I used to live on Long Island, and go back there often to visit friends.....and their gardens.
I frequently write about The Jarvis house my friend Lori's place. I always wander about imagining what I could swipe if I still had a garden and lived near by.
Yesterday, I just took pictures.....of the hydrangea
a dandilion, that bane of people who think lawns have to be perfect.
To my mind, a few dandilions are infinitely preferable to tons of chemicals.
To my mind, a few dandilions are infinitely preferable to tons of chemicals.
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Ah! Apple blossom |
and a slightly past it hyacinth amidst the wild geranium.
Apple petals in the hosta
and the azeleas in the almost woodland.
May is arguably the prettiest month of all on the Island.
ps: For the most amazing photos of the Easter bonnets in New York, go to my friend Susanna Gordon's blog here. To my mind she's the best photographer in Blogland.
Beautiful flowers, that is a nice place!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, thank you, Elizabeth. You just made my whole day!
ReplyDeleteYour photographs of the garden in LI are beautiful and looking at the design on the wrought iron chair, you may have just solved a dilemma I've been having this morning with a certain art project. Thank you again!
Such delightful sights you have offered us today! I love the apple blossom. Ahhhh, my lawn has a nice selection of dandelions, also some violets and a few other interesting things that are not grass.....
ReplyDeleteThe dandelion photo is spectacular.
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
Hydrangea - one of my fav flowers. Just planted two - which should be blue - but we'll see what my soil does to them as they don't always do "what it says on the tin"!
ReplyDeleteAll lovely! The blossoms are such a treat after so much darkness and snow. (I relocated some bleeding hearts from Utah. I know what you mean about coveting perennials.)
ReplyDeleteGreat contrasts and so vivid.
ReplyDeleteYou always make my garden look very interesting. Hope to see you soon in NYC.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, as much as I do love New York City, every springtime when I see photos of gardens in various parts of the world, I just yearn to have the chance to do some gardening myself.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next year...
xo
I commented on how I thought the dandelion photo was spectacular but most of my comments on several blogs were lost when blogger when down...
ReplyDeleteso I hope all will be fine now.
cheers, parsnip
strange as it may sound, I love the dandelion the most. (it's probably the concept behind it:) )
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty... thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteLovely blogs you have posted...
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