Month: February 2014
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Good Day, Sunshine . . .
Here comes the sun! Travel back to this post for a seed starting primer/review and get ready for your best garden yet! It’s that time of year again …Time to begin preparing for the rush of springtime. And although it’s a wee bit early to start vegetables —at least here in chilly Vermont, where 3′ […]
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A Little Romance . . .
 Wishing You Red & Pink Roses {click for miniature rose care guide} It’s Valentine’s Day & time for a little romance  . . .   Inspired by the Delights of Nature’s Courtship Dance . . .  And the Art of Seduction . . .  Hope Your Valentine’s Weekend is Filled with Winter Romance Photography & Text â“’ […]
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Of Icy Pink Winter Mornings . . .
 Dawn Departure In celebration of icy-pink winter mornings . . .  Misty Dawn at Barton Island, Surrounded by Shimmering Ice A Glazed, Raspberry-Cream Morning on Barton Cove  The Pleasures of an Early Rise. Follow Me Here on Instagram, for Daily Doses of Wonder Photography & Text â“’  Michaela Medina Harlow/The Gardener’s Eden. All photographs, artwork, […]
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Winter, Winter Garden, Winter Gardening
Enchanted . . .
 Sleeping Beauty, Softly Dusted Before Dawn In the early weeks of February —as skies begin to blush earlier each morning and light lingers longer in evening— winter takes on a certain softness. Traces of pink, peach, lavender and rose paint the horizon at dawn, and whispers of powder-grey fog stir the valley’s hush. Overnight snowfalls […]
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Indoor Eden, Indoor Gardening, Indoor Table Arrangements, Miniature Roses, Roses
For the Love of Miniature Roses . . .
 Fragrant, Gold Roses on a Cold Winter’s Day (Rosa chinensis hybrid) Although I am very fond of winter, at this time of year, I confess that my indoor garden is a great source of pleasure. There’s something undeniably delicious about waking up to the sweet scent of roses on a cold morning. Buying fresh flowers […]
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Hello February . . .
 Sunrise Salutations Hello, friends. It’s been awhile, hasn’t it? I missed you and I hope you’ve been well. I decided to take a brief sabbatical from blogging during the month of January, in order to focus my attention on painting. Well, the days spilled into weeks, and before I knew it, an entire month had passed. Here […]
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