January 2nd, 2019 § Comments Off on Happy New Year & Welcome 2019 § permalink
Acer palmatum Wears a Cloak of Ice
Welcome, a very warm welcome indeed, to 2019. Last year was a tough one, filled with great loss, and I am eager to turn the page. Although we must wait until March for rebirth to begin in the garden, extra minutes of daylight have already begun to add length to our days.
I am grateful.
Secret Garden, Bejeweled for New Year’s Celebrations
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 First snow. Powder swirls about the Secret Garden, dusting peaks, tracing lines and filling every crevice. The forest, enchanted, drifts softly off to sleep . . .
Winter bares her beautiful bones
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February 1st, 2014 § Comments Off on Hello February . . . § permalink
 Sunrise SalutationsÂ
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 we are, in February.
 Sunlight in My Snow-Covered, Secret Garden
Although it’s still winter, there’s something about the increasing light that makes this month a bit less brutal in the northern climes. The weather has been very cold this year, but the atmospheric conditions have made for some spectacular winter walks. How have you been? Do you embrace the season and get outside on snowshoes, skates or skis to enjoy the sparkling, snow-covered landscape, or do you prefer to curl up inside with hot chocolate, seed catalogs and gardening books?
I’ll be here a bit more this month; sharing images from around the garden, forest and beyond. Thanks for stopping by!
 Blue Shadows and Sparkling Ice-Clad Branches (Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’)
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Season’s greetings, friends. I’ve been away from my desk for awhile, busy preparing for winter and planning for exciting things to come. But time marches on, and suddenly I realized, it’s been weeks since my last post. The season is changing quickly now, with frigid weather marking late autumn’s end. These last few weeks have been a blur; dramatic, wintry weather shrouding the landscape with a moody mix of fog, sleet, soft snow and freezing rain. Winter’s chariot is on the way, and the Secret Garden has morphed into a magical ice palace, waiting to greet her . . .
 A Stroll Through the Secret Garden is Like a Walking Inside a Magical Snow Globe
 And Early December Snowfall is Always the Prettiest
 Before All of the Papery, Delicately Dried Flowers are Buried Beneath a Mountain of White
 And the Secret Garden Steps are Lost Under Winter’s Snowy BlanketÂ
 It’s Time to Illuminate the Lanterns,  Lightly-Dusted at the Secret Garden DoorÂ
 And Light the Tree for Solstice, Here in the Enchanted ForestÂ
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November 28th, 2013 § Comments Off on Setting the Table & Giving Thanks . . . § permalink
A Graceful Setting, in Hazy-Pink LightÂ
Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with warmth, abundance, grace and beauty.
 The Blushing Beauty of Wintry Skies
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An Early Morning Welcome to Wonderland with a Garden of Sleeping Beauty, Blanketed in White!
Fresh Snow Coats the Secret Garden Door Like Fine Ivory LaceÂ
And Could There Be a Merrier Welcome to Christmas …
Than a Pretty, Snow-Coated Entryway?
All Stonework Featured Here is by Vermont Artist Dan Snow
Garden Design by Michaela Medina
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Snow-Kissed Silverbell Branches & Frozen Water Droplets at Dawn
Sunrise Through a Powder-Coated Tangle of Hedge and Forest
Sunspots and SnowdropsÂ
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 fantasies …
Ruby Red Fruits with White Icing (Viburnum setigerum)
Winterberry Branches in New-Fallen Snow (Ilex verticillata)
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Sunrise on the Frosty Tufts of Miscanthus sinensis
As a winter snow storm swirls about outside, my thoughts drift back to yesterday’s frosty morning, and the glistening, pink-gold sunrise. If today she reveals her wild fury, I am reminded that this tempestuous season more often shows us her beauty…
Morning Light on Humulus lupulus (Golden Hops Vine) with Frost Crystals
Silhouetted Branches of Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ at Sunrise
Frost Crystals on Rudbeckia hirta, Gleam and Glisten in the Golden Sunlight
Gilded Korean Dogwood Branches (Cornus kousa) and Luminous Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ at the South-Eastern Edge of My Winter Garden
Silver-Tipped Twigs Strung Along a Chilly Cable-Rail (Humulus lupulus)
These Star-Dusted, Feathery Plumes Seem Fit for the Most Glamorous of Shoulders(Miscanthus sinensis purpurascens)
The Beautiful, Crystal-Flecked Tea Viburnum Berries Remind Me of Shoulder-Grazing, Ruby Chandeliers
In this Moment, Could January be Upstaged by June?
Perfect Prisms – The Delightful Geometry of Frost Crystals in Pink-Gold Sunlight
At the Edge of the Garden, Saplings Form a Crystal Curtain
The Frosty Red-Twigs of this Japanese Maple Glow Brightly Against the Native Hemlock Forest
The Stillness of a Frosty Morning and a Perfect Winter Sunrise
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An Explosive Night of Decadent Elegance at the Chilly, Secret Garden Icicle Ball   (Acer palmatum x dissectum ‘Seiryu’ and Juniperus squamata ‘Holger’)
My old friends Jack and Sugar were here again last night with their chilly and fabulously chic entourage. As usual, they danced and partied ’til dawn. From the look of things in the garden this morning —dozens of popped corks and champagne sprayed everywhere— they really outdid themselves. Countless scantily-clad ice-nymphs must have been in attendance; traipsing carelessly in and out of the flower beds and dropping their sequined underpinnings. When the sun rose, fashionable bits and pieces of attire could be found here and there —crystal-studded trinkets, sparkly shawls and brilliant baubles— flung far and wide. Shocked? Never. This happens every year {you do remember last year’s inaugural evening of excess, don’t you?}. Of course, the exact date and time of this exclusive nighttime debauchery always remains somewhat amorphous —just as the horti-couture fashions change from year to year — and those cold-hearted party-goers always seem to misplace my invitation…
Glamorous Holiday Gowns and Jewel Encrusted Accessories (Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’ and Juniperus chinensis ‘Sargentii’)
The Icicle Ball began around midnight, and it lasted ’til sunrise; spilling out of the Secret Garden and into the wild forest beyond. And this year, those naughty and elusive frost-fairies must have lingered a bit longer than usual —tempting daylight in the shimmering tree tops— for in hasty departure they left behind some of their most beautiful accessories, jewelry and hand beaded gowns. Oh they’ll be back to reclaim their belongings -no doubt. You see, Jack and Sugar are regulars around here in the late autumn. They like to raise a wicked ruckus in the garden with their frosty-chic friends while waiting for the White Witch of Winter to arrive in her icy chariot.
I won’t lie, it’s disappointing to be left off Jack and Sugar’s guest list. But in spite of the fact that they consistently give me the cold shoulder, I never mind their outrageous hedonism. After all, they always leave me with the most delightfully decadent displays…
Blue-Black Saphire Solitaires, Suspended from Saffron-Silk Cord (Viburnum lentago ‘Nannyberry’)
Diamond-Studded Brooches (Rodgersia aesculifolia)
Ruby and Diamond Cluster Pendants (Viburnum setigerum)
Hand-Beaded Lace Shawls (Erica carnea and  Calluna vulgaris ‘Multicolor’ with Juniperus horizontalis ‘Bar Harbor’)
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On a wintery day earlier this week, after a fresh snowfall, I headed outside with my warm alpaca hat and a pair of Atlas Snowshoes. In January, the native forest at Ferncliff is living fairytale; papery beech leaves rustle in wind, and lacy shadows dance on sparkling snow. Although the woodland appears empty in winter, this is only an illusion. All around me I find evidence of busy forest inhabitants. Both hunter and hunted, the strolling fox and scampering mouse, leave tell-tale footprints in the snow. Louise Forrest’s Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow, has been my constant companion on winter walks for years now. Tracking guides are useful year-round to help identify local animals and follow their activities.
Following the trails of forest animals, both in the wild and around the garden, has become a favorite winter pastime. And a long hike along the ledge is a good excuse for a big mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream later…
Traffic jam in the forest – some rodent activity at the base of a tree…
The carnivore, I suspect a red fox, close behind…
Evidence of the hunted: Â foraging mice…
Lichen covered ledge – brilliant green in the monochromatic landscape…
Shadows, delicate as lace on the snow-covered forest floor…
The tracks of humankind – I just discovered that someone with initials “JTA” passed through here eight years ago…
Somehow a woodland aster remains, through wind, ice and snow…
The guardian, standing silently at forest’s edge
Rudbeckia remnants – January 2010
Miscanthus sinensis and Viburnum in the morning light – January 2010
Cotoneaster berries in snow
Winter shadows and rust
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Heuchera seed-pods with ice droplets, sparkle and gleam in morning light
Rodgersia remnants strike a feminine pose beside the stone wall…
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“Winter Wonderland” melody by Dick Smith and Felix Bernard – 1934
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 Sunlight in My Snow-Covered, Secret Garden
An Explosive Night of Decadent Elegance at the Chilly, Secret Garden Icicle Ball   (Acer palmatum x dissectum ‘Seiryu’ and Juniperus squamata ‘Holger’)
Shimmery Red Sequins and Gold Stitching (Cotoneaster and Deschampsia flexuosa)
Chrystal Seed-Beads and Delicate Lace Detail (Heuchera americana)
Crystal-Laced Corseting (Acer palmatum)
