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Garden Rooms, House Plants, Indoor Eden, Indoor Gardening, Indoor Table Arrangements
Indoor Gardening Gifts to Inspire & Delight …
I own and love many of Terrain’s terrariums. And this modern take on the garden-beneath glass (above) is my current obsession:Â Terrain’s Glass Drop Tillandsia Kit December 10th —what— already? Have you started your holiday shopping yet? I confess that I haven’t wrapped a single present. However, I have been doing a bit of late-night, browser-window […]
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December’s Long Nights Moon …
This month’s Cold Moon —also known as the Long Nights Moon by some Native Americans— is full on December 10th 2011 at 9:38am ET. And although yesterday’s twilight air was nippy as the sky blushed and blued, the moon appeared warm and welcoming in the sky. Yes, I too miss the endless days of summer, […]
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Sunspots and Snowdrops: A Garden Of Winter Dreams & Fantasies …
Snow-Kissed Silverbell Branches & Frozen Water Droplets at Dawn Sunrise Through a Powder-Coated Tangle of Hedge and Forest Sunspots and Snowdrops Vanilla-Frosted Secret Garden Stairs Awoke this early December morning to find a garden of sunspots, snowdrops, powdered sugar and ruby red, candied fruits. Everywhere I look, a magical transformation in white: winter dreams and […]
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Late Autumn’s Moody Morning Light …
Memories of Summer Mornings Flicker Through the Misty Glass Door Pausing to enjoy the poetry of a late autumn morning through misty panes of glass …. Whisper Landscape Mountain Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera) in December Morning Light Photographs and Text â“’ Michaela Medina/The Gardener’s Eden. All photos, articles and content on this site (with noted exceptions) […]
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Welcome December! Time to Gather, Illuminate & Deck the Halls …
Gathered from my Garden, Winterberry Branches and Ornamental Grass add Color & Texture to the Studio Entry Welcome December: season of twinkling lights, warm fragrances, sweet treats and festive decorations. I’m decking my halls a bit early this year, filling urns with bright red winterberry branches and collecting evergreen boughs, pinecones, crabapples and bittersweet for […]
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Winter Garden Preparation, Part Two: Buttoning Up Beds & Borders …
Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ Tufts Play Against the Blazing, Sunlit Red of Cornus alba ‘Siberica’ November is always a busy month in my garden, and this year —with various weather and health set-backs— has been particularly challenging. If you regularly follow this journal, you’ve probably noticed that my entries have been a bit less-frequent. I’ve been […]
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A Crystal-Coated Thanksgiving Morn …
Sunrise through Icy Birch Branches on Thanksgiving Morning Wishing All of You a Warm, Peaceful and Beautiful Thanksgiving Day! The Beauty of a New November Day Honey-Crystal Sunrise Sparkling Hops Vine (Humulus lupulus ‘Aureus’) in Morning Light Photographs and Text â“’ Michaela Medina/The Gardener’s Eden. All photos, articles and content on this site (with noted […]
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A Misty Morning Stroll Through the Moody, Late Autumn Garden …
Still Shining Brightly After the Unseasonable Snow Storm: Abelia mosanensis and Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ with a Carpet of Juniper in the Entry Garden Resilience. Sometimes I am astonished by nature’s ability to bounce back after trauma. In spite of a historic, tropical storm in August and record-breaking two feet of snow in October, the garden […]
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seed starting, Seed- Saving, Seeds, The Seasons
Savoring Days & Saving Seeds …
Sun-Warmed Beauty: Bittersweet-Laced Pumpkins November can be a truly glorious month. With sunlight dancing through butterscotch leaves and morning air fragrant with the musky scent of autumn, it’s hard to believe that just last week, we had two feet of snow on the ground. I’m making the most of these warm, golden days; planting bulbs […]
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Lighting, Paths and Walkways, The Seasons
Romancing the Season’s Velvety Nights: Candles Flicker & Darkness Falls …
Lanterns and Twining Bittersweet Add a Bit of Romance to Long Nights There’s a chill in the air tonight as I light my fire; woodsmoke curling to the twilight’s blue hour. Darkness falls so early now, and tomorrow it will begin even sooner. At two o’clock in the morning, November 6th, we turn our clocks […]
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Bulbs, Decorating Ideas, Early spring flowering plants, Flower arrangements, Garden projects for kids, Gifts for Gardeners, Glamorous Gardens, Indoor Eden, Indoor Gardening, Indoor Table Arrangements
Indoor Eden: Preparing & Chilling Bulbs For a Glorious Mid-Winter Display …
Last Winter’s Forced Narcissus by the Front Door in February My friend Eve recently said that autumn always makes her think of spring. I couldn’t agree with her more, and as I squirrel away hoards of daffodil, tulip, and hyacinth bulbs, my mind drifts to the scents, sights and sounds of late April and May. […]
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Autumn Garden Chores, Bulb companions, Bulbs, Dahlias
To Every Thing, There is a Season … Preparing Garden & Shed for Winter Part One: Bulbs & Tubers
Cleaning and Preparing Pots & Tools for Winter Storage Most years, by the time sleet and snow begin to fall, both my garden and home are well prepared for winter. By mid-November, my firewood is stacked, dahlias are boxed up, spring-blooming bulbs are planted and vegetable beds are neatly mulched with chopped leaves and clean […]
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Bittersweet November …
A Forest of Warm-Colored Beech Leaves in Snow Reminds Me a Bit of Melted Butterscotch on a Dish of Vanilla Ice Cream … Looking out my window this morning at first light —snowdrifts sculpting a strange landscape, still dotted with red and gold trees— I find it hard to believe this is November. If you […]
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Secret Garden at Ferncliff, Secret Garden Room, Secret Gardens
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary …
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary … While I Pondered, Weak and Weary … Over Many a Quaint and Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore … While I Nodded, Nearly Napping, Suddenly There Came a Tapping … As Of Some One Gently Rapping, Rapping at My Chamber Door … Was It the Wind, or Something More ? […]
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The White Witch’s Early Winter Trick: A Morning of Sparkling Autumn Treats
The Trick of Winter: Cornus kousa Fruits & Fall Foliage in Early Snow It seems the White Witch of Winter decided to pay us an early Halloween visit last night. Far more accustomed to her raven-haired sister at this time of year, we were all taken a bit by surprise. And though it’s much too […]
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Autumn Swirls in a Dance with Winter: A Fleeting Glimpse of Frosted Fantasy …
An October Snow Squall Temporarily Coats the Scarlet Leaves of This Brilliant Viburnum with Fresh Frosting (V. plicatum var. tomentosum ‘Shasta’) A Different Kind of October in the Secret Garden A First For Me; Damask Roses in the Snow (‘Rosa De Rescht’) Candy-Coated Autumn Colors … And Jewel-Like Leaves, Flash Frozen in Time Snow Kissed […]
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Autumn Color in the Garden, Autumn Garden Design, Garden Design, Garden Design Photos, Plants for Light Effects, Trees, Trees for Fall Foliage, Wildlife, Woodland plants, Woody Plants
Autumn’s Kaleidoscopic Color Wheel: Glorious Patterns & Back-Lit Beauty …
 Purple Beautyberry, Smokebush and Maiden Grass Make a Brilliant Grouping (Callicarpa dichotoma, Cotinus coggygria and Miscanthus) Though it Often Spreads Aggressively, North American Native, Hay Scented Fern (Densntaedtia punctilobula) is a Gorgeous and Durable Ground Cover for Tough, Shady Spaces. Taking My Cue from Mother Nature, I Like to Position this Autumnal Favorite Where it will […]
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Autumn, Autumn Color in the Garden, Decorating Ideas, Decorating the Garden, Gourds, Halloween, Pumpkins, Specialty Pumpkins
Pretty as a Pumpkin …
Things that Grow Bumps in the Night: White, Cream and Shadow Blue, I Love Growing Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds, Warts & All (Front and Center to Back: Baby Boo Pumpkin, Gourds & Jarrahdale Pumpkin) Could There be a More Charming Chariot than Cinderella’s Pumpkin (Rouge Vif d’Etampes) Tiny, Ghostly Gourds & Jarrahdale Pumpkin One of […]
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Autumn, companion planting, Cooking, Garlic, Halloween, Herb Gardening, Onions, Plant hunting, Plant Propagation, Plant Spotlight, Planting Techniques, Preserving Herbs, Putting Food By, Root Cellar Storage, The Seasons, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable Gardening/Potager
Bavarian Purple, Spanish Roja & More: Selecting & Planting Gourmet Garlic …
Gorgeous, Gourmet Garlic! Bulbs, Clockwise from Top of Ceramic Bowl: German White, Russian Red, Bavarian Purple & Spanish Roja. On Table: Two Heads of Doc’s German & One Each of German Red & Music. In Basket: A Combination of All Garlic Varieties, Plus Continental. Creatures of the night, beware: I grow garlic! Garlic and onion […]
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Autumn, Autumn Color in the Garden, Decorating Ideas, Dried Flowers, Flower arrangements, Fresh Cut Flowers, Hydrangea, Indoor Eden, Indoor Table Arrangements, Uncategorized
Blushing Autumn Blossoms …
Blossoms to Spare & Share: One of the Gardener’s Greatest Rewards (Sprigs of Eucalyptus cinerea & Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ with Autumn Blush) Photographs and Text â“’ Michaela Medina/The Gardener’s Eden. All photographs, articles and content on this site (with noted exceptions) are the original, copyrighted property of The Gardener’s Eden and may not be reposted, […]
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Misty Mornings & Golden Afternoons: The Burnished Beauty of Indian Summer
Soft Light Through Morning Fog at Woodland Edge Indian Summer —that deliciously warm, golden season between the first, light frost and the killing freeze— is like a sweet dessert after a perfect meal. Oh how I delight in these last, precious weeks of mild weather. Usually, I host an open studio and garden tour in […]
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