Tag: New England Autumn
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“Still Lifes”, Reflections in a North American November
Late November in North America, New England, this Sunday before Thanksgiving forms today’s perspective of this time of transition. My days and scheduling go from the active creative process of landscape design installations and studio work to only studio work and “office chores”. That’s the category of business chores that are put off when I’m…
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This Squirrel a Friend of Yours?
This squirrel’s enjoying the rose hips offered by Rosa ‘new dawn’. I thought rose hips were eaten by the birds only. Imagine my surprise looking out my window at the rose trellis and coming eye to eye with this fellow. By the time I got my camera out, he or she had turned but you…
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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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Fall Tapestry before the Freak October Snow
The pink roses and burgundy foliage of the viburnum ‘Mariessi’ harmonize well together, don’t they!
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Abundance of the Late Flowering
Love this late flowering daisy. It may be the ‘Clara Curtis’ mum started from a piece from my previous garden. I manage it by pulling out huge chunks each spring and never put in a client’s garden because it’ll overrun if not watched and culled. But I love the fact that it’s one of the…
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Dawn Pastures
Dew soaked pastures glow in the golden light of dawn. I savor these picturesque views as I drive back roads to my current landscape installation site. I see brown long horn cattle tucked down into the field and white horses standing up. Makes me realize that horses must sleep standing up. Every movie and tv…
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Savoring Creative Play
I had fun Thanksgiving morning creating the table arrangement. Dashing outside (brrrrr) to clip leucothoe (a native New England broadleaf evergreen) from the garden to expand the grocery store bouquet, down to the storage room to find the gourd/leaf synthetic garland I used in the window box last year, and adding green candles found in my candle…
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Take a Moment to Notice the Autumn Light on the Plumes
As landscape designers, we create spaces to experience “outside” and a large part of that experience is creating planting combinations that work four seasons. This ornamental grass glows with the light of late afternoon and contrasts the deep maroon fall leaves and green conifer beyond. We imagine them, you get to take a moment and look…
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Will these Late Bloomers Last ’til Thanksgiving?
The bench always invites no matter the season and also frames the garden view here. The plantings embrace and these ‘Clara Curtis’ daisies romp freely in the garden. Indeed, plant them with plenty of room and the intent to control them in early spring by pulling out the expanding ones. I’m enjoying them daily and…