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By joenesgarden, 7 months and 3 days ago

On the Bookshelf: Mon petite voyage dans un livre

Gardens in France cover 12-09Thanks to an unexpected gift, I was able to leave my cold and snowy New England confines and feast my visual senses in a few magnifique gardens in France … all without leaving the couch or my cozy warm fire.  One of my favorites, Les Confines in Provence, as shown in the photo below, is the garden of landscape designer Dominique Lafourcade and her husband Bruno.  What's not to love about a lambs ear and lavender lined rill running through an orchard of potted olive trees before it spills under an ivy covered circle into the natural pond just out of the eye's view?

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By joenesgarden, 7 months and 9 days ago

Holiday to-do

Let's see … I have a book to finish, studying to do, and a blog to keep active after I finish all paying work and paying all bills.  But for the rest of this week, once I finish my work, I'm setting the book and lessons aside.

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By joenesgarden, 7 months and 12 days ago

There’s a sidewalk under …

snowy walkway-1 12-20-09 Mother Nature must read gardening blogs.  She sure heard my plea for a comforter of snow.  Sunday morning, December 20, 2009, and we figure about 2 feet of the white powdery stuff now graces our space.  The exact depth is hard to tell since the wind howled most of the night and sculpted drifts of snow up to 3 feet deep here and there.  The snow gauge read about 5 inches by 11 pm Saturday, and 18 inches at 2:30 Sunday morning.  Since the gauge only reads to 18 inches, and it is nearly covered right now, we're guessing we have from 22 to 24 inches of snow overall, and when it gets this deep, what's a couple of inches either way?

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By joenesgarden, 7 months and 13 days ago

Garden’s season’s greetings

Winter may be just days away, but my gardens still offer a touch of holiday cheer.  And, with Mother Nature holding off our snow I was able to capture some season's greetings … in expected and unexpected places.

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By joenesgarden, 7 months and 14 days ago

Dear Mother Nature …

Boxwood in snow 12-09 Where's my snow cover?  Your pal, Old Man Winter brought my gardens the perfect blanket of snow earlier in December.  Then the two of you collaborated to drop the temperatures to below freezing at night and the 30's during the day – just right for keeping the gardens covered in a comforter of snow.  I breathed a sigh of relief … this was good … less concern over heaving.

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  • A hosta habitat, but so much more:
    • joenesgarden: If you make a road trip to CT, Christine, you must let me know so I can meet you at O'Brien Nursery
    • joenesgarden: It is a real treat for visitors - definitely dream-worthy, Deb.
    • Christine B.: That Daphne has been on the to-buy-at-any-cost list for several years. I don't suppose I'll see it up here anytime soon. Wish we had a hosta nursery where I live but I suppose it's a good excuse for a road trip, right? Christine in Alaska
    • debsgarden: Wow! Heaven for hosta lovers! I could have spent hours there. I also love ferns and evergreens, so this would be a real treat for me. I will dream about it!
    • joenesgarden: Debbie, I'm sure you will choose the best spot. I'll watch for any future assessment you have. The low growing acer is one of the plants on my want list.
    • joenesgarden: Cyndy, it's easy to find 'excuses' to return. Maybe we need a CT bloggers' visit to O'Brien's.
    • Debbie: Joene, Your photos perfectly captured that wonderful afternoon at O'Brien's. yes, the rumor is true...I snagged the 'groundcover acer'. I still haven't planted it yet, I'm trying to figure out the perfect spot for it.
    • Cyndy: Hi Joene, I completely missed 'Deep Blue Sea' and that acer - guess I'll have to go back! Thanks for the link love :)
  • Nasturtium chronicles:
    • joenesgarden: Sounds like a great plan, Laurrie. Be sure to share photos with us next year.

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