THE TREE 2015 #9

This is the ninth in the series – The Tree – Scotch Pine

Last month – October – was a double month posting since I was out of the country for a month.  In that posting we viewed the final Fall colors and flowers of the gardens that were near to THE TREE as the days continued to shorten into the last months of the year.

sunrise this week

In this posting we now view THE TREE and the Gardens at Waters East as they are cut back and prepared for the winter season.  Enjoy one last look for the year, and do enjoy the views of Lake Michigan – the East edge of the gardens.

 colors in the garden after the "cut-back" for Autumn

 base of THE TREE after doing the Winter mulching

 as this season ends - you know what happens next!

cold - but beautiful too

looking out the sunroom window during a past winter storm

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.

one last look at THE TREE and sunrise this past week

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The End is Near - October Overview 2015

The Gardens at Waters East is forever taking photos - - so many photos!  Every month there are way more pictures than could possibly be posted.  Therefore now and then, the gardens will post a selection of the previous month’s more interesting pictures showing color, form, detail, and the like - - those pictures that grab attention to the plants and sights of the month.

Gravestone from a death in the 1860s

one of many interesting "artifacts" in the gardens.

Hope you enjoy your visit as much as those who came in person to visit during October.  Many photos were taken on the last day of the month – Halloween.  The first photo is so appropriate for the celebration!

As the month progressed, more and more plants were finishing their season of blooms. Early in October – lots still enjoying the sun, by the end of the month most had gone to rest until next Spring and the rains and clouds were here.  The following photos were all taken yesterday October 31, 2015, the final day of the month - and - Halloween.

Enjoy this Autumn month and the gifts that the Gardens at Waters East still have to give as the growing season comes to an end.  Some beautiful colors still abound.

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.

BLOG SHOTS #76

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

 American Eagles - here at the gardens almost daily

 October Sunset

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

Seasonal Contrast in the Garden #19 -- Blade

Postings in this ongoing series will show the same garden “area” and “objects” at two or more different times / seasons of the year.  The contrast will offer the viewer an appreciation of the beauty found in the same spot but in different months.  Some of the photos have never been seen before, others were collected from earlier postings in order to provide the needed contrast.  Each season has its own “feeling”, has its own  beauty.

This posting is titled – “Blade” – which is the name given to the garden statue here since the arms and legs have been “cutoff” for this sculpture.

Enjoy the Seasonal Contrast

Reference Note:  If you check out the archives for this Blog, you will find a number of “contrast” postings in this series.  All help in understanding the gardens throughout the year.

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

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:

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BLOG SHOTS #75

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

 ship ribs from the 1850s

 This is a Cup Plant

 This is why it is called a Cup Plant

after a rain - where the leaf attaches itself to the stem a small "cup" is formed

it holds the rain and birds and buds come there to drink

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