BLOG SHOTS #61

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

 an August sunrise

Gardens at Waters East

 Asters and Bumblebee

 Groundhog

 Pink Mallow

 old ship ribs from the mid 1800s

in the Daylily Garden

 Dandelion

 view from the gardens

looking North

 Red Monarda

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

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

www.gardensatwaterseast@Yahoo.com

Savage Garden

As the fall season moves further along, the “bugs” have come to the Gardens at Waters East for the final fling of the season.  Hundreds and hundreds have been showing up here, there and everywhere.  They must love what they find – because they are spending lots of time in lots of places.

This is a series of three postings documenting many (but not all) of the “bugs” and more that have been sighted here recently.  Up close, some of them look rather frightening.  On that I think we can agree!

Enjoy the company as you wander the gardens today.

 Even the baby Groundhog was a savage.

He thought the garden was a "salad bar".

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

BLOG SHOTS #60

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

 storm clouds leaving the gardens

passing out over Lake Michigan

 Daffodil

 Daisies

 view toward Lake Michigan

 succulent

after the rain

 native sunflower - Maximillian

 Slug

 looking West

Gardens at Waters East

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

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

www.gardensatwaterseast@Yahoo.com

THE TREE #8

This is the eighth posting in the series “THE TREE” which follows the life of a special Honey Locust tree in the Gardens at Waters East.  If you have not read the first posting, it might be most helpful for you to do that.  Go to the archives in this Blog and check out the posting – click on: beginnings  - found on March 7, 2014.  Reading this short introduction will put this tree, this posting, and future postings in proper perspective.  It will be helpful.

The Locust with Asters & Day Lilies

looking East

This posting looks at the THE TREE while standing back to see what else is blooming this late in the season near its location.  These pictures were all taken since the last posting about THE TREE.

Enjoy your visit to - THE TREE

 Trumpet Vine

beginning to bloom

Locust tree in the background

 Trumpet Vine in bloom

close-up

with Locust tree in the background

 Seagulls

chasing dragonflies over the Locust tree

 Locust tree in the center

looking South

 Native Sunflowers - Maximillian

looking West

with Locust tree in the background

 The Tree - earning morning

October 7, 2014

What is happening to all the plants???

 The Tree - midday

Plants at base all cut down and removed.

October 7, 2014

 The Tree

final Autumn cutting of the gardens

October 7, 2014

 Sunrise - view from near The Tree

The first weekend of October 2014

If you wish to look at other blogs from around the world which are doing similar monthly tree postings.  click on:   http://looseandleafy.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-is-tree-following-and-list-of-tree.html

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.

gardensatwaterseast.blogspot.com

September 2014 - new photos

September 2014 has now come and gone.  The Gardens at Waters East now moves on to Autumn and eventually Winter.  Reflecting back it is pretty obvious that this recent month still had lots of interest, color, and visitors.  Here are some never before seen photos taken in September.

Hope you enjoy you time in the garden.

 Lake Michigan

viewed from the garden

 Monarch Butterfly

After years of seeing only 3 to 4 each summer,

this year there have been hundreds in the gardens.

 Ballon Flowers

in bud and bloom

 Native Cup Plant

 American Eagles

south ravine tree

visiting the gardens almost every day this summer

 Native Aster

at the driftwood fence

 Seagulls

chasing dragonflies over the gardens

at times there were hundreds

 Garlic Chives

view of Lake Michigan and South Ravine

 Asian Garden

 morning dew

Peacock Orchid

 Sunrise with Geese in flight

September 29, 2014

 Marguerite Daisy

with a visitor

 Foggy Morning

early September

seed head

Autumn is coming to the gardens

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

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.