Photographed today – cuttings from our woodland garden.(Displayed on pretty papers by Brenda Walton for K and Company.)The woodland garden is a 55-foot long area on the west side of our home. When we bought our property almost five years ago, it had quite a bit of bare ground covered with mulch. Over the years I’ve filled it in with dozens of flowering plants, grasses, ferns, shrubs and hundreds of bulbs. Any bare earth remaining is now covered with a soft, yellow-green moss. The rock wall above used to be awful concrete block. Two years ago, D painstakingly hand cut stone veneer and mortared it onto the entire 55-foot length. Now it is a beautiful, special feature. Our kitchen and entry windows overlook this part of the garden, a source of magical delight after a gloomy winter. The birds love it, too – a true fairy garden.When these beauties begin to fade, the next wave of blooms will begin. Soon to come are Aquilegia (columbine), Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart), Japanese Painted Fern, hydrangeas, rhododendrons and azaleas, tulips, Lily of the Valley and bluebells.I hope this brought some springtime magic to your week!
much love,
– g
p. s. The next issue of my newsletter will be out tomorrow and includes some great French postcard printables and photo tips. You can still sign up using the link on the sidebar.
So pretty. The flowers are spectacular and I love how you styled the shoot.
Oh, how beautiful! I'm speechless, dear g, it is all so lovely! I can only imagine how wonderful it is to look out your kitchen window to such a sight… And David's stone wall is wonderful!
Love your woodland garden Georgianna…and your lovely "botanicals" too. David's stone wall is a work of art!
So beautiful!!! it's amazing!!!
Maravillosas imagenes!
Besos!
Veronica.
Los Mundos de Nika Vintage
Oh so pretty, you have the most beautiful garden! Lovely diversity of spring flowers! ♥
What a lovely blog post Georgianna…you've certainly brightened up my Tuesday morning, here in rainy, cold and windy England! :-)
wow! I cannot believe that is your own garden! It is stunning! Ok, maybe I can believe it. It's beautiful just as everything you do is! Hugs!!
Springtime magic is truly the word. Thankyou!
Have a wonderful day.
Åsa
I bet your woodland garden is a wonder to behold in real life. These blooms from it are beautiful. Enjoy and thank you so much for sharing it all with us. Beautiful work as always.
FlowerLady
pure heaven! Oh my……55 ft long…….that has to just be so gorgeous!!!! I love your garden pics…..I can't wait to keep seeing them throughout this spring, summer and fall….
What a pretty sight! I would love to look out my windows and enjoy such a view. I'd love that there's lots of pretty blooms to photography too :)
Ohmygosh, your garden is a paradise! And your photos are spectacular…a beautiful spring feast for the eyes. Lovely!!
Dear Georgianna, This post truly shows what an incredible artist you are. It is apparent in everything you do. These fabulous photographs would make a most wonderful little book, especially if you would share how you developed and planned your woodland garden and how D built this perfect stone wall.
ox, Gina
How beautiful! I love the shot of the flowers growing by the fence. Very inspiring.
Anna
The fact that these photos are taken in your garden makes them even more beautiful. xo
Ada
Georgianna,
What a magnificent post filled with beauty. Lovely.
Karen
What a charming garden, it makes me happy looking at all your wondeful photos! XO Christie
What a beautiful site to see out your window.. Your photos are so beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing them with us!!
Hugs~
simply beautiful Georgianna!….smiles
It brought spring time magic, enchantment, a smile on my face and a calm and soothing feeling for my soul. Flowers have this way of affecting me, they calm me !
Amazing photos Georgianna !
Oh what a lovely garden! And also a great source for cut flowers and photography! I wish mine was as green as yours is, our trees are just starting to leaf out. I can't wait to see your columbine …. it's a favorite of mine!
Beautiful photography and a charming garden, thanks for sharing your bit of spring!
~Kelly
Oh ! And I love the papers, sooo pretty !
It goes without saying that your compositions are stunning, I am also very impressed with the job your husband has made of the wall, a great feature in your beautiful garden.
Hi G,
What a stunning troupe of characters you have on hand to photograph! All the different colors and forms are so fun to view. I especially enjoy your varied approach to composition in these images. They inspire me to try something out of my usual realm of "seeing".
Your garden and the stone wall are lovely… A labor of love. How nice when the work is done, well, I guess it's never totally done, and you can enjoy your garden!
In n WI, we spell spring c-r-a-z-y, as we had snow yesterday. Bet you're glad you don't live here! I'm looking forward to a move:)
take care,
Xo Anna
Dear Georgianna you have a Paradise! Oh great garden!
Thanks for sharing this personal corner!
Ciao Monica
Oh my – you do live in a magical garden! The stone wall is beautiful, as are all your botanicals. xo Jill
OMG your garden……I amspeechless; this is heaven on earth:)
XX
This is dreamland for sure Georgianna, and each of these photographs is so very beautiful.
Have a wonderful week ahead!
xo.
Hi G
I love your woodland garden plants and D did a fine job on making the stone wall look more natural. You know me, I'm looking closely and this time focusing on your backgrounds – my weakness. I have some ideas after viewing these photos and there are lots of pretty papers in my card making supplies so I'll experiment.
Judith
SO SO beautiful G!!!Your woodland garden and the blooms it produces is just amazing!!! Every photo is gorgeous dear friend. This garden must make you smile every time you get out into it. Truly lovely!!!
Your photos always amaze and delight me G.
I hope you are loving everyday of this Spring. I just know you are.
sending hugs…
All these sweet spring flowers give me happiness and the instant desir to rush to my brushes.
Oh, Georgianna, you have an exquisite wee Paradise there! :) How simply lovely!
Thanks for the smile and also for the beautiful French postcard printables.
Have a lovely day! xo
What a labour of love, and you've reaped such beautiful blossoms for your efforts! Thanks for the peek into your beauty!
wonderful photos …. I love them…
virginia
Dear Georgianna,
It must be like heaven walking around your woodland fairy garden.
I love all the pretty flowers you have picked and the gorgeous photographs, each one is perfection.
Hope you are enjoying a lovely Spring week
Hugs
Carolyn
So many different blooms; truely a fairy garden! How I would love a garden just like it. Only the bulbs that like a lot of water have survived in our garden this year. Thank you so much for sharing all this prettiness with us Georgianna.
Bye,
Marian
I don't even know what to say today. Your beautiful post left me speechless, friend. The flowers on the beautiful papers, the colors, the buds just jumping off the screen at me … exquisite!
Thank you for the photo editing tips in your newsletter. Can't wait to try them out!
Lori
Your garden sounds like a haven that a person could escape into so much beauty.
Your hand picked flowers are stunning.
Loved you post . Stellar
Dear Georgianna, What an amazing Garden and such a magical and inspiring place!! It has filled me with beauty and awe.Thank you for sharing these beautiful images. Happy Spring!!
magic indeed! this is a simply magnificent garden. you have inspired me for a space i am working on in my own backyard.
i came here via your guest post on Relyn's blog. so happy to have found you this way.
your words and photography are beautiful
Your woodland garden looks amazing, G.! So many flowers blooming! I love the stone wall … I've always admired them. How nice to have such a talented hubby! :) xo
I so love to see photographs from your garden! It's like a little peek into your life all the way over there across the Atlantic :) I know that you and D work hard to make it so beautiful, it must be such a pleasure to see the results of all that work at this time of year x
Dear Georgianna, I just came across one of your photos on FB and had to track you down!! Love your images – just beautiful! Will call back – I see your on FB too – will follow!
Sharon