The style, Modern Farmhouse, could be described as a mix of old and new. Textures, comfort, natural materials from antique to industrial, yet spare on accessories describes both the interior design and landscape design style. Wooden arbors, regional stone used for fieldstone steps and walls, and contemporary planters create the elements. Plant color...
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I’m happy to post a link to my feature article in WaterShapes Magazine. Enjoy!...
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Mid-February a traveling flock of Bluebirds visits the Rhus typhina grove edging the wetland behind my house. (Aside: is a massed drift of a native shrub called a ‘grove’? To this morning’s tired brain -Winter Olympics held me beyond my bedtime last night- the term ‘grove’ works better than ‘massed planting’. The...
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One morning I noticed a lone distant bird greeting the new day. My waking thought was–why so far away? Noting it was still dark, I had no idea why I was awake to hear the solo recital. But as I listened more avian voices joined the solistist as one by one the song advanced closer and closer to the trees outside my window. I wonder if every dawn...
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