Category Archives: Architecture

Simple as Looking at Your Own Garden

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Can we see succession first hand? We can because we create a “major external event” (source) each time we clear the land and till the soil to plant our crops or garden. We don’t think of it this way, but … Continue reading →

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The Garden Bloggers Fling – The Gentling Garden

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

This is the first part of a series on this garden including Using Retaining Walls and Stonework, Looking a Little Closer, The Storybook Woodland, and The Many Gardens Rolled into One. There is so much to learn from landscaping on … Continue reading →

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

The Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden, a look at fun. Continue reading →

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Chanticleer Gardens, On the Way Back

Posted on July 24, 2012 by

This tour takes us back from where we came and past some familiar spots.

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Chanticleer Nine in Twelve Pond View

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Here we are again looking at the ponds, but from the upper terrace arbor. I will let you stroll and enjoy.

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