GARDENING: GREEN GARDEN IN PROVENCE & ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARDEN IN UTAH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC9-r3RirDlpMwm8Ac88UzOsQgDffVTjnpCjaefyof2HIvZEzWiKVDQj4J11qiXE56tQGIP0jhlZdLrspW-67lp0BYIiQwILrdDpurmRjRi2nE4ZHVHmUk8QKAzsURIdtgnF9pTf6KlE/s1600/banner_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsC9-r3RirDlpMwm8Ac88UzOsQgDffVTjnpCjaefyof2HIvZEzWiKVDQj4J11qiXE56tQGIP0jhlZdLrspW-67lp0BYIiQwILrdDpurmRjRi2nE4ZHVHmUk8QKAzsURIdtgnF9pTf6KlE/s640/banner_edited-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">DAY 2</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">GREEN GARDENS</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not every garden explodes with a riot of color</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">some have a quiet beauty all their own in verdant, calming shades of green</span>  </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxZvPwEdKv0VYYFZrnDEID9bxMyLWeIFc9kC-e3IfbiM14TK4-Uhi3hDMzMT4yzVEQf7iMlRcbMAhk1yZGc_AmkrwYgiNPEG2xay3QgzYEZ5q9v3S3vjgRyEG1UHTsPkOUQqS6dG-608/s1600/i_ruedebac1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxZvPwEdKv0VYYFZrnDEID9bxMyLWeIFc9kC-e3IfbiM14TK4-Uhi3hDMzMT4yzVEQf7iMlRcbMAhk1yZGc_AmkrwYgiNPEG2xay3QgzYEZ5q9v3S3vjgRyEG1UHTsPkOUQqS6dG-608/s640/i_ruedebac1.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">green shrub garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently realized that that among the photos I had collected of gardens I love, there were a lot of gardens created from trees and shrubs - a garden of greens, a palette of textures in every imaginable shade of that color.  I love this type of garden.  It is a calming place to rest the eyes.  I like everything about these gardens from the rounded shrubs, to the ivy climbing the wall of the house bringing height and another dimension to this garden.  The potted shrubs add structure and focal points.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KvUc63rjz39LLvQ4oX2mOQd_wBKRTBYHqufW7KGGivjDM7BsGsF7jVgdYgY7-o3oMeWYkVN9h82i7sMU2WRqe_7qakXaBYrc8kCOeCpgJ4eulIILnv1bjC9Bs9p5bHJ6JckDpoIIWDA/s1600/boxwood-garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KvUc63rjz39LLvQ4oX2mOQd_wBKRTBYHqufW7KGGivjDM7BsGsF7jVgdYgY7-o3oMeWYkVN9h82i7sMU2WRqe_7qakXaBYrc8kCOeCpgJ4eulIILnv1bjC9Bs9p5bHJ6JckDpoIIWDA/s640/boxwood-garden.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shaped hedges</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I look at a green garden, there is a calmness and serenity.  Maybe that is what I find so attractive - I might just need that in my life...  I learned that this type of garden is actually from the ancient Romans.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I  also learned, from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_369731049"></span>La Vie en Claire<span id="goog_369731050"></span></a> magazine, that there is a true artist creating these gardens in Provence.  Dominique Lafourcade is world renowned for her 'green gardens', creating rich beauty and structure in her native France.  I love her work and I hope you will enjoy it as well in these photos.  She doesn't rely solely on green - she also uses native lavender, roses and other flowers - but the basis and the structure of these gardens and living spaces is created with green shrubs, trees and pots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_-_y_oEWhCzBJ-mxaKOyJqcaDJ6dzMoutHZ-Epeyy3eunu6LnZmL25JuShTowLEW2ukINInOZNCWCndQYjN7Y1Y9Jc1ZBRQVWpeQZuI4eFSWzYLMhUHpimrYY1MK4xU_xFArYJfY1Uc/s1600/37640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_-_y_oEWhCzBJ-mxaKOyJqcaDJ6dzMoutHZ-Epeyy3eunu6LnZmL25JuShTowLEW2ukINInOZNCWCndQYjN7Y1Y9Jc1ZBRQVWpeQZuI4eFSWzYLMhUHpimrYY1MK4xU_xFArYJfY1Uc/s640/37640.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dominique lafourcade</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create places to sit and enjoy your surroundings</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6516xj2RrHBkLyu0ueAkVa_j-Hu9enEI29-bg6TP1G3GUgud8mhlaUUmpThYXLJ8fgLQeA3s5hk-NMDe8994Yd2czpUuL9u4bRjP8W7pum0m4aTEO-5WP0q4YnHuw_nj56uoDActy_s/s1600/37637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6516xj2RrHBkLyu0ueAkVa_j-Hu9enEI29-bg6TP1G3GUgud8mhlaUUmpThYXLJ8fgLQeA3s5hk-NMDe8994Yd2czpUuL9u4bRjP8W7pum0m4aTEO-5WP0q4YnHuw_nj56uoDActy_s/s640/37637.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potted shaped shrubs</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  shaped boxwoods have a sculptural effect</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQZcxuyor0lP02jTU1LoAuA9b_aNjTBJIdELbrau44gQe5TULpMwYtiscKLMbK301xgc22tXhiaLMuEpU1f88EsGkYDeNMs2SvPj1aIUOIURTKC463VO9GmI8m9u0JBFtZdkoXfbRO7E/s1600/37668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQZcxuyor0lP02jTU1LoAuA9b_aNjTBJIdELbrau44gQe5TULpMwYtiscKLMbK301xgc22tXhiaLMuEpU1f88EsGkYDeNMs2SvPj1aIUOIURTKC463VO9GmI8m9u0JBFtZdkoXfbRO7E/s640/37668.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potted green garden</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  pots allow you to add a garden even where you thought there could be no garden</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZiiW5CsFa4lJgexFSvJxmheOCV41bjjMNS9ppgkhmx7U1rwzFQPgogvAapwnr-puqzEdAQ-DXltALIXrI0wvwoZplhdz0B3xQTo5bzmF8kS5AeOYFzI9u-X0f6p-SlYcA7V_vWzXAQE/s1600/37660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZiiW5CsFa4lJgexFSvJxmheOCV41bjjMNS9ppgkhmx7U1rwzFQPgogvAapwnr-puqzEdAQ-DXltALIXrI0wvwoZplhdz0B3xQTo5bzmF8kS5AeOYFzI9u-X0f6p-SlYcA7V_vWzXAQE/s640/37660.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">covered walkway</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tluza_IGpthjztdhJam2d60rr59V7dqUJO49Ps_mRM6EfoiqzHyAmOKe8bo5XlUi5hkjpuBZmPOPD-MDEGGtnM1zKMtZYE0ZRVr5Q4K1XAXk_UrR4cAJPuuNNQqHJONE4zMUA73C-Gs/s1600/37654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tluza_IGpthjztdhJam2d60rr59V7dqUJO49Ps_mRM6EfoiqzHyAmOKe8bo5XlUi5hkjpuBZmPOPD-MDEGGtnM1zKMtZYE0ZRVr5Q4K1XAXk_UrR4cAJPuuNNQqHJONE4zMUA73C-Gs/s640/37654.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden armillary</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create relief from the bright sun with a shaded pergola or arbor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  urns can create strategic focal points</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HrR6jdOLx3KvMrVikbUQSFUj4BRWhnfDqaiUxCmwtrpJGuZzRa0slD-ijya-_EdPUJuXp_-zmLaWRnNUl1AV6d5oGnH3Z4V3GVnfZdMXWlaXKntwL_S1fZf4RhojCCqI4BNH3NchT3w/s1600/42387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="628" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HrR6jdOLx3KvMrVikbUQSFUj4BRWhnfDqaiUxCmwtrpJGuZzRa0slD-ijya-_EdPUJuXp_-zmLaWRnNUl1AV6d5oGnH3Z4V3GVnfZdMXWlaXKntwL_S1fZf4RhojCCqI4BNH3NchT3w/s640/42387.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden in provence</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  varying leaf shapes, hues and heights creates visual interest and texture</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-9k7BMKmvgzJ35R3mb3xzu-NEp9YDumfzVfZCUWIhPKnOneipyedlBfaZ685Fqs-j-2igpx9VgYR0yJcTFL26e2cg04fP4_aZJtO_ZOv-3gQrVW2XbfrD3FcohADdeM-HKUmDVjQfIM/s1600/42363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-9k7BMKmvgzJ35R3mb3xzu-NEp9YDumfzVfZCUWIhPKnOneipyedlBfaZ685Fqs-j-2igpx9VgYR0yJcTFL26e2cg04fP4_aZJtO_ZOv-3gQrVW2XbfrD3FcohADdeM-HKUmDVjQfIM/s640/42363.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sculpted hedges, pots and climbing ivies</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  vary heights, shapes and shades of green in the same hedge or area</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I2ey17b73kqe6JBcVoZVOxndg0hNz6BwOD94TO1ELHxZ0eY7N1C3MhOjRzCBjt6WrdnYg0hgDCRf3SydN4C8hfTVhs43frCxXQywFEvaB4oCSLWQ04C4PZBKSBVeOJttBeJQhnKJuu8/s1600/42266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I2ey17b73kqe6JBcVoZVOxndg0hNz6BwOD94TO1ELHxZ0eY7N1C3MhOjRzCBjt6WrdnYg0hgDCRf3SydN4C8hfTVhs43frCxXQywFEvaB4oCSLWQ04C4PZBKSBVeOJttBeJQhnKJuu8/s640/42266.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gravel path to a water feature</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lessons:  create hidden rooms in your garden - paths that lead to a fountain, a bench or an urn</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNA8YgS9co_K-tkKLiQozN9PvaMmhRciAxSxzYOm1AXwhZngoojQHcGlOJICOo7q3bbE-ok2SVNfP3fRbhmGz8MuaMvSMeZFT-TF1GpaJXcI6DQhO10nyTupdrALnTafBSjejGatSgc8/s1600/42360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNA8YgS9co_K-tkKLiQozN9PvaMmhRciAxSxzYOm1AXwhZngoojQHcGlOJICOo7q3bbE-ok2SVNfP3fRbhmGz8MuaMvSMeZFT-TF1GpaJXcI6DQhO10nyTupdrALnTafBSjejGatSgc8/s640/42360.jpg" width="460" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chateau's entrance</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9zxWjVR2Vn1XKb4rAN1yOaCctPbhUtz0wNKUbVObgtXnmMYnKd3AeBBTVy_nipLeiSBjH0VTSDLtY7iJk0oJhm62WESdor8k_sEmtKd89h8jUOhOAt0JyXKG-mN36BVzInpvlVdty8o/s640/42408.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="426" /></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">border shrubs punctuated with large pots and planters</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add vines to cover certain walls, softening them and creating height and drama</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lessons:  herbs and vegetables don't need a separate plot - include them in the border</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-JMG_b678I7M_l715jA-4pdUWT8Z8Ryb_dYQbQmbzcDK-lIJ865t8gQ0MNQAUDYi8mjL_HKLMSl4gT3zb14AFvKELb1RMiyF_znbIwLtUEnUGc_4w64PX-wmBKbRfjGyxsiJlIIAi74/s1600/episode4101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-JMG_b678I7M_l715jA-4pdUWT8Z8Ryb_dYQbQmbzcDK-lIJ865t8gQ0MNQAUDYi8mjL_HKLMSl4gT3zb14AFvKELb1RMiyF_znbIwLtUEnUGc_4w64PX-wmBKbRfjGyxsiJlIIAi74/s400/episode4101.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">french patio and seating area</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  rounding your shrubs creates softness and informality</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">straight trimmed hedges create formality</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZdjCIIfPLECUzWsn1pJ5E7Shfaeh0_1zVkdAtMlAZkdyEGRVhwqEKw0PQaoO1B3eijV0IE2_CvRvgYc0iGFOlXqc2EBsypOtEFjOmzoLY-CymvWGOisZCD-9bB4lTZnfSVPwNOYS0aA/s1600/2007-07-30_193411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZdjCIIfPLECUzWsn1pJ5E7Shfaeh0_1zVkdAtMlAZkdyEGRVhwqEKw0PQaoO1B3eijV0IE2_CvRvgYc0iGFOlXqc2EBsypOtEFjOmzoLY-CymvWGOisZCD-9bB4lTZnfSVPwNOYS0aA/s640/2007-07-30_193411.jpg" width="486" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">secret garden door</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add a surprise..... a hidden doorway</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocclcHehmYFUK70Q-dnIqegtiZIJRJEXB34SlbJj4Mc3MaeOAWoO7-bdE1-nYDy64uSQxkdxfadffxxkSE9JFCth3Gt5YW2wZBRt27pimMFDNyTswoSBfQ6L48vRvDVW6JxFPomQATjI/s1600/pond.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocclcHehmYFUK70Q-dnIqegtiZIJRJEXB34SlbJj4Mc3MaeOAWoO7-bdE1-nYDy64uSQxkdxfadffxxkSE9JFCth3Gt5YW2wZBRt27pimMFDNyTswoSBfQ6L48vRvDVW6JxFPomQATjI/s640/pond.bmp" width="512" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden fountain</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1392530426"></span><span id="goog_1392530427"></span>..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  add the music of water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITd5s0AEdFS9dnHnEhr2I2VEDjEhCOtAETj43FMaU2uPTW6HuBXIy79No80D7_yWzbCH_wCoTeoguzOtxbH2V0Lq90aK-1Fo6CgLjI0rf8WO8bbsry3Ix7G1-Gpu9DXsFMcjtUA540J0/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITd5s0AEdFS9dnHnEhr2I2VEDjEhCOtAETj43FMaU2uPTW6HuBXIy79No80D7_yWzbCH_wCoTeoguzOtxbH2V0Lq90aK-1Fo6CgLjI0rf8WO8bbsry3Ix7G1-Gpu9DXsFMcjtUA540J0/s640/IMG_0002.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">alfresco dining</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Garden lesson:  create a space to dine and enjoy the beauty of nature</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you have enjoyed exploring these green gardens as much as I.   My sister-in-law, Colleen has a garden with some of the same elements as the green gardens above.  <br /><br />We visited her garden while in Utah recently:   <br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">COLLEEN'S SALT LAKE GARDEN</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlaDgbdluHBNUsaUF5YKI9AgZP70GOKJj_tIbh7UCUJ-aashP7SI1CHdcoaJnD56LbOgZvzawtzzU3esf1_aKpI0Kj5ecpa1hKblXezxofuGBzVaRDA-LJZa5BzYKI7lr5a9RME4fKIo/s1600/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlaDgbdluHBNUsaUF5YKI9AgZP70GOKJj_tIbh7UCUJ-aashP7SI1CHdcoaJnD56LbOgZvzawtzzU3esf1_aKpI0Kj5ecpa1hKblXezxofuGBzVaRDA-LJZa5BzYKI7lr5a9RME4fKIo/s640/IMG_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cool green canopy</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved the canopy of tall mature trees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4hevjDFm00lcZemiqsi_9fMeWe1Yq4yB8mwxbWHxwmXeRe4-Ugh9sSdqj7g6qnwtRlwMu4B8MqjJwlBAEqP8eRc-qygbAQM-E6lQKDb9Dp5lSLCJkiw1xly0KpqSn8m3aZxqMM1bBjw/s1600/IMG_0186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4hevjDFm00lcZemiqsi_9fMeWe1Yq4yB8mwxbWHxwmXeRe4-Ugh9sSdqj7g6qnwtRlwMu4B8MqjJwlBAEqP8eRc-qygbAQM-E6lQKDb9Dp5lSLCJkiw1xly0KpqSn8m3aZxqMM1bBjw/s640/IMG_0186.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ivied tree trunk</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bailey enjoyed the shade they created near the pool deck.  Notice how the ivy has been allowed to cover the tree trunk - I love that little touch</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLdsqx8nBOZgfJlAHurW6CPpAaAr9APIsJABqkhbG9uTrrIQFpMskiTtrzY0hK5jBebAYGBJmN9yod8wFGCjn6AHJhe2mMN4H_HqKPloqsfWbkPIvmbXyTmzZMJOS6eb2UUEdgq61jDw/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLdsqx8nBOZgfJlAHurW6CPpAaAr9APIsJABqkhbG9uTrrIQFpMskiTtrzY0hK5jBebAYGBJmN9yod8wFGCjn6AHJhe2mMN4H_HqKPloqsfWbkPIvmbXyTmzZMJOS6eb2UUEdgq61jDw/s640/IMG_0177.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">viburnum</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her viburnum (snowball tree) was dripping with blooms</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKTT9HxdaXl0Gpcg6D6ZV3GYggJQTc1GjKJ5kGAt1Yyij0uj1z5RMAvc0bN0GoCTZKE8uZa68C8ej2HVq27i5xxfN0o2Ssj5d2t03LWiPVkHxVVl9CE8KYpGG4ehVmaw4TPFF56Lpe28/s1600/IMG_0190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKTT9HxdaXl0Gpcg6D6ZV3GYggJQTc1GjKJ5kGAt1Yyij0uj1z5RMAvc0bN0GoCTZKE8uZa68C8ej2HVq27i5xxfN0o2Ssj5d2t03LWiPVkHxVVl9CE8KYpGG4ehVmaw4TPFF56Lpe28/s640/IMG_0190.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ivy ground cover</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm also a fan of the curved pathway and the bed of green ivy </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCbSBC27OPOMiIOXIrSMxTdtciX09ec_fvNKtp01VzWNLZWOB-f7jVpUrYmgBc5iPmVrn9VToP2KpEmDLUpqEmKTQEYCcFVaqgXHj5UOwSwsVBE3ak3zay_IIUSTAmx93llUOscAhKh8/s1600/IMG_0191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCbSBC27OPOMiIOXIrSMxTdtciX09ec_fvNKtp01VzWNLZWOB-f7jVpUrYmgBc5iPmVrn9VToP2KpEmDLUpqEmKTQEYCcFVaqgXHj5UOwSwsVBE3ak3zay_IIUSTAmx93llUOscAhKh8/s640/IMG_0191.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">garden cherub</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and who can resist the charm of this cherub?</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx2JBKA-mWZz81E-PsSydS98WLDhYOfphP_XhD5va_jkUXnw6RcV7VsXx_4D0zO0Ry_LN4hQ0rcdAoAM2e_chPb91qG4IHXy9Gdm4oMormA9IwJUGvx3bHdmj-vuWKbaoWU1DAHEtaaQ/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx2JBKA-mWZz81E-PsSydS98WLDhYOfphP_XhD5va_jkUXnw6RcV7VsXx_4D0zO0Ry_LN4hQ0rcdAoAM2e_chPb91qG4IHXy9Gdm4oMormA9IwJUGvx3bHdmj-vuWKbaoWU1DAHEtaaQ/s640/IMG_0178.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">petunia pot</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>all that green accented with pops of color - like this pot of petunias<br /><br />Heavenly!<br /><br /><br /><br />I HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S LITTLE TOUR<br /><br />MORE TOMORROW<br /><br />and<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Please leave me a comment</span></div>

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