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Issue 19 January /February 2014

Cover Image Cabbage :: The key to life by Sentimentum

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Office news hound Ramblings from the Office Temp/Nicole W. The Culture of Plants/Katie Freeth Locks, Keys or Gates Spotlight Feature Gabrielle Lees Magic and Mystery at the Garden Gate/Marilyn Cornwell Garden Gates and Arbours with Flowers Challenge Winner ~ Spotlight Feature/Marc Loret January ~ Elaine Teague ~ Catching the Sun January ~ Fay270 ~ Looking Out Contributors

Meet the Team ….

Princess Summer

Nicole W

Kaitie Freeth

Marilyn Cornwell

Office News Hound

Office Temp

Culture of Plants

All Glorious Gardens

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Horticultural Science, Technology & Art Welcome to our 19th edition of the Garden Tripod. As always, we are showing text in the raw. As it has been written, rather than trimming and tidying. We felt we were loosing contact with the person. All spelling mistakes and grammatical errors are now all included for free, and we can meet the real people, unpolished, unaltered. In our view, life is just too important to remove the personality from text or images. This edition is dedicated to the memory of Jay Gross, who was a commercial and fine art photographer with photographs covering decades of shooting and a variety of styles and genres. He was also a professional freelance writer, editor and video producer for more than 30 years. ~ But most of all a wonderful co-‐host of mine in the online art site RedBubble. RIP Jay A. Gross A link to Jays memorial book, and his published books can be found at the Garden Tripod’s web site: www.gardentripod.com

It’s the New Year, with a new look, and new office. Except for the new office everything is going really well. In an effort to gain a slightly more reliable Internet connection we are rearranging the office here. Or that’s the plan!!!! Only plans don’t always go to plan ~ do they! So for this month we have joined our January and February edition together. Deadlines were so far behind that we feel rather than rushing out a half-‐baked copy of the Garden Tripod, we would stand back, allow ourselves to take a deep breath, before jumping back into this edition of the Garden Tripod. We have a new Mac Book Pro on order for your editor, so she can work deep into the night after the office is closed for the day. We even have a new basket for the office news hound. (Just no office for it to go into yet) Our old iMac is also in need of an upgrade, so father Christmas, if you’re not too exhausted after your 2013 Christmas run, could you put a little post it note on your wall for the Garden Tripod as we really do need a new computer and some more software. Please ☺ Our feature on the Blue Horse Rescue last month is doing very well, the publication is available to purchase and can be found on the Garden Tripod’s web site. All the funds raised for the sales go toward to upkeep of the horses. The Garden Tripod are also working with the Blue Horse Rescue to publish a hard cover book about the rescue and its horses, along with other animals that the rescue provides food and shelter for. This should be published near the end of 2014. The Garden Tripod would like to wish all its readers a very happy New Year; lets raise a glass to 2014. Charlie M. Founder & Editor Garden Tripod

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A Little Word from the

Office News Hound

Hi Folks. I am officially the office dog for the Garden Tripod Magazine. So I hear everything and see everything, anything you need to know? Just ask

Its 2014 already and to mark this occasion the Garden Tripod is trying out a printed version of our normal e-‐ publication. So as the good folk on the computers bash their heads against the wall because the software refuses to corporate, we can offer a hard copy of this wonderful magazine. If you just want to read the e-‐publication that great, but if you need the magazine in hard print then the good people at Mag Cloud can print one up for you. The Garden Tripod website is also expanding, with new sections and links for our viewers to explore. We have the website for a full year and hope to be able to carry on as long as the Garden Tripod magazine is still in publication. This will depend on funds available, as you know this is a free to view free to produce publication, the printing cost is set by Mag Cloud and is not being offered as a profit making publication for the Garden Tripod. If any one would like to officially advertise within the publication, just send me your details at gardentripod@yahoo.com and we can sort something out, for a small donation towards the Garden Tripod website fund. Any Garden Designers or Writers would be very welcome to send in articles, we are always on the lookout for news and views. Artists and scientists are also very welcome.

Look forward to hearing from you … Just off out now to dig up the garden. My image this time is from Sentimentum titled Twig. Stay safe Princess Summer

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Ramblings from the office temp New beginnings…

A brand new year! That means there’s a brand new spring on the way, brand new flowers and leaves, new life in the animal kingdom and of course… in our gardens. People on this side of the globe are just a few months away from spring, and personally, I can’t wait for it to arrive! But what’s with this weird weather? I haven’t seen the slightest proof of winter yet, temps are way higher than they are supposed to be, yet on the other side of the world winter does some real damage. Even the Niagara Falls is frozen over! It shows us, we can’t control everything; Nature has her ways of showing us just that. In October, I have put hundreds of flower bulbs in the ground, of course that’s what the Netherlands is known for. I have many tulips and crocus, anemones, fritillary and lilies in place, carefully designed my flowerbeds, and worked the soil and left room for new plants too. But the warm weather caused the bulbs to start growing, right now in January. We have seen this before, and when winter kicks in over the next few weeks, the new beginnings will freeze and die. I’m so bummed!! I was looking forward to develop my insect garden and really help the bee’s this year by providing lots of flowers very early on in the year. But looking outside at this bright sunny day, I wonder if Nature really needs my help. She shows her power with every storm, with every extreme temperature change, and with every new beginning in our gardens, and I can’t help but thinking, if we had had more respect for nature in the past, got control over pollution, poisonous waste, destruction of rainforest and other delicate parts of our planet, things would look so much better. So yes, Nature needs my help. And yours! We can’t undo what we did in the past. But we can start over. We can do better this year, and not leave it to everyone else to come up with a solution. Its time we start to give back what we took. And for real this time.

So I took a close look at my resolutions for this New Year and decided to change them, as I found them pretty selfish. They were all about me. But looking at the greater picture, they need to be about the environment, the wildlife, our surroundings, and our source of life. Of course we are tired of people telling us just that same thing. We sigh and try to forget the disturbing message about destroying the planet, and live our lives trying to make more money, destroy nature with our stinky cars and our never ending need for new stuff, even though we have to take yet another bit of nature in order to produce them. We don’t care that our very food source is in danger because bees are dropping dead by the thousands. We blame the government, the industry and everyone else for that, and we leave it up to them to find a solution. We support that solution, as long as it doesn’t mean we have to give up any part of our comfy lives. Well, we are not doing it right. I for one am going to try and change as much as I can in this New Year. This year, the new

beginnings will have a completely different meaning. And I hope you will help me. Let’s start giving back to nature, and lets start in our gardens! NW Office Temp

Nicole W Spotlight feature of images and interview with the Garden Tripod magazine is available to view via the Garden Tripod’s web site www.gardentripod.com

Ramblings of the office temp Image gallery

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Katie Freeth

Tradition

The Culture of Plants

Tradition

Another Christmas and New Year will be over soon – and along with the season’s other festivities and traditions we will discard the plants that seem to be an integral part of the season; I’m thinking for example holly, ivy and mistletoe. For me the mistletoe is the most intriguing.

The Plant There are more than 1500 species of mistletoe worldwide, but the mistletoe of pre-‐Christian legends and mythology, and of Christmas tradition is the European mistletoe Viscum album; its name aptly describing the berry quality – a gooey, viscous fruit, which although poisonous to man, is loved by birds. By wiping their beaks on tree branches, or via natural evacuation, so the birds spread the mistletoe seeds. The derivation of the name mistletoe is unclear but some sources postulate that it comes from the German mistl (dung) and tang (twig). Perhaps appropriate given one of the ways in which birds can spread the seed! Species from USA are from the Phoradendron Genus. 85 species (mainly in the Loranthaceae family) are native to Australia, 71 of which are endemic to Australia. It is generally recorded that there are no introduced species in Australia – in spite of the fact that seasonal imagery on cards, gift-‐wrapping etc. is a depiction of the European mistletoe! Unusually two of the Australian species are root parasites.

The Intrigue Why do we associate mistletoe with the Christian festival of Christmas? In truth more because of coincidence! Mistletoe long pre-‐dates Christianity and has a long association with mid-‐winter customs. Some of the lore and tradition attached to mistletoe seems to be both the antithesis of, and particularly pertinent to the love, peace, joy now associated with Christmas. But its association with Christianity is curious – the Church considers mistletoe to be a pagan plant and forbid it in Church decorations.

All mistletoes are obligate hemi-‐parasites. Being evergreen, they are able to photosynthesise, but must derive water and mineral nutrients from their host. In the northern hemisphere infestations of mistletoe will debilitate the host tree, and large infestations can eventually lead to the host's death, particularly during drought. Mistletoe will reduce the productivity of commercial fruit trees. In Australia mistletoes may cause serious damage to host trees but provide huge benefits for animals such as possums and birds. It is however, feasible to manage both host and mistletoe so that both grow well. Top, Australian mistletoe Lower, Australian mistletoe close-up view © Katie Freeth Garden Tripod 19 Page 11

Mistletoe reverts to the ancient winter solstice customs; many of these have become part of Christmas “tradition” – but I still find mistletoe the odd man out! As an antithesis to association with Christianity, legend has it that Christ’s cross was made from the wood of the mistletoe “tree” and the plant was thus condemned and forbidden to grow on (in) God’s earth. Thus it grows as a parasite, inserting its roots under the bark of a host tree.

Norse mythology Much further back, in Norse mythology, mistletoe was the instrument of the death of Odin’s son Balder. Odin is recorded as the principal god of the Teutonic peoples; known in Norway and the other Scandinavian countries as Wotan/Woden and Germany as Odin. Balder, his son, a god of light, was loved by all. Balder dreamt of his own death so his mother Frigg begged all things, animate and inanimate to swear an oath never to harm Balder. All undertook this solemn engagement thus rendering Balder invulnerable. The gods had great fun using Balder for target practise – throwing all kinds of weapons at him, while he remained unharmed. Loki, a vindictive god, renowned for malice and mischief-‐ making, was full of loathing for Balder and extracted, by deception, from Frigg the information that one small plant was overlooked in her quest – the Misteltein (mistletoe) did not swear the oath. Loki gave a branch of mistletoe to Höd, Balder’s blind brother, persuading him to throw it at Balder. The mistletoe branch pierced Balder and he fell dead.

But in his breast stood fixt the fatal bough Of mistletoe, which Lok the Accuser gave To Hoder, and unwitting Hoder threw: ‘Gainst that alone had Balder’s life no charm. Balder Dead: The Poems of Mathew Arnold 1849-‐1867 (1)

The gods decreed that, instead of being punished, mistletoe should become a symbol of peace and friendship for evermore; Frigg’s tears became its pearly berries, and Frigg was charged with overseeing its new role as a source of good!

Top, Mistletoe Berries and Buds Lower, Mistletoe © Navigator

Mistletoe is long associated with Druids who regarded mistletoe growing on oak (Quercus spp.) as superior. Oak as a host plant is very rare. Druids used the plant for medicine and as an aphrodisiac. Records of Druidic use of the plant are based mainly on the writings of Pliny who records that Druid priests would climb the oak trees and harvest the mistletoe with a golden sickle. The cut plant was allowed to fall naturally, being caught in a cloak before it touched the ground – if it did touch the ground its power would be lost. Today’s Druids take an active interest in mistletoe, particularly that growing on oak.

The Kiss of Death Why do we kiss under the mistletoe? Mistletoe is a symbol of fertility. It is evergreen and thus a symbol of the continuation of life. European mistletoe enhances the fertility theme – its shape and form hinting at male genitalia! Not surprisingly many records relate to mistletoe’s historic use as an aphrodisiac. Evidence shows that kissing under the mistletoe started in ancient Greece during the late December festival of Saturnalia and later in marriage ceremonies because of the association with fertility. The Romans when at war, reconciled their differences with their enemies under the mistletoe, which to them represented peace. In mid-‐winter, Romans also decorated their houses and temples with mistletoe as an offering to their gods. The English Victorians adopted the kissing tradition believing that a girl who refused a kiss whilst standing under mistletoe would not receive any marriage proposals during the following year. There was, too, a proper etiquette for kissing under the mistletoe: a man may only kiss a woman or girl on the cheek and, when he does so, he removes one berry from the mistletoe sprig. After all the berries are gone, the kissing ends, too. But remember when kissing and taking berries that some mistletoes are poisonous to humans. Mistletoe contains a mixture of toxic proteins, viscotoxins and mistletoe lectins. The leaves and stems are reported to be more poisonous than the fruits; toxicity varies with species – those in USA are particularly unpleasant; and there is some evidence that the toxicity depends on the species of tree on which mistletoe is growing. Toxic reaction will also vary depending on the age or frailty of the person consuming it and the number of fruits eaten. There have been fatalities in pets that have consumed berries.

Katie Freeth Bibliography Notes: (1)

Balder Dead: The Poems of Mathew Arnold 1849-1867

Edited with an Introduction by Arthur T Quiller-‐Couch; OUP (‘Balder Dead’ first printed in ‘Poems, Second Series’, 1855)

Mistletoe parasite on an apple tree

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Tradition Images of Mistletoe were kindly provided by: Mistletoe parasite on an apple tree

Mistletoe Berries and Buds & Mistletoe © Navigator

Australian mistletoe &, Australian mistletoe close-up view © Katie Freeth

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Lock By The Bridge -‐ Bedwin By Samantha Higgs

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Unhinged By Rick Magnell

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Weathered Barn Door By Dana Horne

The Story Book Gate By Marilyn Harris A walk through the pines By cclaude Come Into My Garden By Monnie Ryan

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Somerset Cottage By Alexandra Lavizzari Lower left:

Twisted By Sandra Foster Lower right:

The Calder ( 10 ) Gateway and Elegance By Larry Lingard/Davis

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Hydrangea Moment By phil decocco Top right:

Through The Gate to the Italian Water Garden By Marilyn Cornwell Lower right:

The Old Lock By sooziii

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Golden Valley Tree Park, Balingup, Western Australia #6 By Elaine Teague Wooden Gate with Padlock and Chain By SummerJade alvia by the gate. By Jeanette Varcoe.

Lock 3 Ashton Canal By inkedsandra It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood By Celeste Mookherjee

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Gateway to the Palace Gardens By PhotosByG

Buckingham Palace Flowers By Segalili

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The Gate Posts By ElsT Top right: Secret Garden gate By Karen01 Lower right:

Stairway to Eternity By Damian Christopher Photography

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Maine Fog By wolftinz

Locks to my Heart By PicsbyJody

Water-‐Gate By Arie Koene Winter 2 By andrea-‐ioana The Gates Of Wingmeade By WildestArt

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Gates & Fence to EATON HALL By AnnDixon Garden Gate, Glamis Castle By lezvee

The Red Gate By AuntDot Traditional Temple Garden Gate, Kyoto, Japan. By johnrf

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The Old Lock By sooziii

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Spotlight Feature

Gabrielle Lees

Little Green Bottles Sitting in the Window By Gabrielle Lees

Looking out to my garden Looking out My Back Door Jewel and Oliver grazing in the back paddock. The flowering trees are a Pink Robinia and a Pawlonia tree. Little Mud Makers Rosalee Cottage Garden My naughty ducks making mud along the side of the driveway after a storm. My Garden in summer After a lot of rain, the garden looks very drenched but the hedge of the Fairy Rose is out again with the Blue Bog sage.

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Reflection of trees and the sun.

H20 Macro -‐ Moss H20 Macro – Moss with the reflection of trees and the sun. The Jewel in the Crown This is a super macro of a water droplet sitting in moss Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Another experiment with water droplets,

Australian Native -‐ Fire Wheel Tree (Stenocarpus sinuatus) Stenocarpus sinuatus, known as the Firewheel Tree is an Australian rainforest tree in the Protea family. Photo taken at Paterson River, Paterson, Australia. Fuji Finepix S100fs By Gabrielle Lees Garden Tripod 19 Page 33

Frog Time Again! The Australian Green Tree Frog is larger than most Australian frogs, reaching 10 centimeters’ (4 inches) in length. The average lifespan of the frog in captivity, about sixteen years, is long in comparison with most frogs. Green Tree Frogs are docile and well suited to living near human dwellings. They are often found on windows or inside houses, eating insects drawn by the light. The Green Tree Frog screams when it’s in danger to scare off its foe; and this particular frog squeaks when it is touched. Due to its physical and behavioral traits, the Green Tree Frog has become one of the most recognisable frogs in its region, and is a popular exotic pet throughout the world. The skin secretions of the frog have antibacterial and antiviral properties that may prove useful in pharmaceutical preparations.

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Little fatty

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Gabrielle Lees

Got the bug! Am I obsessive? Camera shutter worn out! Computer suffering overload! Did I take another 500 photos today? Back up falling behind? : ( Can’t decide what to upload? Bird flew away! I missed the shot again! :( Stick to slow moving subjects! :) Yes that’s me!

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Magic and Mystery at the Garden Gate Marilyn Cornwell -‐ GRIMSBY, CANADA

As a gardener and photographer, I’ve visited wonderful gardens. Some of my favourites are Longwood, Winterthur, and Chanticleer near Philadelphia. Butchart and Chihuly are two West Coast standout gardens. These are masterpieces in garden art. I wanted to know the secrets to their mastery and bring them to my own garden. I decided to start with magic and mystery. As I looked at images of gardens, I became aware of two elements that make magic and mystery in the garden. They are the garden entrance gate, and the path into the garden.

he garden gate, in particular, sets the stage for magic and mystery in the garden. Along with the path, it creates the setting for suspense and then revelation. The magician has a cape and hat; the garden has a structure at the entrance and a path. The entrance gate works its magic by declaring a garden is present and its threshold proclaims a starting place. It may be an invitation to enter or to not enter. The gate is the first expression of a garden’s story. It can call out ‘Welcome’ on the gate, or repel the visitor with ‘Private’. The more pronounced the announcement, the more we want to enter. So it is worthwhile considering what our own garden message will be. What story do we want to signal with our garden entrance gate? Do we want to invite fellow gardeners in or do we want to have a personal retreat and sanctuary?

Fig 1. This door is in Filoli. It is a wonderful Romantic garden south of San Francisco. This door expresses the forbidden entrance. It allows no view beyond. Its sign announces ‘Gardens Closed Beyond This Point’. What a tantalizing denial this is. It proclaims the presence of a garden that is not for your pleasure. I tried the door to gaze upon the secrets. The lock was secure.

Fig 1 Fig 2. In a different part of Filoli, a garden gate entrance has a message that says charm. It welcomes with its over-‐sized water feature and overflow of pretty white flowers. It tells an opposite garden story. The white attracts the eye, and encourages the visitor to come forward and see what’s next. The door is open with an encouragement to come in. The view beyond pulls one forward towards the prettiness – the prettiness that Filoli’s gardens express abundantly.

Fig 3. This next entrance gate to Langdon Hall’s kitchen garden illustrates an alluring door. Langdon Hall is an historical house and garden in Cambridge Ontario. This gate offers enticement to come up close for a view of what is beyond. A trumpet vine twines sinuously around stone columns, and concludes with a graceful curtain of flowers. This clinging has allure appeal. The soft flower garden below completes the beckoning message. It entices the visitor to open the gate and enter. Fig 4. These are grand gardens with grand walls and gates. The stories they tell are epic and large. Sometimes a small house has a big story. It too can be historical and flamboyant. This Painted Lady is located in my Niagara town of Grimsby. These houses are colourful Victorian summer cottages that started their days as part of a Chautauqua community. The pergola entrance creates the doorway threshold. The picket fence delineates the garden boundaries with a charming flourish that holds sprawling roses. Lush, romantic hydrangeas cascade around the garden. This is a house and garden that has a magical appeal – a long ago time brought to life and showcased for all to easily see and appreciate. Fig 5. What happens if you live in a more contemporary house? Will a magician’s black cloak and top hat work at our garden gate? I live in a 1950’s house with a mid-‐century design so a picket fence or stonewall would not match the architecture. I saw this next gate while on a garden tour. It is stylish with its white slats and trellis works. There is subdued herringbone brick paving below. The path leads the eye out to the garden past a tucked-‐in row of ferns. It is an elegant statement that references English trellis traditions of the past with present proportions. Its attractiveness and leading path draws one in with the promise of a garden to experience.

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Marilyn Cornwell

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Marilyn Cornwell

In my experience a garden is made up of stories. The entrance gate to the garden is Chapter 1 of the garden story. It is exciting to walk past a house and see an interesting gate. It is a bell ringing that a garden artist is present. This might be a garden masterpiece. Portraying garden gates is one of the contributions of the garden photographer. We have a role in capturing the garden gate, in preserving that garden’s Chapter 1 on that day at that moment in time.

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Fig 6. In city suburbs, there often are inexpensive pre-‐fabricated wooden gates turning a dirty gray. This does not need to be the case. Here is a large gate – both tall and wide. This makes it imposing in a stylish way. It is a contemporary design that proclaims distinction. The frosted glass covering the metal grape vines is a physical barrier that says privacy with a veil. This is a barrier gate that allows the light through, but keeps the view a mystery. It is a garden that is entered by invitation and there’s a promise of large ideas inside.

All Glorious Gardens Garden Gates and Arbours with Flowers This challenge topic is gates, arbours, pergolas, trellises and fences preferably with flowers in the image.

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Top left:

Tovrea Castle By WhiteDove Studio kj gordon Acrylic on fabric Top right:

Beautiful Day By RightSideDown Lower right:

Welcome By Kathryn Simon

A Gate Covered in Honeysuckle and Roses! By Gabrielle Lees Branches And Twigs By Sandra Foster Yengo Secret Garden Gate By heidiypi1 Garden Tripod 19 Page 41

Invitation By Julie Van Tosh Photography Garden of Scone Palace -‐ Scotland By Arie Koene Secret garden By maggie326 Acrylic painting

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Paradise under glass By Mike Savad Top right:

Via Valentino By phil decocco Lower left:

The Rose Arbor By Elaine Teague

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Upper right:

Garden gate -‐Clovis Botanical Gardens By MarthaBurns Lower right:

In the Palace of Dreams By Marilyn Cornwell Lower left:

Laburnum Arch By Carol Bleasdale

Enter Castle Gardens By Adam Northam Leafy Walkways By Fara A Flowering Arch! in a garden. Mundubbera, Queensland. By Rita Blom Garden Tripod 19 Page 45

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Peek at the Garden By Vicki Spindler (VHS Photography) Lower right: Beyond The Garden Gate By lorilee Lower left:

sintra house By terezadelpilar~ art & architecture

La Grille au Rosier By Marc Loret Cottage Garden Gate By TrendleEllwood BEBEAH GARDEN, MOUNT WILSON, NSW. By Phil Woodman

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The garden gate By Heather Thorsen Top right:

The gateway By julie08 Lower right:

Cottage Gate By heatherfriedman

White Wisteria By cclaude LOVERS LANE ...! By vaggypar The Garden By trish725 Garden Tripod 19 Page 49

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Archway Glorious By RC deWinter Top right:

Country Cottage garden By Kristina K Lower left:

Morning Glory Garden By MaryinMaine

Arch of Roses By Lloyd Mouat Dripping with grapes By Mortimer123 The Garden Gate By Bine

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Garden Path By Lynn Wright Lower right:

Rose Arch By Samantha Higgs Lower left:

Lavender Arch By Natasha M

The Gate By Eunice Gibb Glorious Garden Gate By ©The Creative Minds the Garden Gate By nastruck

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Top left:

Japanese Gardens By PhotosByG Lower left:

Afternoon Stroll By Jean Hildebrant Lower right:

Relaxing.... By sstarlightss

Inside The Garden Gates At Lyme Dorset By lynn carter The Garden Gate By Lesliebc Spring in Dunnellon By AuntDot

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Secret Garden By Tracy Riddell Elegans Arbour ~ No 1 By Rosalie Dale Weathered Fence and Tree -‐ Island Beach State Park By MotherNature

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Secret Garden By Susan Duffey Lower right:

The Beacon By enchantedImages Lower left:

Hidden Haven By missmoneypenny

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Rose Gate By JulieLegg Romantic Gardens 2 By Marie Luise Strohmenger Laburnum Arch By AnnDixon

Top Ten Results:

All Glorious Gardens Garden Gates and Arbours with Flowers

20 votes:: La Grille au Rosier By Marc Loret 18 votes :: Rose Gate By JulieLegg 15 votes:: Relaxing.... By sstarlightss 5 votes:: Paradise under glass By Mike Savad 4 votes:: Garden gate -‐Clovis Botanical Gardens By MarthaBurns The garden gate by Heather Thorsen Cottage Garden Gate By TrendleEllwood The Rose Arbour By Elaine Teague Peek at the Garden By Vicki Spindler (VHS Photography) 3 votes:: Welcome By Kathryn Simon

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Challenge Winner ~ Spotlight Feature

Marc Loret I’m a French photographer; it definitely changes the way you look at the world around you. And I’m a nature lover so I can enjoy two things at the same time. I’ve always been fascinated by Nature, so many tiny miracles everywhere! I could look at trees or flowers for hours, I try to retranscribe the way it appears to me with my work. Portfolio: http://www.marcloret.com

La Grille au Rosier

Eclosion de Coquelicot

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Le Merle et le Rosier

Un peu du printemps

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Printemps sur fond bleu

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One of my most pleasurable pastimes is to walk in my paradisiacal hometown of Bridgetown with my camera amongst the glory of nature that surrounds me. Mostly nature is my source for photography and digital photo enhancement, but I am constantly on the lookout for other sources in other environments, including cities, for an opportunity to capture a new texture, another building, and old door – my eyes tend to see beyond what the camera is capturing – but not always.

January ~ Elaine Teague ~ Catching the Sun

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Pam’s Garden #2 This image shows the entrance to this stunning garden. Like my garden, it was open for the local Country Garden Festival last spring and I had heard so many compliments about it I just had to take time out to visit. So my horticultural friend and I left hubby to take care of patrons to our garden and took ourselves off for what was supposed to be half an hour at the most. We were there for about an hour and a half. The garden is run by a couple in their 80’s and covers about 2 acres if you include the tennis court. They do most of the gardening themselves. Amazing.

Selection of images from Pam’s garden, Photographed by Elaine Teague

The Rose Bed This image is one of the flowerbeds in my own garden. We replanted this bed about 4 years ago introducing the standard and weeping roses to achieve some balance. In the spring it is my favourite flowerbed for its colourful show of roses and in summer for its backdrop of agapanthus.

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Vintage Roses

This is one of my favourite photos taken at my front gate. The roses are called ’Tradescant’ and every spring put on a glorious show, as well as summer if I remember to keep the water up to them.

Julia’s Garden

This garden was open for one day only as a charity-‐raising venture. The owners cultivated 80 acres from what was originally just farmland. There would’ve been about 200 visitors that day and the local Capel Garden Club fed us all throughout the day. The garden and the day itself will go down as a most memorable and enjoyable experience.

Backyard Windmill This photo will always remind me of the magical morning I woke up to in Westerway whilst touring Tasmania. The garden in the mist and being so typical of Australian country gardens gave me a feeling of ‘this is my country now and I do so belong here.’

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My name is Fay Darling. I live in a seaside town in

Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States. Our home is right across the road from a lovely salt water inlet. I am a photographer, colorist, and published writer for regional and international magazines. I am also the mother of three great children – two sons and a daughter – and a grandmother to two wonderful young ladies.

Being unencumbered by lenses or even my tripod makes it easier in so many ways. I do use my two Nikons, however, to keep me in touch with my ‘standard tools’ every now and then. I have discovered in using my iPhone that I can also apply some very creative and expressive applications to original images to enhance or portray a mood that tells more of the story for me. I find iPhoneography to be a very dynamic concept with ever changing methods and techniques, so it is fun to follow along. These are my current favorite captures, and their stories:

In my working life I have been an Office Manager, and Project Manager in several locally situated national companies, and at one time I owned a contemporary impressionist art gallery that featured about 28 regional top line artists in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island. I married a professional photographer and trained artist [Rhode Island School of Design, USA, BFA – Illustration]. I have been surrounded by cameras, equipment, and wonderful photographs and have experienced remarkable adventures almost from the day we were married. One of my first Christmas gifts after we married was a Nikkormat camera. Over the years, I expanded my interest in art and photography, and a few years ago I discovered the miracle of digital photography. I began incorporating digital enhancements in my work as my techniques improved, and since then I have been able to obtain some very creative and interesting effects. Perhaps the greatest inspiration in my photography has been the amazing art of Georgia O’Keeffe. She epitomizes the perspective and energies that I most identify with. I often reflect on how she portrayed what she saw, and how I can translate that sense into some of what I am trying to image myself. Two years ago, I acquired an iPhone, and I have been smitten ever since. I spent the year 2013 using my iPhone almost exclusively. I have been rather happy with my results. What I like most about this form of expression is its spontaneity and lack of pretention, if you will.

‘4 O’Clock’

was captured in mid-‐October next door in my son’s side yard. It is a very pretty Japanese maple tree, and I was amazed at how brilliant the leaves were – almost blinding in the 4 O’clock sun. I just had to photograph it because we had experienced a most brilliant and colorful autumn this fall, and I wanted to preserve the memory this way.

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7 am On the River was taken a day after one of several serious snowstorms we experienced last year. I had popped outside on the deck to see what it all looked like so early, and could see that the light from a dock across the way was still on. The lovely pink early morning sky completed the scene – I was happy not to have to travel so far to see and capture such a pretty image. It said it all for me. The coolness of the snow, the tranquility, and the lovely morning sky made it just right.

Tiny Prints A more recent favorite is “Tiny Prints” that I took about two weeks ago. A first snow had fallen, was melting from warmer weather, yet it was still soft enough to show the tiny, delicate footprints of a bird that had walked on our deck. I wanted to convey a feeling of melancholy, so again, using my iPhone applications, I was able to create a mood that expressed my feelings very well.

Deep Sense The image “Deep Sense” says exactly what I felt as I photographed this Hydrangea bloom. The color had changed from a pale blue/lavender, to a deep violet and blue as it aged, and after photographing this one particular blossom, I couldn’t help but feel the depth of the change seen in the flower and season. This is perhaps my favorite image.

Contemplation “Contemplation” just happened, period. Three of the tiny cream-‐ colored roses just worked together, hiding a little in the shadow of the window in the Mercury Glass vase. It reminded me of the Three Muses; each one striking a different pose, looking so pretty all the while, then one finally drooped from the heat. It said exactly how it felt.

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Perhaps the most interesting other favorite image that I have taken is “Can’t Find Orion”. I was totally surprised by what I saw almost by accident, and so happy I was able to capture the image while it lasted. A little galaxy of web filaments had dots of moisture clinging to each filament looking like an evening sky dotted with tiny stars. The fog left its mark, and I was thrilled to have been able to photograph it.

A Kaleidoscope World Published 2014

Fall Flourish Published 2013

An Homage to My Heirloom Roses Published 2013

Spring into Summer2013 Published 2013

Kaleidoscope The three kaleidoscope images are some favorites of the many I have created over time. I love photographing flowers and outdoor settings very much. However, I could spend many hours using my Kreator program making kaleidoscope images that are both colorful and exciting. I sometimes scribble abstract patterns using digital paint programs, or use old French and Italian paper illustrations, then convert them into kaleidoscope images. I have even put together a book of kaleidoscope images.

Lunascape’

A Kaleidoscope World A Journal of Color and Patterns I also use copyright free paper illustrations of architectural designs – French, and Italian. ‘Lunascape’ was derived from a sheet of paper with Luna Moths on it. Cansone was from a paper of Italian designs and writing, and Ikat Indigo was derived from a French illustration.

Cansone

My reoccurring theme of color and brightness over the years has surprised me, since I had considered my views to be fairly varied, though somewhat conservative. I have discovered now, however, that I tend to gravitate towards bright colors and patterns quite naturally. I find them very stimulating and exciting. There are times too when I like to find or create mysterious and moody settings to work with that perhaps reveal more edginess, or enhance images to make them more interesting or dramatic. Finding those settings that have good core balance and subject matter are always my objective, and as I go about my wanderings near or far, I am constantly looking for and seeking that spark.

Ikat Indigo

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Contributors Editor & Treasurer TheAgency C Mclenahan Cover image Cabbage :: The key to life by Sentimentum News Hound Princess Summer Spotlight features Gabrielle Lees Marc Loret January ~ Elaine Teague ~ Catching the Sun January ~ Fay270 ~ Looking Out Features by Nicole W. Katie Freeh Marilyn Cornwell The Culture of Plants with Katie Freeth Mistletoe parasite on an apple tree © missmoneypenny Mistletoe Berries and Buds & Mistletoe © Navigator Australian mistletoe &, Australian mistletoe close-up view © Katie Freeth Catalogue

Garden Gates and Arbours with Flowers

Tovrea Castle By WhiteDove Studio kj gordon, Acrylic on fabric Beautiful Day By RightSideDown Welcome By Kathryn Simon A Gate Covered in Honeysuckle and Roses! By Gabrielle Lees Branches And Twigs By Sandra Foster Yengo Secret Garden Gate By heidiypi1 Invitation By Julie Van Tosh Photography Garden of Scone Palace - Scotland By Arie Koene Secret garden By maggie326 , Acrylic painting Paradise under glass By Mike Savad Via Valentino By phil decocco

Catalogue The Rose Arbor By Elaine Teague Garden gate -Clovis Botanical Gardens By MarthaBurns In the Palace of Dreams By Marilyn Cornwell Laburnum Arch ByCarol Bleasdale Enter Castle Gardens By Adam Northam Leafy Walkways By Fara Peek at the Garden By Vicki Spindler (VHS Photography) Beyond The Garden Gate By lorilee sintra house By terezadelpilar~ art & architecture A Flowering Arch! in a garden. Mundubbera, Queensland. By Rita Blom La Grille au Rosier By Marc Loret Cottage Garden Gate By TrendleEllwood BEBEAH GARDEN, MOUNT WILSON, NSW. By Phil Woodman The garden gate By Heather Thorsen The gateway By julie08 Cottage Gate By heatherfriedman White Wisteria By cclaude LOVERS LANE ...! By vaggypar The Garden By trish725 Archway Glorious By RC deWinter Country Cottage garden By Kristina K Morning Glory Garden By MaryinMaine Arch of Roses By Lloyd Mouat Dripping with grapes By Mortimer123 The Garden Gate By Bine Garden Path By Lynn Wright Rose Arch By Samantha Higgs Lavender Arch By Natasha M The Gate By Eunice Gibb Glorious Garden Gate By ©The Creative Minds the Garden Gate By nastruck Japanese Gardens By PhotosByG Afternoon Stroll By Jean Hildebrant Relaxing.... By sstarlightss Inside The Garden Gates At Lyme Dorset By lynn carter The Garden Gate By Lesliebc Spring in Dunnellon By AuntDot Secret Garden By Tracy Riddell Elegans Arbour ~ No 1 By Rosalie Dale Weathered Fence and Tree - Island Beach State Park By MotherNature Secret Garden By Susan Duffey The Beacon By enchantedImages Hidden Haven By missmoneypenny Rose Gate By JulieLegg Romantic Gardens 2 By Marie Luise Strohmenger Laburnum Arch By AnnDixon

Locks, Keys or Gates Lock By The Bridge - Bedwin By Samantha Higgs Unhinged By Rick Magnell Weathered Barn Door By Dana Horne The Story Book Gate By Marilyn Harris A walk through the pines By cclaude Come Into My Garden By Monnie Ryan Somerset Cottage By Alexandra Lavizzari Twisted By Sandra Foster The Calder ( 10 ) Gateway and Elegance By Larry Lingard/Davis Hydrangea Moment By phil decocco Through The Gate to the Italian Water Garden By Marilyn Cornwell The Old Lock By sooziii Golden Valley Tree Park, Balingup, Western Australia #6 By Elaine Teague Wooden Gate with Padlock and Chain By SummerJade alvia by the gate. By Jeanette Varcoe. Lock 3 Ashton Canal By inkedsandra It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood By Celeste Mookherjee Gateway to the Palace Gardens By PhotosByG Buckingham Palace Flowers By Segalili The Gate Posts By ElsT Secret Garden gate By Karen01 Stairway to Eternity By Damian Christopher Photography Maine Fog By wolftinz Locks to my Heart By PicsbyJody Water-Gate By Arie Koene Winter 2 By andrea-ioana The Gates Of Wingmeade By WildestArt Gates & Fence to EATON HALL By AnnDixon Garden Gate, Glamis Castle By lezvee The Red Gate By AuntDot Traditional Temple Garden Gate, Kyoto, Japan. By johnrf

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