With the deep freeze of Winter howling outside, I prefer to rest my eyes on pretty garden images.
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Behind the scenes
I thought it would be fun to show some of the images I took of the wonderful Country Gardens team at work.
Field Editor and Producer, Kate Carter Frederick carefully chose the areas of the garden she wanted to capture.
Karla Conrad was the photographer, along with her assistant Jennifer Caes.
Cameras, cords, equipment, oh, my!
Read All About It!
It’s on the stands NOW!
Pick up a copy , curl up with your cup of tea and forget about Winter.
Yes, that’s my little greenhouse and Rabbit Run Cottage on the cover of Country Gardens magazine!
A new year
Another year has rolled through in the garden.
How quickly the seasons slid from one to the next.
2013 was a year of extremes.
Snow and cold that did not want to end.
A Summer that came on hot and hotter.
Fall dropped in with cold, miserable weather.
And Winter, well it’s colder!
Happy New Year garden friends!
What shall I grow?
Seed catalogs have been arriving in the mailbox.
There are all ready lists of seeds to order.
What will I nurture in the greenhouse?
What will I repeat and what will I try new?
How will the kitchen garden be planted this year?
Polka dots
Rudbeckia gone to seed, gives texture to the Winter garden.
Zone 4
“Below normal temperatures”
I’ve tired of those words from the nightly weather reports.
I wonder how my Perennials will do with this year of extremes?
All is calm
Quiet Winter morning in the garden.
The hustle of Christmas behind me, a walk around the garden was the perfect way to start the day.
Merry Christmas
First Day Of Winter
It has all ready been a long, cold, snowy Fall!
What will Winter bring?
As the seed catalogs come in the mail, I began to garden plan on paper, though It will be months yet before a seed is planted in the greenhouse.
January brings a long awaited special moment for this gardener.
Watch for our garden in the Early Spring issue of Country Gardens magazine.
Pick up a copy and let me know what you think!
down to earth digs 