Gardens at Waters East: August 2014

Friday, August 29, 2014

Retrospective of August 2014 - in 24 pics

As is always the case at Gardens at Waters East, more photos were taken this month than could possibly be posted in one shot. Today the posting will limit itself to twenty-four photos that illustrate the wide verity of plants blooming at this time of year. There are so many more that could be posted but enough is enough!

Enjoy your stroll along the paths.

Yucca

enjoying the lake view

Gootendorf bud

Gootendorf in full bloom

Hydrangea

Love-over-the-fence

Pink Mallow

Marguerite Daisy

Monarch Butterfly

enjoying the gardens

Poppy

Three Mast Ship - The Peace Maker

Sailing along the shore at Gardens at Waters East

Tiger Lily

Veronica, Mallow, Margurite & Poppy

Hibiscus

False Sunflower, Monarda & Russian Sage

Daylily

Obedient Plant, Coneflower & False Sunflower

Lavender

Oriental Lily

Morning Glory

Ligularia - Rocket

Coneflower

Butterfly on Ribbon Grass

Garlic Chives

Coneflowers & Lilies

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.

PLUS ONE MORE

Sunrise over Lake Michigan

August 5, 2014

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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.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Want a "Quickie"? Today 8.22.14

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

These photos were taken this morning in the Gardens at Waters East. - - 8.22.14 This morning – and pretty much the whole day – the gardens were shrouded in fog, really think fog. Spider webs were everywhere covered with the dew of the day. A great time to walk through the gardens and observe the muted colors, the designs, and flowers at bloom. Take your time and stroll the paths with me.

Enjoy

Lake Michigan, believe it or not, is about 300 feet from these coneflowers.

Trust me it is our there!

Pink Mallow and the south ravine

Even in the fog - the poppy shows its color.

Spider Web on Barberry

Ship Ribs from the 1800s sitting in a Day Lily field.

Hybridized Daylily #X10

created at the Gardens at Waters East

muted colors

Queen Anne Lace

with the soft white of fog

Spider Web on Diablo Ninebark

Heirloom Rose bud - Gottendorf

with spider web

Yucca

Spider Web & Veronica

Golden Ninebark, Globe Thistle, & Coneflowers

Porthole Sculpture - made from glass from the portholes of

The Straits of Mackinac

with the Formal Garden and Lake Michigan in background.

NOTE:

In the summer of 2005, 77 years after she was launched in Detroit, the remains of the very last Michigan State Ferry still afloat, The Straits of Mackinac, were intentionally sunk about 14 miles off Chicago's Navy Pier to become a scuba diving attraction. Today she rests in about 80 feet of water and is visited by divers from throughout the world.

Spider Web with Hybridized Daylily #8

Spider Web on Grape Vine

muted colors

The Currants seem to enjoy the fog and are about ready to be harvested.

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, August 16, 2014

The Gardens This Morning 8.16.14

Here are a few photos taken this morning while walking around the Gardens at Waters East on the shores of Lake Michigan. Thought you might like to see some of the plants that are blooming this time of the summer – some just getting started others nearing the end. Soon after taking these photos it started to rain – and the rain is greatly needed – nice!