Tag: Custom Design
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Reading this morning’s paper
Reading this morning’s paper, I wonder at what I’m reading. Politics, violent unrest, people saving a farm stand, unique art exhibits that lead one inside oneself. I wonder what to make of what I read. How do i process this? How do I to use this information to make myself more—astute, kind, smarter, creative? Then,…
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Savoring the Late Summer Garden
Geese squawk over head as I watch the black cat’s head turn up to follow the sounds. The tropical storm has passed taking with it the high humidity and leaving a drenched garden. I love the tapestry of foliage shown in the photo above of the shade garden. It needed a good drink. No tornadoes…
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Rewards of Composting in a Small Space
Out the kitchen door, to the right off the landing, I’ve positioned the compost bin for easy access. I’m rewarded with views of my back garden and this one of my front. It’s a view of the front I only see from this angle so it’s a treat. Today I was rewarded by pink dianthus…
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Border Transformations
Many of us in New England have this ‘before’ view. A shrub and a ill defined edge. Not much to make us want to look out at it from our windows. The homeowner wanted a Rhododendron border. There were a several in her front landscape creating a hodge-podge look and crowded into beds doing nothing…
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Spring Flowers Pull Me Outside
Mid-day yesterday I finally got outside to see what I had been admiring all morning from my office window. Not the best time of day to photograph, but today it’s about what I can share. And I can share my delight in the red tulips that capture my attention with their vivid cheerfulness. Coupled with…
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Boston Flower Show a Beauty in sights, sounds, and scent
The Boston Flower Show open through March 18th stimulates all your senses. I’ve so many great photos of beautiful garden rooms with lovely details and features. Difficult to choose one photo, but the enchantment in the exhibit designed as a children’s garden featured above won my vote this morning. As a landscape exhibit Judge representing the…
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Creating Place, a unique ‘Home’ Place, and Solving Drainage Problems
Arriving at this home before this landscape renovation (see ‘before’ photo below), you may well wonder why this landscape needed renovation. After all, the lawn looks great and the plantings are okay. That’s it. Just looked ok. But the great lawn can’t make it a special place to live. Walking the path on a dry…
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Late Fall Images from my Garden
The garden’s a mess–the hard frost took out most of the perennial foliage. But look at what I see out my windows and as I travel the garden path. The first photo shows a close-up of the late fall foliage color. The planting composition you see below shows spirea in yellow with brown flower remains,…
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Laceleaf in the Unusual Fall Snow
The Laceleaf Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum ‘Filicifolium’) looks great with or without snow in October. The normally light green leaves become this rich “red” color in the fall. Often starting to “turn” at leaf’s edge in late August, this maple plays a starring role in this part of the garden. In early spring, its’ brilliant red…
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Just Completed Sanctuary Garden
Welcome to the side entry to this sanctuary garden retreat. Designed to provide privacy and special views from the new four season room, this garden also provides gathering spaces on the new lawn and in the courtyard area around the bend. You can see the field-stone stepping stone path at the edge of the photo.…