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A humble garden ornament

comments (13) February 25th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Photo: Danielle Sherry

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You might think this is a piece of driftwood that Barbara Weirich dragged up from the shores of Lake Michigan into her garden in Benton Harbor, Michigan. That's what I thought, but associate editor Danielle Sherry, who took this photo, says that it's actually a branch from a tree that fell in Barbara's garden. Barbara turned lemons into lemonade by pairing this sculptural limb with a garden of grasses, to great effect.

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Formal with a touch of curves

Comments (13)

smdntv writes: Truly one of my favorites so far! Lovely and inspiring use of natural design. Posted: 5:26 pm on March 2nd

djk78 writes: Looks prehistoric, I love it. What a great idea! Posted: 1:14 am on February 28th

arboretum writes: terrific placement in a bed that really makes a good argument for the handsomeness of a grasses garden bed.
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 1:22 am on February 27th

nadwa writes: A little bit of imagination can take us anywhere ;

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goodmorning sheila schultz your words is very nice.. and >>

nice to meet you Posted: 12:09 am on February 27th

Mateja99 writes: Hello!I come from Slovenia and my english is not so well... Oh, I love this grasses,it is just marvellous and for my opinion this root give a magical fairy look. Yes thanks for sharing! Posted: 1:33 pm on February 26th

Martha26 writes: Lovely garden - woudl love to hear about ornamental grasses that can tolerate shade and zone 4. For the reader interested in planting ideas and her tree branches - I think that clematis would be lovely rambling through the branches. Posted: 6:57 pm on February 25th

sheilaschultz writes: Love the grasses, adore the sea serpent! A little bit of imagination can take us anywhere ;) Fun pic Danielle... and nadwa, I totally agree with JAABA. Nice to meet you. Posted: 5:10 pm on February 25th

gardengal42 writes: Lovely, I save all the branches from my trees and use them as boarders in different areas. I need more ideas of what to do with them. Any help out there?? Posted: 10:17 am on February 25th

SunnyDispo writes: We've had a big branch in our yard since the ice storms last winter that my husband refused to get rid of, saying it's "nature's sculpture". Now I'm inspiring to plant around it rather than keep nagging him to get rid of it. Posted: 9:56 am on February 25th

JAABA writes: It is nice, Nadwa! Your English is so much better than my Arabic. Posted: 9:26 am on February 25th

DixieMay writes: I agree Nadwa. It is nice.

It is very stormy here today. I may find some good branches on the ground when it's over to do the same thing. I like this much better than the manicured and planned look. Posted: 9:15 am on February 25th

priscilla_zone5 writes: This is so clever! The curve of the branch adds so much to the grasses setting. I bet it's awesome to observe it all when the wind is blowing the grasses. Fallen branches will never be viewed the same now! Thanks for sharing. Posted: 8:55 am on February 25th

nadwa writes: hi

am from iraq i cannot speak english well but when i see this

picture i said ....subhanallla.. it is nice Posted: 4:22 am on February 25th

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