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11.5.10

A show in slow motion

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My friend’s father is an avid gardener, and I will never forget what he told me in the first year I decided to tackle our garden.

His goal was to make his garden like a slow motion fireworks show. As some flowers fall out of bloom, others are coming up so that something is always in bloom. I just imagine a time lapse movie of the whole summer when I think about this, and how beautiful it would be.

Now that we are in our new place, we don’t have a garden for me to work on this year. We have to figure out the hardscape first, but that is a task I will leave for another year. For now, I am growing small things in pots, and I really enjoy seeing how the gardens are changing everyday in my new neighbourhood.

13 comments:

  1. That is such a great visual description :). I like it. I need a garden too.

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  2. oh that is such a beautiful thing to picture!!

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  3. potted gardens are just as fun,or even more fun! theyre cuter. hahha

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  4. Oh wow. Slow motion fireworks. I like that image. Very poetic.

    I've been reading your blog for a few months now. Found it via someone else's blog (don't remember who now.)
    Cheers,
    Sophie

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  5. Beautiful photos..
    In like the slow motion fireworks image :)

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  6. beautiful!!!!!

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  7. beautiful pictures :-)how nice your friend's father calls this a slow motion fireworkshow!
    good luck with the pots :-)

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  8. i love his philosophy of gardening :)

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  9. i love it! it's so true!!!
    i am so loving this gardening business and how beautiful it is!

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  10. Lovely post + photos! You have inspired me to get into gardening :)

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  11. That's really a show in slow motion. Your pictures are so lovely, love it.

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  12. what a beautiful way to think of a garden!

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  13. I love this idea. I'm carrying it with me.

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