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Garden Photo of the Day

Garden Photo of the Day


When stone and wood become one

comments (6) July 7th, 2011 in blogs

mgervais Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor
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Photo: Michelle Gervais

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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posted in: hardscape, 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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