Here are some pictures of the vegetable garden site. They were taken this past week – March 23-27, 2009. I think Eric has pictures from last Saturday’s work day.
View from Plum Walk into Vegetable garden area
A bit closer, and foggy
See the compost area?
And a view of the composter
paths beside vegetable garden
vegetable garden without the fog
Just an excuse to show the Plum Walk, but you can see the beds for the vegetables in the foreground
Friday morning in DC was foggy. Gail took some neat images of the garden that I am sharing with you.
View of the North Vista from the steps leading into the house
View of Fountain Terrace from the Rose Garden steps
The gate from the Fountain Terrace into the Arbor Terrace
Walkway beside Pebble Garden
Pebble Garden
The rising sun rays on the water droplets, with the plum blossoms really made the air look pink
Plum Walk in the fog
Since the Plums are so pretty right now, I had to show you two views.
But Melisande’s Alle is equally interesting with wisps of fog blowing around.
Silver maples peaking through the fog in the Alle
Lovers Lane Pool at the head of Melisande's Alle
Alle from a bit higher ground
A neat perspective of crossing paths
looking towards the plum trees - see the pink through the fog?
Here's a view of the progress on the vegetable garden area
The cherry trees aren't quite out, but the yellow forsythia shows up despite the fog
The fog really makes the Forsythia Hill look romantic
And a last view of the fogginess….
The ellipse in the early morning fog.
Just a quick note to share photographs I took on March 11. There were more crocus and daffodils in the garden. And the trees are budding. I’ll post a note on just trees soon…. In the meantime…
Here is the view on my walk between the parking lot and the library.
Crocus on the hill with the garden building behind
Crocus on the hill looking toward library
Crocus outside the door of the fellows building - oh wait the building has a new name
Camelias blooming on the sunnier side of the Guest Cottage (yes that's the name)
Chris's favorite view in the spring
Crocus and Scillas under the Silver Maples along the Allee
It’s been almost a month since my last post. Since then we’ve experienced a number of frigid days, snow, wind and gray skies. But March is here, however much it is has come in like a lion, and this weekend is promising warm weather.
I went out into the garden yesterday and took some pictures that I will share with you. There are more winter aconite blooming and snowdrops (we had snow last Monday.) But there are also mounds of crocus up, and a few Chionodoxa luciliae also known as Glory of the snow and Lenten rose. The winter aconite is on the south side of the lawn as well as the Terrior Column and Mélisande’s Allée. The crocus are in the same places above, plus the Orchard, Cherry Hill, and the Lilac Circle. I saw the Glory of the snow in the Allée. The snowdrops are popping up here and there around the property especially under the Beech tree. I think things will be springing up on a regular basis from now on, so check back often.
Here are some of the pictures in no particular order.
Winter Aconite in Melisandes Allee
Snowdrops in crook of roots of Beech tree. Beech Terrace
Closeup of crocus
Purple crocus
Crocus among winter aconite and snowdrops
Chionodoxa luciliae
Witch Hazel near Terrior Column
Close up of Witch Hazel - Angelly
DO Buds 