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MacFlax
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Canberra, Australia
1 Jun '08 2:13 am
No garden needs more than one flax????? Hmm, I wouldn't worry about that "rule". I wonder who these people are anyway that pronounce certain plants "overused".
Dixie, lovely photos.
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
Some Pictures From Today and Yesterday10 Jun '08 4:29 pm
Well the roses are recovering from their initial full out blooming but there are some other players in the wings ready to come in. The Epis are starting to bloom along with the Knifophias, some daylillies and passion flowers. Enjoy.
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MacFlax
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Canberra, Australia
11 Jun '08 12:07 am
Gorgeous!
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Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
beautiful12 Jun '08 6:53 am
How absolutely beautiful.
I have a folder in 'my pictures' of photos from your garden,Mark,and have just saved some of these latest,as i really love the meandering pathways and the vistas ,not to mention the amazing blooms.
Dixie
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Kerole
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Taupaki, New Zealand
Yes indeed!12 Jun '08 8:36 am
I have to fess up to sneaking a few of your pics into my folder entitled 'Inspiring Garden Pics'. I too love the curvy paths and hidden treasures - particularly the blue grill detail in the fence by the water pots.
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
Wow!12 Jun '08 6:49 pm
Hi, Mark!
At last I'm taking the time to catch up on the pictures from other members' gardens, and yours is the first. I guess I thought of you today as I was arranging the plants on my very crowded ledges and I was examining the euphorbiums that I grew from the seeds that you sent me last year. They had a pretty rough time this season when I put them outside in their pot for the "summer" which turned out to be more like winter around here., They've toughened up well, though and are doing well now, albeit with many fewer leaves! I downloaded your picture of the "Back Path looking North" as an inspiration for when I move to the high desert of the Interior at some time in the future. It was a wonderful picture, as are the close-ups of the Epis! My kniphofias are just beginning to bloom as yours are.
Take care!
-gordonf
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Summer splendour12 Jun '08 7:34 pm
A lovely set, Mark, but it is the Abutilon that takes my prize as best photograph this time!
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
Thank you.12 Jun '08 11:38 pm
Jack, I have to agree with you that the Abutilon has the most merit as a photo. At dinner last night with my neighbor we were talking about how hard it is to take a wider frame photo that conveys the feeling you had of being there which probably inspired you to take the photo in the first place. That made me realize that that is exactly what it is I'm trying to document with the photos I take in the garden. As the garden evolves over time the look and feeling of being in the garden changes too. I also like the closeups and details, because these are also things our eyes frame and notice when walking about the garden. I know lighting helps with conveying that sense of immediacy. Bright light on a sunny day flattens a scene as much as on a cloudy day; but by being able to move about in the actual garden our brain is able to see the same features from different angles and that keeps our impressions 3D. When restricted to the 2D surface of a photograph, contrasts in light and shadow is more dimensional and keeps the scene feeling real.
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Well said!13 Jun '08 2:40 am
You've hit the nail on the head , Mark!
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Mark
Home gardener & plant fetishist
Berkeley, California, USA
We're Back!26 Jul '08 10:35 am
Well we've spent two and a half weeks in England where we chased down 17 gardens. Then we spent five more days up in Southern Yosemite N.P. chasing down waterholes to swim in, playing games, visiting and eating way too much. Here are pictures from Yosemite.
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On our first attempt we brought along a baby, an icechest and a bum foot and didn't get too far.
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The next day Lia and I took a hike while everyone else went touristing. This was the first waterhole we swam in.
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Me at the first waterhole. Before long we were joined by another family. So we moved above the falls to another hole. There were five of them, stacked one above the other, up this cliff.
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After another mile and a half we found this much more secluded waterhole where we spent the rest of the afternoon.
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At the back of the hole is a waterfall perhaps two meters tall. The narrow part leading back to it was deeper than I could reach diving in from above.
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Lia enjoying the water. The air temperature was above 90 degrees F.
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The next day we drove up along the river looking for a waterhole accessible to the young and less able bodied among us. We lucked into this one.
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