Month in Review- April Weather Photo Calendar

Photos from each day of the month of April.

April 29 Noon, 50° Sun

Little Ladybug in the Yews. I was trimming hedges today and the Taxus was loaded with Lady Beetles.

April 28, 10 am, 39° Clouds and Some Sun

The ‘Bloodgood’ Japanese Maple has fully leafed out.

April 27, 3 pm, 43°, Sun and dropped to 29° at night

Columbine ‘Songbird Cardinal’ is singing a pretty song. Continue reading

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Native Shade Gardening

… at a former place of worship. i On Niagara.

The Native Garden was installed by volunteers at the historical Lewiston Museum in Lewiston, New York. The Museum was originally built as a church in the early 1800′s, and the cornerstone was laid in 1835. The Lewiston Museum is a facility operated by the Historical Association of Lewiston, a private, non-profit organization. It is maintained mostly by volunteers.

As you might realize by looking at the plants used in this shade garden, many are true natives. Many of which you might find growing in fields and woodlands. The photo above, shows only about half of the slim bed. The Trillium are seen to the far right of the image.

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W4W A Place of Inspiration

A HDR, creative camera technique.

W4W theme this month is Inspiration. For my own Inspiration post, I chose a peaceful place. Continue reading

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