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When stone and wood become one

comments (6) July 7th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Here's another shot of some stonework at Innisfree Garden, but here, it's hard to tell where the stone ends and the vine begins. Lichens are the common denominator here, blurring the lines between hard and soft. The little sedum is just a bonus to this intriguing vignette.

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A walkway amongst the ferns

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Stonework at Innisfree

Comments (6)

knighttt76 writes: Hey there, I just wanna say thank you so much for this great work , I just appreciate everything on your blog, valuable writing great layouts! it's only Awesome!
thank you again.

Woodworking is Great Posted: 9:44 am on August 5th

petuniababi writes: Such a interesting photo.It is always so good to visit this site.Such beautiful,gorgeous photos. Posted: 12:39 pm on July 12th

KarlaRoady writes: Loved all the Innisfree pictures - thank you! I thought the third from the last picture looked like a face; a big nose and the mustache all over his face - but then I also love to see cloud figures in the sky..... Posted: 10:16 am on July 7th

sheilaschultz writes: That's just beautiful. Posted: 10:04 am on July 7th

CookieSanterre writes: Nature's Composition.
How can you go wrong.
Posted: 6:06 am on July 7th

paiya writes: Michelle, I too love waking up to your photo(s) of the day - what an exhilarating way to start the day. Posted: 5:03 am on July 7th

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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.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.