Tag: Garden Design New England
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A Moment of Verdant Bliss
 Cool, lush, verdant: a moment of mid-summer bliss in the Secret Garden It’s been an incredibly rewarding, but also a busy and stressful week at my studio. I bite my nails when anxiety rises and I know that worrying about tomorrow robs me of today. Gardening has taught me to slow down and stay in […]
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Silverbells Upon a Moonlit, May Night: Planning an Enticing Evening Garden . . .
 Silverbells Swing in May Moonlight (explore Halesia tetraptera here) “I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.† William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream After the Sun slips below the horizon, tossing her golden farewell to the tree […]
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Autumn, Autumn Color in the Garden, Autumn Garden Design, Foliage, Garden Design, Garden Design Photos
In Late September’s Low Sunlight, Autumn Dons Her Golden Crown . . .
The Garden’s Golden Hour: Miscanthus sinensis purpurascens & Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ Sunset to twilight: a favorite window of time for a slow garden stroll. Quick, grab a sweater to throw off the chill, and a camera to capture the beauty. Early autumn and the golden hour —a garden drenched in honey-hued light— sweet moments […]
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Dahlias, Garden Design, Garden Design Photos, Garden Paths, Paths and Walkways
Weaving Garden Dreams into Reality: The Art of Designing a Landscape …
Sketching with Dahlias for Color Inspiration Rainy days are studio days. I’ve been indoors on this wet Labor Day, working on a bulb order for a garden I designed and planted last week, and putting together preliminary sketches for two upcoming projects. My painting studio doubles as my garden design space; filled with all of […]
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