To continue the garden tour… all were meticulously appointed… lushly planted pots… with a Belgian Fence as background, below… a private putting green that can double as a Bocce Court! The best treatment for a driveway and large parking court… antique cobbles in asphalt… Beautiful side door… [...]
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CONNOISSEURS GARDEN TOUR 2
Posted in Garden Design, Companion Planting, Garden Rooms, Outdoor Living Spaces, Focal Point, Accessories, tagged Atlanta botanical garden, Atlanta Garden Tour, courtyard garden, Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour, knot garden, mediterranean courtyard, no maintenance garden, planted pots, screened porch on May 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »
GARDENS FOR CONNOISSEURS TOUR
Posted in Companion Planting, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Groundcovers, Harmony, mixed border, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, tagged Versailles, Atlanta botanical garden, garden tour Atlanta, Connoisseurs garden tour, groundplane, Japanese Maples, Patio garden, woodland garden, manicured garden, Vaux le Vicomte on May 19, 2012 | 7 Comments »
There is nothing like a garden tour for some inspiration and the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s “Gardens for connoisseurs Tour” is one of the best. The gardens, all private, ranged from highly manicured to woodland all in the heart of the city. Here are some photos I took….. I liked the way formal elements were incorporated in to this [...]
GARDEN TOUR part 1
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Roses, Shrubs, Small trees, Viburnums, Wildflowers, tagged Clematis Carnaby, Clematis Duchess of Edinburgh, Cornus florida, Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple, Dogwood trees, garden tour, Knockout Roses pink, Lady Bank Rose, native blue phlox, Phlox divericata, purple smoke bush, Rosa banksia, Rose Madame Alfred Carrier, Snowball Viburnum, Styrax obassia, Trellis, Viburnum Kern's Pink, Viburnum macrocephalum, Viburnum opulus on April 14, 2012 | 4 Comments »
“You should have seen it last week!” The familiar phrase heard from gardeners, when showing visitors around. Well to avoid that I’m posting a time-lapse kind of garden tour. Photos from the garden over the last two weeks. The Dogwoods in the meadow, like most other spring-flowering plants, cooked in the 80 degree temperatures. the blossoms [...]
“THERE IS NOTHING OUT THERE”
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, mixed border, Shrubs, Viburnums, tagged Azaleas, Margaret Moseley, Snowball Viburnum on March 30, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Famous words from Margaret Moseley. For 44 years she has created an incredible garden. She designed and planted everything herself and has done all the maintenance, except grass cutting. (“that’s not gardening”) Only recently has she hired some help. These photos show “nothing”. Can you tell pink is her favorite colour? Can’t wait [...]
SOUTHERN AZALEAS
Posted in Garden Design, Shrubs, tagged Azaleas, evergreen shrubs, George L. Tabor Azalea, GG Gerbing Azalea, Rhododendron indica, Southern Azaleas on March 26, 2012 | 5 Comments »
The very first time I saw the Southern Azaleas (Rhododendron indica). They took my breath away. I planted two of my favorites on the walk to the compost… While I love their huge blousey flowers, the ‘Show Girls’ of the azalea world, I planted them because they are lovely evergreen shrubs. Two weeks of blooming beauty is [...]
BACK IN THE GARDEN
Posted in Garden Design, Potager, Vegetable Garden, tagged potager, pruning Hydrangeas, soil amendments, soil preparation, Vegetable Garden, winter lettuce on March 12, 2012 | 8 Comments »
Finally! Well, I’m back in the garden and dancing as fast as I can . There is no end to the debris….. S, Screaming to be pruned are the ‘ Annabelle’ and paniculata type hydrangeas*, roses, grapes… the list goes on… plus the hellebores need to be deadhead. (who am I kidding? the hellebores will not get done) This list is for the [...]
HGTV INTERVIEW
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Shrubs, tagged hedges, HGTV, HGTV interview, privacy on February 21, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Read all about it, my interview with HGTV…. All about hedges and their usefulness. http://www.hgtvremodels.com/outdoors/natural-fences-increase-your-homes-privacy-with-plants/index.html
THE WORDSWORTH MEADOW
Posted in Bulbs, Garden Design, tagged daffodils, living garden, SPRING, Wordsworth Meadow on February 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »
“For oft’ when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood They flash upon that inward eye…” The meadow is a moment in time. The living garden, evolves…. the daffs fade… this moment is gone. One looks forward to this annual ’happening’ with much anticipation and it is celebrated with much wine. Spring has arrived! “I gazed -and gazed- [...]
THE DAFFODILS
Posted in Bulbs, Garden Design, tagged bulbs, daffodils, narcissus, Wordsworth Meadow on February 10, 2012 | 8 Comments »
The Wordsworth Meadow is in full glory. The very first time I looked at this property, before I saw the interior of the house, I imagined this area flooded with sweeps of Daffodils “fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” It was a privet and wisteria jungle that took me months to clear. Then the planting [...]
CAN IT BE ….SPRING?
Posted in Camellias, Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, Small trees, tagged camellias, circle of friends, daffodils, Daphne odora, spiraea Fujimo Pink, SPRING on February 6, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I can’t believe I went from this.. to this in one day!! How wonderful to be back in Georgia, where it appears we are in full-blown spring…. The gardening to do list grows daily as the overwhelming season is upon us. Trying to separate the list into A) what will make an impact in the garden [...]
WINTER GARDEN WALK 2
Posted in Garden Design, Viburnums, winter garden, tagged garden design, storm damage, viburnum awabuki 'chindo', wind storm, winter garden on December 30, 2011 | 8 Comments »
This time we had to see if there was any damage in the garden. We had already heard the loud thump as a huge limb fell in the drive. Our guests thought it might have hit their car, which it did not…. but not by much! This is the other side of the coin… gardening under [...]
WINTER GARDEN WALK
Posted in Camellias, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Shade Gardening, winter garden, tagged balanced composition, Camellia, Camellia Herme, camellia magnoliaeflora, camellia Rutledge Minix, Daphne odora, Prunus mume, winter garden on December 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Although it has been a bit dreary and raining I couldn’t resist taking a walk in the garden today. I could see the Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume) from the kitchen window but to experience the fragrance I needed to venture outdoors. Plenty of eye candy wherever one looks. Here at Hamilton House, the scale [...]
A GARDEN VISIT
Posted in best friends, Camellias, Cats, Focal Point, Garden Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, Small trees, winter garden, tagged Camellia 'Daikagura, Camellia Ava Maria, Camellia Cotton Candy, Camellia Martha's Dream, camellia Yultide, Focal Point, Ginkgo biloba, Margaret Moseley, Prunus 'Kwanzan', Prunus mume, Seating area on December 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday I visited with Margaret Moseley. As usual I came home with a list of ’must have’ plants. Margaret has been an inspiration for many gardeners. Every season her garden is filled beauty wherever one looks. Above, a welcoming entrance… the large tree to the right is a Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), straight ahead is a Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus [...]
WONDERFUL BRICK PATTERN
Posted in Garden Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, tagged brick details, brick walkway, imagination, pattern with brick on October 18, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I have been saving these photos of a brick walkway for years. Although it is a walk, there are benches on both sides so one can really appreciate the pattern. Details like this keep a garden interesting in all seasons. I want it here! Ahh …. the difference between the imagination and the [...]
FINALLY!… WELL,SORT OF..
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Garden Design, Viburnums, tagged Clematis Elsa Spath, companion plants, garden design, viburnum Michael Dodge on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It has taken a few years but I finally have a purple Clematis blooming with the yellow berries of the Viburnum Michael Dodge…..sort of.. She is Elsa Spath and she is usually all purple. I have no idea why she presented this way but….. a gardener’s hope springs eternal… maybe next year…
