This is a macro shot of a moth, sucking nectar from a beautiful, purple Butterfly Bush. It was taken in my garden in Enfield, Connecticut. Taken on July 21, 2013 with a Nikon D3200.
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Lily Pads
The Paper Goods Pond in Berlin, CT, is so smooth, glass like. Just before the waterfall, there are bunches of these gorgeous lily pads. The contrasting bright pink flower was amazing- definitely photo worthy!
An enormous “O” hangs in Jeff Soderbergh’s backyard, dangling from a cherry tree like a giant earring. He eases inside the hand-forged wagon wheel, fitting himself to its iron contours. Who could have guessed, back in the early 1800s when it was first wrought in Pennsylvania, that this utilitarian hoop would achieve a life […]
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Lupine Beauty
These are some Lupines growing by a split rail fence in Fairfield Center Maine
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Vermont Daylillies
The weather has been so glorious lately and my thoughts are turning to the beautiful corner of northern Vermont where my gardening imagination is fed. In real life, I have a small backyard and we live with in blocks of the Boston city line, but I like to imagine that I can create a slice […]
Japanese beetles can ruin your roses as well as many other landscape plants and vegetable crops. If your garden is infested with Japanese beetles, fight back fast by using these three methods to control those ravenous garden pests. Japanese Beetle Control The simplest way to get rid of Japanese beetles is to pluck them off […]
Common daylilies are stunning flowers in their own right and are also very adaptable to most surroundings. Once established they are drought tolerant, have very little pest and disease problems and will bloom in the summer and multiply each season. Most varieties of daylily flowers will bloom continuously from morning to dusk throughout the season […]
Lush, woodsy, musky, earthy green moss. It’s hard to believe that some folks actually try to rid nature’s living carpet from around their homes and gardens. Being a moss lover, I do the exact opposite. I incorporate moss gardens throughout my yard and add it to gardening projects. Moss plants require nothing more than shade, […]
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Pink Splendor
This photo was taken at the beautiful Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Rose Beauty
This photo was taken at the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts
If you’re having a new house built, you’ll probably have the land around the house graded, tilled, and seeded for a lawn. Ask the excavator to sow field-grass seed where you want a meadow, instead of the usual seed for fine-textured grass. You may also want to design a grassy path or two, which you’ll […]
Dazzle your summer guests with Microgreens! Microgreens are leaf vegetables that are grown and harvested before complete maturation while they are still young and tender. They lend a subtle flavor and delicate touch to main dishes and salads and are packed with vitamins. Microgreens gained popularity in fine dining establishments, but it wasn’t long after […]