One view of the back garden
“My personal endeavour is so to choose and combine my plants that at no time from early March to November shall the garden be without a number of lovely pictures, each complete in itself, and that such sections of the borders are as temporarily out of bloom shall be so constructed that their fullness and freshness shall be maintained by luxuriant and beautiful foliage.”
from Color in My Garden: An American Gardener’s Palette
I’m still working on it, but I love the idea. Garden Bloggers Muse Day is brought to us each month by Carolyn Gail at Sweet Home and Garden Chicago. Thanks Carolyn.
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February 1st, 2009 on 8:48 pm
Such a beautiful garden! I have tried this, too… so much harder than you would think.
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Ilona, that’s what I was thinking when I read her passage.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 8:57 pm
I think this is the prettiest image I have seen of your garden so far!
Thanks, Eliz. I though of you when I found the photo cause you said you wanted to see it in toto. This isn’t the whole thing, but you get the idea.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 9:03 pm
I’d love to step right into that garden right now. It’s a beautiful picture and a great quote!
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Me too Carol, thanks. It’s a great book. I’m halfway through.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 9:31 pm
Oh Dee, my heart went pitty patter just looking at this lovely shot of your garden. I can hardly wait until summertime.
Me too, Lisa. I want to play in the soil.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 9:46 pm
I like that!
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Thanks, Sue, I just wish I could jump into the photo right now and start working.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 10:12 pm
NO, thank you, Dee. May we all strive for such a garden.
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Carolyn, it looks a little exuberant to me, but thank you just the same.~~Dee
February 1st, 2009 on 10:52 pm
Dee, your garden is lovely. Thanks for sharing the beautiful picture.
Gosh, Deb, thanks for stopping by.~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 7:26 am
What a lovely photo. Sun shining, so many blooms. Makes us all long for summer to return.
Marnie
Yes, it does.~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 7:48 am
Hi Dee, that is so beautiful. I kept looking/staring. Oh to create a garden like that….
Thank you so much. It took 15 years for it to look that way.
~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 8:18 am
You have a very beautiful garden!
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Thank you, Phillip.~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 12:32 pm
Dee,
I knew your garden would be this lovely! Gail
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Oh, Gail, thank you. Yours is lovely too.~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 1:43 pm
What a lovely garden. My goal used to be having things blooming all the time, but I’m more interested in having my gardens produce food for me now. I think the 2 can go hand in hand though. Tomato plants can be beautiful in the garden!
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I totally understand. I also plant vegetables in the rectangular bed, and this year, with Bear not playing softball, I’ll be able to better keep up with harvest I hope.~~Dee
February 2nd, 2009 on 4:46 pm
What a beautiful and lush garden. That is what I strive for. May get there one of these days.
Brenda
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Brenda, I think we all strive for that. Some years are better than others.~~Dee
February 3rd, 2009 on 5:59 pm
Dee,
Looking at that photo, I can almost feel the sun on my back as I work in the garden. Your garden is lovely!!
Liisa
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Hi Liisa, I can too. It won’t be long now.~~Dee