Quote

Soft moss a downy pillow makes, and green leaves spread a tent,
Where faerie fold may rest and sleep until their night is spent.
The bluebird sings a lullaby, the firefly gives a light,
The twinkling stars are candles bright, Sleep, Faeries all, Goodnight.
---Elizabeth T. Dillingham "A Faery Song"

Showing posts with label Before and After. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Before and After. Show all posts

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Before & After

I am bored today so I turned to my "old" garden photos for comfort.  I started photographing my garden in 2006 and I am so glad I did!  I was really in awe of the transformations that have taken place.  You know as gardeners you are constantly working and adding and editing and the effect just seems to creep up slowly over years.  In other words, you don't realize how far the garden has come until you reflect on those first images.  I thought it would be fun to share a few with you.
 This is 2007....

This is 2010....

This is 2007...

This is 2010...

This is 2007...

In 2010...

And another from 2010... 

In 2007... 

In 2010...

In 2007...

In 2010...
and more 2010...


In 2008...

In 2010...
I sure am inspired to continue this journey now.  This garden is entering it's 5th growing season for 2011.  I am often so envious of those 10+ year old gardens featured in all the magazines.  I have to stop to realize though, that a gardener's quest for perfection is never truly realized.  All we can hope for is that "snapshot" in time, when the garden echoes the vision we have imagined.
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