Gardens at Waters East: January 2014

Sunday, January 26, 2014

BLOG SHOTS #53

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. With all the snow and cold these last weeks, and even more cold tomorrow (-23.3 C for the high not counting the wind chill for the day), we can all use reminders of Spring, Summer, and Autumn in the gardens here on the shore.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

False Sunflower

Locus Tree

June Flowers

"Friend"

watching from in the garden

Lady's Mantle

morning dew

White Coneflower

Daffodil - double

Siberian Iris

Asian Patio Garden

Purple Coneflower

morning dew

Monarda

April Sunset

Looking East over Lake Michigan

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.

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

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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Review of the "Popular"

It is time to look back at 2013 and assess which Blog postings were the most viewed. In this posting, Gardens at Waters East will list the five (5) most visited postings from the past year and in addition, others from the archives from years past that keep attracting visitors year after year.

Middle Walk

Lake Michigan in the background

The five most visited postings this past year of 2013 are:

1. 12/23/13 A Quote – John Muir

2. 12/14/13 Cana Island

(also all the other posts in the series titled “Watershed”)

3. 1/13 Parts 1 – 4 of the series: Colors in the Dead of Winter

4. All of the postings titled - - Want a Quickie ? Today

5. The series titled - - Blog Shots

It seems the last two listed above are really popular with readers of this Blog. They are short and to the point with photos that people love. Many many people are checking them out.

Middle Walk

Reviewing the archives from the beginnings of this Blog, it was interesting to see which postings are constantly being viewed long after they were first posted. It seems people liked the following and are recommending them to others. If you have not seen them yourself, you might like them too.

1/1/12 Succulents

11/11/11 Garden Erotica

5/2/11 Golden Principle of Design

3/1/11 Monarch Butterfly Feeding Station

2/1/11 Gazing Balls

Honey Bee

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.

January Sunrise

over Lake Michigan

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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Want a "Quickie"? Today

“Quickies”

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

These twelve photos were taken in a walk around the gardens this morning in the Gardens at Waters East. - - 1.15.14 Notice all the wonderful patterns formed by the snow on plants, sculptures, and stone. - - - A feast for the eyes in design.

Enjoy

Barberry - Golden Nugget

Sunrise

over the gardens & Lake Michigan

Golden Hops vines

Humulus Lupulus "Aureus"

Lily Sculpture

buried in the snow

South Ravine and Lake Michigan

Clay Pot

Sculpture and Formal Garden

Buddha

Asian Patio Garden

Driftwood Fence

Pinus Sylvestris

Fountain Head

view

leaving the Gardens at Waters East

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

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

BLOG SHOTS #52

Each month Gardens at Waters East (GAWE) will post a few never before seen photos of “garden life” called - - BLOG SHOTS. In these very cold days of winter (three days this week the low has been -31.4C ) we can all use a few flowers to bring warmth to our day. Here are the photos for this posting.

moments in the garden - - enjoy

Coneflowers at sunrise

Daisy

deer in the East Field

Dianthus

Fennel blooming

Iris

Weeping Willow

Clouds and Lake Michigan

Love Over the Fence

Marguerite Daisy

18th Century ship ribs

Rose

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

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Green & Gold - "Packer Country"

For a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the Gardens at Waters East are located in “Green and Gold” - - - Green Bay Packers county, this posting will celebrate that football team and two dozen photos of the green and gold colors from the gardens here on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Enjoy