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April | 2011 | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Archive for April, 2011. This slideshow requires JavaScript. April 18, 2011 Categories: Miscellany. Comments Off on Hakone: Part II. Nature and Culture — the title of a presentation I’ve created about my visit to Japan — is epitomized in this photo. Taken on the shore of Lake Ashi, with Mt Fuji rising in the background, the juxtaposition of the modern Honda rider and ancient Torii gate is symbolic of my perception of Japan. A worker pulls a wire basket full of black...
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January | 2011 | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Archive for January, 2011. Garden Types Part I: Pleasure. Kyoto Imperial Palace Garden. Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto. Waka poetry garden of 1702, Rikugien, Tokyo. Typically featuring a central pond in a rolling landscape with strolling paths and scenic viewpoints, the pond and hill garden, as it came to be known, continued into modern times as an expression of wealth and taste. As family fortunes changed, a number of princely gardens became public parks in the 19. Artifi...
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March | 2011 | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Archive for March, 2011. My heart goes out to the people of this amazing country. A Buddhist Monk prays at Nara, November 2010. March 12, 2011 Categories: Japan. Comments Off on Prayers for Japan. Views from Other Places. A Taste of Denmark. Thomas Sayre, Sculptor. Small Scale Fruit Production. U Conn Woody Plant Database. Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden. Hampton Court Palace UK. San Diego Zoo and Gardens. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
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May | 2011 | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Archive for May, 2011. After 4″ of snow dumped on the daffodils on April 19, I escaped a Michigan spring for a week with friends and plans to visit key nurseries to source plants for clients. Bill loves woody plants — this Silverbell (Halesia? Bloomed on the slope overlooking the old mill foundation. The long drive to the house is a private arboretum, with choice specimens of natives and introduced cultivars. Stunning azaleas burst into bloom across the landscape.
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. After 4″ of snow dumped on the daffodils on April 19, I escaped a Michigan spring for a week with friends and plans to visit key nurseries to source plants for clients. Just south of Cleveland, Alison has a lovely formal herb and perennial garden. Plants were about a week ahead of mine, but temperatures still hovered in the low 40’s, so we didn’t get out much. I look forward to a visit later in the summer to see this place in full bloom. A later stop on this trip.
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Duet by Thomas Sayre | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Duet by Thomas Sayre. At the end of a long, mysterious lane winding through a southern wood, the monumental works of Thomas Sayre. Emerge from clearings in the trees. Fellow Garden Vistas travelers, Marty and Alan, host an extraordinary collection on their large property in the countryside near Raleigh, North Carolina. The couple met the artist in 1992 through a connection to their architect, leading to a fruitful creative partnership. It was filed under Miscellany.
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Woodland Garden in North Carolina | Cerrascapes
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Woodland Garden in North Carolina. My friends Marty and Alan cultivate a serene woodland garden that perfectly complements their modern home. An ebullient Virginia fringe tree welcomes visitors. Wide paths draw guests to restful seating areas behind the house. A Japanese aesthetic informs the design, with subtle plantings merging into the surrounding woodland. From the back deck, the space opens to a wide lawn punctuated by more works of Thomas Sayre. I know that pe...
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Appreciating Nature through Gardening. Woodland Garden in North Carolina. My friends Marty and Alan cultivate a serene woodland garden that perfectly complements their modern home. An ebullient Virginia fringe tree welcomes visitors. Wide paths draw guests to restful seating areas behind the house. A Japanese aesthetic informs the design, with subtle plantings merging into the surrounding woodland. From the back deck, the space opens to a wide lawn punctuated by more works of Thomas Sayre. Emerge from cl...
