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Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape

November 13, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Bestiary, Apple Trees, Apples, Autumn Landscape, Cotinus, Crabapple, Dragon Blood, Japanese Maple, Metasequoia, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', South Field, Viburnum, Warblers

Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape

November 13, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Bestiary, Apple Trees, Apples, Autumn Landscape, Cotinus, Crabapple, Dragon Blood, Japanese Maple, Metasequoia, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', South Field, Viburnum, Warblers

Whites Continuing to Shimmer Throughout A Sweltering July

August 2, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Bid farewell to July with a stroll through the gardens still shimmering in white . . . more mature blooms . . . some nearly fading . . . the buzz, broods, trills and furls relaxing into August along the fringe of summer. July passed with days of torrid, sultry heat. Amazingly I withstood it all and each day went about the gardens and fields, during the hottest hours, in search of butterflies, discovering new species to add to my list.As the Bluebird couple's second brood continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aphrodite Fritillary, Baltimore Checkerspot, Cimicifuga, Dragonfly, Filipendula, Gooseneck Loosestrife, Hydrangea, Little Wood Satyr, Pearl Crescent, Skippers, Summer Spring Azure, Tree hydrangea, Viburnum

Whites Continuing to Shimmer Throughout A Sweltering July

August 2, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Bid farewell to July with a stroll through the gardens still shimmering in white . . . more mature blooms . . . some nearly fading . . . the buzz, broods, trills and furls relaxing into August along the fringe of summer. July passed with days of torrid, sultry heat. Amazingly I withstood it all and each day went about the gardens and fields, during the hottest hours, in search of butterflies, discovering new species to add to my list. As the Bluebird couple's second brood continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aphrodite Fritillary, Baltimore Checkerspot, Cimicifuga, Dragonfly, Filipendula, Gooseneck Loosestrife, Hydrangea, Little Wood Satyr, Pearl Crescent, Skippers, Summer Spring Azure, Tree hydrangea, Viburnum

A Play of Light and Whites in A Late June Garden Walkabout

July 26, 2013 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

I am offering a rather long, mostly silent, walkabout but one that promises a flora and fauna feast for the senses. Plenty of textures to tickle the imagination along with delicious fragrances and bright refractions within butterfly wings.  Walking though the gardens here at Flower Hill Farm in mid to late June can be intoxicating and enchanting. While strolling and scrolling down, be sure to imagine a gentle breeze blowing through leaves and fronds . . . the greenery in continual movement … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Butterflies, Climbing hydrangea, Dictamnus, Dragonfly, Fritillary, Gooseneck Loosestrife, Hydrangea, Japanese Tree Lilac, Mock Orange, Tree hydrangea, Viburnum, Walkabout, Waxing Moon, White Admiral

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