Month: December 2012
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Wishing You A Very Happy New Year!
Here’s to a Fantastic 2013! Photography and Text â“’ Michaela Medina/The Gardener’s Eden. All images, articles and content on this site (with noted exceptions), are the original, copyrighted property of The Gardener’s Eden and may not be reposted, reproduced or used in any way without prior written consent. Contact information is in the left side […]
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Romancing the Full, Cold Moon . . .
The Full, Cold Moonset: December 28th, 2012 In the hour just before dawn this morning, I pulled on my winter boots and trudged out into the drifting snow to greet the full, Cold Moon as it set on the western horizon. Did you miss it? Well you’ll have another chance this evening. Moonrise tonight is […]
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The Seasons, White Witch, Winter, Winter Garden, Winter Solstice
Dramatically Draped in Sequins & Lace, In Swept the White Witch of Winter…
Winter Swept in Upon a Blue Velvet Evening … Winter is a drama-queen. In she sweeps on her snowy chariot, with a chilly air. She bears little resemblance to her sisters; coquettish Springtime, carefree Summer, or even melancholy Autumn. Wrapped in sheer white lace and silver sequins, Winter certainly possesses bare-boned beauty and elegance, but […]
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Song of the Solstice . . .
Lighting the Longest Night And Welcoming Winter’s Soft Beauty … Crystal-Crusted Maiden Grass Sunspots and Snow-Blasted Birch Ice-Laced Viburnum Branches … Stonework: Dan Snow Garden Design & Installation: Michaela Medina Harlow Photography and Text â“’ Michaela Medina/The Gardener’s Eden. All images, articles and content on this site (with noted exceptions), are the original, copyrighted property […]
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Searching for Homemade Gift Ideas? Create a Terrarium: Verdant, Misty Garden Beneath Glass!
To Deck the Halls or Wrap and Give: A Simple, Homemade Terrarium. Click Here for Easy Tutorial. Now that the holiday season has arrived, I find that my free hours are spent stringing lights, gathering evergreen boughs and decorating the house and garden for ongoing festivities. And like most everyone else, my mind is occupied […]
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Welcoming December . . .
Sunrise Flurries and a Fresh New Month Welcome December. Late Autumn greets Winter as we prepare to celebrate the coming solstice. Long, dark nights bring flickering candles to the dinner table and twinkling lights along the garden paths. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be gathering pinecones, winterberry, evergreen boughs and bittersweet for wreaths, swags and […]
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