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In the mist

comments (10) March 15th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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A misty morning scene at the Chicago Botanic Garden's Japanese garden in October.

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djk78 writes: The Japanese are beautiful people and so are their gardens. I pray for them everyday during this tragedy and hope the best for them.God bless them. Posted: 11:34 pm on March 20th

arboretum writes: danielle, what an exquisite photo. i would love this on a calendar. thanks much.
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 6:44 pm on March 15th

soilgoil writes: Stunning photo, a real work of art! Posted: 6:30 pm on March 15th

sheilaschultz writes: The Chicago Botanic Gardens is such a treasure, if you are ever in the area you really must head to Glencoe just to wander for a few hours. The Japanese garden was created many years ago and only grows more beautiful every day. Posted: 10:26 am on March 15th

Vespasia writes: So beautiful and serene, a fitting tribute to the people of Japan who are coping with unbelievable tragedy with such grace and patience. A lesson to us all my heart goes out to them. Posted: 9:38 am on March 15th

Peaceofpie writes: We visited this Chicago Garden 2 years ago and I recognized this photo as I had taken many photos myself of this lovely Japanese Garden. It reminds me also of the many Japanese Gardens we saw in Japan 5 years ago....so serene and beautiful...but high maintenance for sure.
Let us pray for Japan and its people, as we gaze upon this photo today, that God would restore their hearts and spirits and that He would help them heal their land to it's former beauty. Posted: 8:50 am on March 15th

CookieSanterre writes: csanterre@aol.com
This photo bring to mind, many a morning on the Maine coast.
Thanks for the memories Posted: 8:00 am on March 15th

ncgardener writes: I got a chance to visit my son who was stationed in Japan and their love of gardening is amazing. "Serenity and scale" are the key words to describe it. They also had some really neat garden tools. My thoughts are with them during their massive crisis. Posted: 6:03 am on March 15th

MzSweetpea writes: What a beautiful scene....I could look at this for hours. Posted: 5:50 am on March 15th

gottagarden writes: If only it could be so serene in Japan now. Such terrible devastation there. Posted: 5:48 am on March 15th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

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