Gardens at Waters East: July 2013

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Want a "Quickie"? Today 7.27.13

“Quickies”

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)

These photos were taken this morning at the Gardens at Waters East. - - 7.27.13

A feast for the eyes

Enjoy

Missouri Primerose

Early Morning

Over Lake Michigan

One of the 450 Day lilies

Hybridized at Gardens at Waters East

#X3

False Sunflower & Snow on the Mountain

Mix of Flowers

Lake Path

Sea Holly & Coneflowers

Ship Ribs from 19th century schooner

found on the beach

Coneflowers & Lilies and more

Veronica - Sunny Border Blue

Sambucus - Black Lace

Mallow - pink, Yarrow - pink, & False Sunflower

NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here. It is what it is.

If you wish to email a message or share photos of your garden

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Reference Note: For a complete list of the ten (10) Principles of Design plus the special “Golden Principle of Design” used throughout Gardens at Waters East, check out the archive postings for November 14 – 24, 2010 and May 2, 2011.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Exactly 6 Months Ago

It was not that many months ago that everyone was tired of the cold and snow, and doing lots of complaining. Well after the triple digit temperatures last week, a reminder of the recent cold Winter is a welcomed change from the present heat. However, just think, in six months it will all be here again! Then we will wish for the heat. Such is the fickle state of the human mind. These photos were taken exactly six months ago at the Gardens at Waters East. They should satisfy the need to beat the heat.

Looking East toward Lake Michigan

The Snow was Blowing

NOTE: All photos use in this posting were taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East

unless otherwise marked.

NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here. It is what it is.

Looking North

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Want a "Quickie" ? Today 7.16.13

It is HOT HOT HOT today, even here in the Gardens at Waters East on the shores of Lake Michigan. Decided very early this morning to water the young vegetable plants and the many flowers in pots so they can survive this heat. This is not my kind of weather!

While working in the gardens, a new visitor appeared. It is new to this area first seen this Spring by one of the neighbors. The Thirteen Striped Gopher paid no attention to me. Either I do not spend enough time in the gardens so it didn’t know what or who I am, or I spend so much time in the gardens that it thinks I am just part of the scenery! The gopher was five feet away when the photos were taken and it just kept eating away.

Took only a few of photos, just too hot and too humid to be outside.

Enjoy a short HOT & HUMID trip around the gardens today.

Daisy

Delphinium at driftwood fence

Delphinium & False Sunflower

Feverfew & Poppy

Blue Flax & Dragon Blood Sedum

False Sunflower

Easy to tell the humidity is high

there is little "definition" between the sky and Lake Michigan.

Almost looks as if there is no lake!

The Lemon Tree loves this weather

producing many lemons.

Marguerite Daisy & Poppy

Looking West

Monkshood - Aconitum Napellus Album

withVeronica

Native Primrose & Sweet William

Flemish Poppy

Sambucus in Bloom

A "weed" seed head about to "go wild"

Yarrow - pink

(All “Quickies” are photos taken and posted the same day)

These photos were taken this morning at the Gardens at Waters East. - - 7.16.13

NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here. It is what it is.

If you wish to email a message or share photos of your garden

please do that through this Blog site or with an email to:

www.gardensatwaterseast@Yahoo.com

Saturday, July 13, 2013

BLOG SHOTS #46

GAWE - BLOG SHOTS

Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS. Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

Aster & Stone Head

Daisy & Golden Nugget Ninebark

Another Beautiful Morning

Lake Michigan

Gardens at Waters East

Sambucus - Black Lace

Siberian Iris - last blooms this past week

Thunder Storm

passing out over the lake

Succulent in Bloom

Veronica

Margueriet Daisy & Snow on the Mountain

Winter Aconite

Purple Coneflowers

just started blooming this week

NOTE: All photos use in this posting were taken on the property of Gardens at Waters East

unless otherwise marked.

NOTE: Since this Blog is meant to be an accurate journal of the gardens;

no photos are “staged”, “arranged”, or ”photo-shopped” in anyway.

What is posted – is what it here. It is what it is.

If you wish to email a message or share photos of your garden

please do that through this Blog site or with an email to:

www.gardensatwaterseast@Yahoo.com

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Quick Look at Peony Blooms this Month

This is a short posting of some of the many Peony blooms along the paths in the many different Gardens at Waters East during the last weeks. The posting shows the stages of the buds opening. Thought it might make for an interesting "study".