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A garden house with a very specific purpose

comments (8) July 28th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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When I saw this little hut from across the lawn in the display gardens at Matterhorn Nursery in Spring Valley, New York, I was instantly smitten. I love the structure itself, its massive green backdop, and the plantings that surround it. But it wasn't until I walked up to it and looked inside that I fell completely in love... Take a look!

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Simple & stunning

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sheilaschultz writes: A lovely surprise... Posted: 5:51 pm on July 29th

lovemyyard writes: Fabulous enough to become my new desktop! Perhaps my husband will say, "I can build that." Mine would be in the wooded area of our property. Posted: 12:55 pm on July 28th

arboretum writes: just fantastic! such a handsome structure on its own. (And if you like this water feature, make sure to see The Eye of Water at Longwood Gardens next time you go.) I hope the owners will add a shallow bench.
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 12:26 pm on July 28th

gardengal42 writes: WOW and WOW again..Gee what a LITTLE money can do. I dream that my garden looks just like that. :( :( if only... Just beautiful what God can do.... Posted: 9:15 am on July 28th

mandysandy writes: Absolutely wonderful. Thank you. Would love to have a list of all the garden you've toured in New York state. Posted: 9:04 am on July 28th

ScottHokunson writes: A beautiful structure, love the eyebrow fascia detail! Posted: 8:09 am on July 28th

ncgardener writes: It is gorgeous. That is a beautiful and calming location. I love it! Posted: 5:52 am on July 28th

smedavidson writes: oh, wow! what a great idea. I wish my yard were big enough to do something like that. sure would help to keep the leaves out of my fountain - HA! Posted: 4:13 am on July 28th

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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.