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PaulaFrechette

Paula M Frechette, Berlin, MA, US
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My background is in fine art, and I still do design work and painting, but gardening has become my favorite medium over the past twenty years.
I am launching my garden design business full time this season!
www.barneshillgardens.com

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Cats In the Garden

Jan 12, 2010

Our cats prefer sleeping in the gardens to just about anywhere! Now... if theycould only weed!!

Hamamelis mollis "Pallida"

Mar 10, 2009
1 comment

These are the earliest signs of bloom in my Massachusetts zone 5 garden. After a Spring like fabulous weekend, we were hit with a snowfall on the 9th of March, mostly melted by today!


Recent comments


Re: READER PHOTO! Falling Snowflake, Cedar Waxwing

Charlotte, The waxwings prefer smaller crabapples, as do most birds,
maybe yours is one that sets larger fruit? Also, they prefer the fruit slightly
fermented, so we see them eating them later in the winter here in Massachusetts.

posted: 3:40 pm on March 5th  

Re: READER PHOTO! Falling Snowflake, Cedar Waxwing

Magnificent photo, my favorite bird!

posted: 3:37 pm on March 5th  

Re: A funky chair-turned-planter

I like the rusted sculpture much more!

posted: 9:47 am on August 5th  

Re: A rusty privacy screen inspires a planting

Beautiful!!

posted: 3:29 pm on May 27th  

Re: Shipwreck in the Garden

Gorgeous!

posted: 2:25 pm on February 16th  

Re: Rose garden

I love your rose gardens! Which roses are you growing? Austins, and old garden
roses?

posted: 2:23 pm on February 16th  

Re: Some of my favorites

Gorgeous photo of the artichoke flower! I will be growing those this year for certain!

posted: 2:20 pm on February 16th  

Re: Amos by the fountain

What a lovely photograph, beautiful and sad as baroo said.

posted: 2:12 pm on February 16th  

Re: Up, Up and Away!

Now that is just too funny!!

posted: 2:10 pm on February 16th  

Re: Springtime Stroll

I agree! Lovely garden and cat!

posted: 2:09 pm on February 16th  

Re: Cats in the Garden

Tell us, wild hedge hogs are friendly with cats? Never heard of that before!

posted: 2:07 pm on February 16th  

Re: I am what?

I would go with the Weigela, it is a very attractive one.

posted: 1:54 pm on February 16th  

Re: puppy smelling tithonia

That is one of the most beautiful puppies I have seen!

posted: 11:32 am on January 29th  

Re: Ziggy and the butterfly!

That is a terrific photo!

posted: 11:31 am on January 29th  

Re: Emma in Helen Dimos's garden

Helen, Love your gardens!

posted: 11:29 am on January 29th  

Re: Emma in the alliums

Great photo

posted: 11:25 am on January 29th  

Re: Getting the veggie patch ready.

Eddie looks so much like my cat Woody who recently passed. He was always
helping in the garden, like Eddie seems to be doing! Cats are the best quiet
companions!

posted: 11:24 am on January 29th  

Re: Oliver, the potted prince

I love this photo! Terrific! The cats that find you are always the best!

posted: 11:22 am on January 29th  

Re: A hard day's work in the garden

That's what they do best isn't it?

posted: 11:20 am on January 29th  

Re: What Bird?

That's a fabulous shot! Scotch looks like a real character!

posted: 11:19 am on January 29th  

Re: Carly taking a catnap.

How adorable!

posted: 11:18 am on January 29th  

Re: My Beautiful Angel

What a gorgeous shepard she was! I too have lost all but one of my cats, who
are terrific garden companions as well. There is always another animal out there who will love to lounge in gardens.

posted: 11:17 am on January 29th  

Re: Girls love to play in the dirt

What a beautiful cat!!

posted: 11:14 am on January 29th  

Re: 5-6' tall deciduous shrub

I agree, it is definitely some type of Deutzia,looking at the flower form!

posted: 4:01 pm on January 12th  

Re: Dakotah poses with the dianthus

He is so beautiful, cats are fabulous garden companions!

posted: 1:48 pm on January 11th  

Re: Sheltie Garden Art

what a magnificent collie!

posted: 1:46 pm on January 11th  

Re: Pond Won

Fabulous pond and gardens!

posted: 8:23 pm on April 8th  

Re: Pets in the garden

Beautiful photographs! Lovely pets and gardens

posted: 8:21 pm on March 4th