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Leaf Musings and Foliage Combinations
I think a lot about leaves. Even if I wasn’t a landscape designer, I would still think a lot about leaves. Guess that makes me a leaf lover! This spring, I enjoyed the progressing tapestry of new leaves in the woodland…
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Flowers Solace a Heavy Heart
All week I’ve been heartsick. The April 15th Boston Marathon Bombings and the subsequent Lock-down of Metropolitan Boston yesterday have been a distraction to say the least. Last Monday felt like a truly spring day –night temps were above freezing and days without the need for a heavy coat, hat and scarf. Trees and shrubs…
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It’s Here….(joyful sigh)…Spring’s Arrived
It’s here. I noticed it yesterday. After weeks of an extended dreary winter, yesterday I knew that spring had finally arrived in New England. For one thing–its been warmer. 50 something yesterday–I scuttled from car to appointments without a coat. And yesterday morning, I was appalled at the windows–they need washing–that’s because the sun’s angle…
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Spring says Hello in Yellow
Here in the Northeast we were visited by another snow storm bringing our total since early February around 100 inches! Ninety something inches more than last year. But who’s counting? The news reports individuals who are angry with the Groundhog. Remember, this year the Groundhog predicted an early spring. Who can you trust? This morning…
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Enchanted by a Fleeting View
Darkness accompanied me as I trod downstairs to make my daily latte. A bit later, I climbed the day-lit stairs, and I was awestruck by the view created by last night’s snowfall. I marveled at myself because I thought I was tired of looking at snow. Yet there I was– captured by the beauty outside…
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Groundhog Day
Yesterday, February 2nd, was Groundhog Day. On this day, according to quaint custom, we watch to see if the groundhog sees its shadow or doesn’t. The shadow or lack of, forecasts an early spring or a much longer winter. I celebrate this mid winter day by watching the movie of the same name. For years friends…
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An Antidote to Winter’s Blahs
New England midwinter and I find myself contemplating the snow patterns on the roof. Wondering how I can use the patterns I see in my current design work. No brain storm to date. But understanding the fascination drove me to my local garden center seeking some intense new color for my winter weary soul. Voila!…
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Pink Roses Counter Winter
So much depends on the crystal vase filled with pink roses on the black counter mid winter. That’s my paraphase of William Carlos Williams poem about white chickens. I’m constantly amazed to discover what an inexpensive grocery store flower bunch does to counter the frozen winter landscape. It brightens the scene and adds a splash…
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A Tale of Christmas Just Past
There we were– just two days ago, Christmas Eve, about noon. Staring at the ugliest tree I’d ever seen. My daughter called it a “Charlie Brown tree”. Didn’t I know what that was? Vague memories surfaced from some brain chasm. I reminded her that she watched the cartoon specials many more times than me. But…
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Happy Solstice, One and All
Inside: Orchids in blush, white, and deep mauve, white Paper-white narcissus, red amaryllis, cream hellebore, ribbons, bows, bright reflective baubles, fragrant white and pink lilies adorn different rooms. And outside: pictured below a container filled with needled conifer with Daphne, rhododendron & winter-berries I see everytime I enter the sun room. All these things color my…