Month: April 2014
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Springtime Reflections . . .
Dawn Viburnum Blossoms (Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’) Reflected in the Secret Garden Water Bowl With a fire in the wood stove and a chance of snow in the forecast, it feels far more like early March than late April today. Still, the peepers sing on and ruddy maples scatter blossoms to the forest floor. It’s […]
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Daffodil Days . . .
Garden Clean-Up Rewards: Baskets of Fresh-Cut Narcissus Finally, despite prolonged, unseasonably cold weather, the early daffodils have begun to unfold their golden petals. Narcissus ‘February (<—?) Gold’, ‘Lemon Silk’, ‘Ice Follies’, ‘Rip van Winkle’ and ‘Rijnveld’s Early (<—?) Sensation’ are in full bloom now and so many more about to burst into flower. Â With Planting […]
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How to Dress Up a Perennial Garden? Put a Clean, Fresh Edge on It . . .
Cleanly cutting the edge of a border with a half-moon edger, and mulching the “V”, helps with maintenance throughout the growing year {Pictured: a freshly planted & mulched garden with English-style edging. Pretty vessel is by Vermont artist, Stephen Procter} Having recently presented a gardening seminar on mixed border maintenance, now seems like a good […]
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Wake Up, Sleepy Gardens . . .
A Freshly Filled Water Bowl Returns to Its Place Beside the Secret Garden Door Happy spring holidays, gardening friends! With landscape design season back in full swing —and many projects and drawings on the drafting table— it’s a working weekend for me. But I did manage to slip outside this afternoon to cut back and […]
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Pink Moonrise & Twilight Peeper Song: Oh Spring, You Give Me Fever . . .
 April’s Pink Moon will be Full on Tuesday the 15th at 3;42am ET. But at 98%, the Waxing Gibbous Beauty Looked Full to the Naked Eye as She Rose Between the Ghostly Paper Birch on My Southern Vermont Hilltop Last Night I have been a bit under-the-weather this past week, with a health issue draining […]
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Embracing April’s Coquettish Charm . . .
 Welcoming April’s Warmer Days & Sweet, Warm, Golden Light (Hamamelis Vernalis in My Garden Last April) Hello April, you little flirt. Seems you have put aside the foolishness for now and you’re greeting us with warmth and sunshine. Yes, this week it’s all charm, charm, charm —and oh how we love you for it. Oh, […]
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