Tuesday, December 21, 2010

To Be In Love With Colors???

One of the major things that attracts me to gardening is the variety of colors & textures…
And the way that people pull the garden into art - makes my heart feel like singing…
Gazebo Ceiling at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA...
This spiral design is just so absolutely beautiful and breathtaking…
Oh the textures…
Oh the layers…
The colors…
I took this picture with my Hipstamatic iPhone app (so the colors are altered by the "film" and "lens") as Chloe was pulling me through the Evergreen display in "what was the perfume display room for 2010 at Longwood Garden". I had but a few moments to pick up my jaw and hold up the phone to get this shot…

I've made it my twitter background…

Thursday, December 16, 2010

December 2010 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

It's been a while since I have spent much time in my garden…
My business, my little ones & family have swept me up since October.

So here is my post for May Dreams Gardens December 15 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - The current physical state of my garden. And I apologize for the lack of focus on these pictures from my iPhone… It was quite frigid and windy and hard to get the photo app to focus properly...
I am loving the colors on the St. John's Wort...

And the new growth of the Hellebores under the leafs...

The decay of Cone Flowers and the Russian Sage...

Seed heads of the Cone Flowers...

A delightful image - the remains of the flower after the bloom and seeds have gone (NY Iron Weed)

The Holly - half dead from this summer...

The Hydrangea Heads wilted and decaying...
My head has so been in my garden…
My mind keeps wandering to Ecological Gardening…
I have always been interested in garden and all the aspects that it can be thought of…

I am strongly considering applying to the New Castle Co, DE Master Gardener's program for 2011…
We'll see if I can focus enough to decide if it is something I want to pursue at this point in my life…

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