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Images taken in our Pennsylvania garden

Spring is Here!

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“Yukimi & Siberian Iris”
Heatherwood Japanese Garden

Today is the first day of spring. Early spring bulbs including the Siberian iris and crocuses are in bloom. Daffodil chutes are poking up through the ground. Their blossoms are still a couple of weeks away. The forsythia is blooming along with the first blossoms of the star magnolias and the Cornelian Cherry dogwood. All of the grasses and perennials have been trimmed. The garden spring weeding has been completed. We will celebrate the first day of spring today by pruning our roses.

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Peeking Through

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“Crocuses Viewed Through Chief Joseph”
Heatherwood Japanese Garden

I got up from my knees where I took the image on my last post, turned around, and saw this vignette. Looking through the bright yellow needles of our Chief Joseph lodgepole pine I caught a glimpse of white and purple crocuses. It was one more opportunity to create the feeling of a warm late winter day. Spring is coming!

There is so much to see and enjoy in our Heatherwood garden. The images in the last three posts are only 3-4 steps apart. All I have to do is open my eyes and wait for something interesting to come to me.

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Macro Stroll

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“Japanese Maple Leaf on Phlox”
Heatherwood Winter

I enjoy the little things in the garden. A couple of days ago, I took a short stroll with my macro lens just looking for little things of contrast and interest. I looked down and noticed a single Japanese maple leaf from last year lying across the new growth of the a mound of phlox ground cover. The tips of the maple leaf accentuated the tips of the old and new growth of the phlox.

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Layers of Color

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“Front Yard Color”
Heatherwood Late Winter

Who says a late winter garden is dull? Even after a little spring clean-up, Heatherwood’s gardens present late winter color interest. The above vignette is one of several areas that have filled in with a combination of evergreens, grasses, shrubs, and ground covers. It is our intent to continue to fill in the open garden areas with ground covers as the trees and shrubs grow and mature.

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Adios Until Next Fall!

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“Last Year’s Grasses”
Heatherwood Meadow

By the time this post is published, this clump of grasses will be gone. They are saying goodbye until next autumn. We have held off cutting the grasses down through the winter. They have provided seeds for the birds and interesting visual textures for us to enjoy. We enjoy watching them flow through the winter winds as well as visualizing the interesting shapes they form when laden with snow.

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Changing Color

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“Ice Plant in Transition”
Heatherwood Winter

We have been busy with Heatherwood’s spring cleaning. During this time of year, I am always looking out for the little things that have started their spring growth or color change. In the image above, the ice plant is changing from its winter orange/red to its summer lime green.

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