Here is a wonderful image of Paris to brighten your Sunday.
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Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
A Beautiful Antique Valentine
Nothing store bought could ever compare to something hand made. I would love to see the inside of this beautiful antique valentine. Did you make yours yet?
Audubon's Tea by Kevin Sloan
An amazing and extremely imaginative work of art entitled Audubon's Tea by Kevin Sloan. The artist was recently featured in American Art Collector ~ read and see more.
Cottage Love
I magically woke up here this morning because I dreamed about England last night. Have a wonderful weekend. via
Friday, February 11, 2011
Designing a Winter Garden
I have always cut my echinacea down to the ground in the fall but now I see the beauty of leaving them untouched for the winter.
Piet Oudolf on Designing a Winter Garden Gardens in winter are typically deemed dormant, but Piet Oudolf believes that they shouldn’t be. Mr. Oudolf, who is Dutch, is the leading exemplar of the new Perennials Landscape Movement, which holds that plants should be chosen for shape and texture more than for color. See his SlideShow via NYTimes
One of Mr. Oudolf’s ideas is that a garden should be designed to have a life throughout the year, not just in the spring and summer. “The garden in winter is an emotional experience,” he said. “You think in terms of decay and disappearing and coming back. You feel the life cycle of nature."
"If you make a four-season garden you have to learn to accept decay and see the beauty of it. It’s about the texture and shape, the seed heads and the skeletons. So instead of using the scissors you use your eyes," said Mr. Oudolf.
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