First of all, thank you SO MUCH to all of you who participated in Mosaic Monday yesterday. I was thrilled to have so many participants for the first week, and I LOVED seeing all your wonderful mosaics!
I hope you all had as much fun as I did, and that you will join us again next week. Tell your friends, too. The more the merrier!
If anyone else would like to join but needs instructions on making a mosaic, drop me an email at mrcarroll(at)optonline(dot)net.
I wanted to show you a few photos from The Garden Conservancy Open Day I attended on Saturday. These photos are from Kennelston Cottage in Far Hills, NJ. Not really a cottage at all, but an English Tudor style house built in the early 1900's. Kennelston is a series of garden rooms, many organized along axial lines. The two photos above show the ornamental potager, with it's very formal design.
This beautiful bank of early perennials surrounds the pool. Don't you love the allium and iris? Blues and purples are my favorite garden colors.
Finally, here is the courtyard garden. These photos really do not do it justice. This garden is SO beautiful! I have some more photos to show you tomorrow, of a wonderful sunken garden.
If you are interested in finding Open Days in your area, visit the Garden Conservancy.
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We really enjoyed your Mosaic Monday concept!!!Maybe we will join in to.your pics are really refreshing!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the Mosaic Monday, will e-mail you for instructions. Today's pictures are such a gift. I have albums full of gardens I have visited and will certainly use those in a future blog. Thank you for your help in these activities.
ReplyDeletePeggy
Heavenly. I love gardens.
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I am going to try doing a mosaic, too.
I really enjoyed Mosaic Monday! It was so much fun visiting everyone's beautiful mosaics. I'm sad because I'll miss the next two Mondays (going to PARIS!!!!!!). I hope to have some great photos to share after that. Mary, thanks again for hosting!
ReplyDeleteGood heavens, Carol, I'm sure going to Paris will be MUCH BETTER than Mosaic Monday! LOL Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHey! How come the iris are blooming in Far Hills and not in Morris County? No fair!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! The potager is amazing, but I LOVE that purple, blue and white border -- That drift of color is just so lovely.
Thanks!
And thanks for Mosaic Monday -- I am still not quite sure how I managed to make the mosaic, but it worked!
Cass
Hello! I found you through "mama's" blog. It's beautiful here! xox
ReplyDeleteI am totally in love with those gardens. I feel connected to them, like I am supposed to live there! (Ha!)
ReplyDeleteMosaic Monday was a lot of fun and thank you for being such a wonderful hostess. I know that hostessing such an event represents a lot of work behind the scenes.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful gardens, lush and green, formal and awe-inspiring. You're blessed to be so near them.
What beautiful pictures! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMary, I am so very much enjoying your posts, and your photos. But you know how much I love them. Mosaic Mondays is a wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteOh and by the way.....I noticed the badge on your sidebar for BlogInterviewer, and voted for you. Of course I would, your blog is amazing!
Jen
Thanks so much, Jen! I knew you, especially, would enjoy the garden pics. :)
ReplyDeleteHello Mary, Mosaic Monday was a huge success, I have a feeling it is going to be very popular, thank you so much for hosting, I had such a great time visiting all the participants and found each and every mosaic a delight to see. your pretty in pink mosaic is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI love to see Alliums in masses like this, Kennelston Cottage is just so beautiful. Kathy.
I love these garden photos. Those ornamental trees are so pretty in person. They are The Dappled Willow, Salix Integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki', also known as Variegated Willow, is a small shrub that produces leaves that are variegated when they are young. The young branches grow out of the crown in all directions and will begin drooping slightly. This plant displays good winter interest with coral and red stems that contrasts with the landscape. Like all Willows, it thrives in moist soils. Prune in early spring to promote its elegant display and prune to promote variegated foliage. The Dappled Willow is a superb accent plant and it will be a focal point in beds and borders. The Variegated Willow is also used for foundation plantings, alongside water features and natural areas. I have a bush form. You'll notice they are also hedge like in one of those pictures. Happy Gardening!
ReplyDeletelooks like a gorgeous trip you had - loving the shots, keep them coming! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mary. I so enjoyed Mosaic Monday and I agree with you that everyone's mosaics were so lovely! Thank you for hosting such a fun party every week.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beautiful garden you visited. In your lovely photographs, you've really captured spring at its best. Thank you!
Have a great day,
~Arleen
Beautiful;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of the gardens. I wanted to have alliums this year, but haven't gotten around to it. They're so lovely with their big round shapes.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
What fun Mosiac Monday was, thanks for the opportunity!!
ReplyDeleteAh, lovely! I know what you need: A wide angle lens. Yes! I want a new lens in the worst way. I know what I want! I just can't spend the money.
ReplyDeletewow! lovely! keep the photos coming'! jkj
ReplyDeleteThe gardens are lovely! Once the rain clears up I plan on taking my camera over to the Arboretum...everything is blooming over there!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Robin
This place is so beautiful! I love the iris and allium together. This kind of garden is my dream.
ReplyDeletebeyond beautiful... the allium... oh my i want a new garden with flat land!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures. I'm sorry that I missed the open days, but will linke this post to my gardening blog.
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