycling.