July 16th, 2015 § § permalink
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 the moment. After an hour or two of weeding therapy, I realize that I’m exactly where I need to be, right now.
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum ‘Pictum’) & Astilbe ‘Europa’ (A. arendesii), beside the Secret Garden water bowl
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March 25th, 2013 § § permalink
My Secret Garden Path, Fragrant with Woodland Phlox (P. divaricata), in April of Last Year
Somewhere, beneath the melting snow, the garden is stirring; restless to feel the sweet kiss of springtime sunshine . . .
Have only just returned from my travels —busy downloading photos and editing stories to share— but wanted to pause for a moment to say hello and welcome the fresh new season. Welcome Spring. Won’t you drop your cold shoulder and show us a little tenderness?
Secret Garden Steps in Springtime
Garden Design and Installation: Michaela Medina Harlow
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May 11th, 2011 § § permalink
Pretty is the Cool Morning Mist; Softening the Landscape and Intensifying the Fragrance of Springtime
So busy is the month of May… Days pass so quickly, I can barely remember to flip the pages of my desktop calendar. Things in the garden change rapidly from day to day, and I try to take a different path to the driveway each morning, so I won’t miss a single unfurling leaf or flower. But no matter how hard I try, I can’t put sweet springtime on pause to wait for me. And even if I could, would I want to restrain the exuberant sprint of nature, even for a day?
The Pink Buds of Koreanspice Viburnum (V. carlesii) Swell on Graceful Branches; Draped Upon Grey Stone
Only a Week Ago, Trees Stood Bare and A Few Blossoming Shrubs Played Solo…
Now, Everywhere I Look, New Leaves Appear
The Bold Colors of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Riversii’) Sing…
In Perfect Harmony with Blushing Daphne (D. x burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’)
Her Sweet & Spicy Scent Seducing all Who Draw Near…
Favorite Combinations Reemerge… Delicate Foam Flower & Cimicifuga… Woodland Phlox & Ferns…
It Seems Everything is Springing to Life at Once. Breathless, I Barely Keep Up…
Creating Vignettes in Summertime Spaces…
And Drinking In the Beautiful, Fleeting Moment of Springtime…
Sanguinaria canadensis – Bloodroot Blossoms
Moonlight Hydrangea Vine (Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’) Leafs Out- Sprawling Over a Candle Niche in the Secret, Walled Garden at Ferncliff
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Royal Heritage Strain’
The Fading & Falling Blossoms of Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’
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Secret Garden Walls and All Stonework at Ferncliff is by Vermont Artist Dan Snow
Secret Garden Design and Installation by Michaela (for details on plantings see Ferncliff and Secret Garden pages at left)
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