GTARDEN RIPOD ART Issue 44 May 2019
Contributors Catalogue
Issue 42 March 2019
Cliff Vestergaard Blue Flower
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Editor’s Review
Office News Hound 7 Redbubble 37 The Evening Garden
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Editor’s Review
Hi Folks, Please enjoy our new edition with a special thank you to Marilyn Cornwell for her excellent article on the evening garden. The Garden Tripod e publication has made no profit or loss from the artists works displayed withins covers. As always .. we are keeping the text real, so spelling mistakes and grammatical errors are all here for free.
Ed
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OďŹƒce News Hound Meet the new office news hound Keef. He’s still learning the ropes and hopefully next month will be writing his own reports. Keef likes sitting in the sun watching the world, and watching TV.
The Challenge & Featured Images In the Country Gardens come grow with us group
The Challenge :
large l o n g
Mac ro
close-up photography
large-scale big closeups macrophotography
macromolecule
Marilyn Cornwell Demure
AuntDot Luscious Lily
Cliff Vestergaard Blue Flower
AbirMohamad Spring
cclaude Wood Poppy - Spring 2018
Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch Luminous White Night Bloomer
 faithsart Leaves in Scotland
Marylou Badeaux Fresh Rain
AnnDixon Viola After the Rain
Kathilee Hosta with Raindrops
John Velocci Happiness is Yellow
Corina Chirila Tulip petal macro photo
metriognome Green Fan
WhiteDove Studio kj gordon Maui Rain Drops
debidabble Heartbeat Red
chaitra26 Rose
Ana Belaj Delicate
Monnie Ryan Magnolia Magnificence
Joy Watson Shades of Dahlia
Zina Stromberg Coleus
Manon Boily red and green
Nadya Johnson Ruffles
hummingbirds Red Dahlia Flower Closeup
MagpieSprings Cacti - Magpie Springs - Adelaide Hills Wine Region - Fleurieu Peninsula - South Australia
SpiritualBeing Untouched
SummerJade Luminous Pansy
Celeste Mookherjee Love-in-a-mist
autumnwind Spring
Martha Medford Center of Glory
sienebrowne Aubergine Flower
Graeme Hyde Lilium Macro
Alexandra Lavizzari Revelation
Ludwig Wagner Spring Azalea Buds
hutofdesigns Purple floral with leaves
lezvee Hollyhock (Alcea)
Bette Devine Pink Hydrangea
psychoshadow spring beams
WesternExposure Windy Day Tulips
Yannik Hay Crab Apple Flowers
Vicki Spindler (VHS Photography) HDR Blossoms
ŠThe Creative Minds Sunny Dahlia Macro Elaine Teague Magnolia
CarolineLembke Poppy I
Watercolour on Aquarell paper
Congratulations To all our Top Ten Challenge Winners Macro
1st
Cliff Vestergaard Blue Flower
2nd
autumnwind Spring
3rd Kerryn MadsenPietsch Luminous White Night Bloomer
Celeste Mookherjee Love-in-a-mist
4th Marilyn Cornwell Demure
WhiteDove Studio kj gordon Maui Rain Drops
lezvee Hollyhock (Alcea)
5th
debidabble Heartbeat Red
Bette Devine Pink Hydrangea
Joy Watson Shades of Dahlia
The Evening Garden By Marilyn Cornwell (marilyncornwell.com) Photographer and Gardener Why should we consider the evening garden? We garden during the day, enjoying the beauty of flowers, plants, shrubs and trees that make a wonderful display. But at night, the colours we so treasure start to fade then disappear. Only white and pale colours are visible in the declining hours of the evening. And that is what is special - the night garden promises the intrigue of white against darkness. This purity and simplicity allows us to bring to life shapes in the evening garden. Consider the imagery of the night: the night is dominated by the sky – the moon, the stars and the clouds. And then there are our own created night festivals of fireworks and lanterns, along with first world adventures such as nuit blanche illuminations. It seems to me that a garden display can be intriguing, interesting and beautiful when it fulfills the night itself. Think of starry flowers, suspended globes and moon-shaped flowers, clouds, fireworks, and lines leading the eye to a destination – perhaps a focal point that is lit – a special illumination of a garden feature. So the question is what in the day garden design would be the theme of your night garden design. It is a great question. It asks you to consider your garden story, what makes you garden. What you enjoy the most about your garden. This might be what you want to continue into the evening.
So I look at the night garden through the lens of a gardener and photographer as a story ABOUT the night and a story OF the night. Each of you has your own story and garden. So let’s start with what is the key ingredient for me - there is nothing more important than plants – trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. There are so many plants through the seasons that can contribute to a night garden. Consider Star Magnolia for spring, Allium Mount Everest for suspended globes, Azaleas for clouds, and Nicotiana Silvestris for fireworks. Viburnums, Spireas, Hibiscus, Mock Orange, and Roses are lovely shrubs for the evening garden. Perennials, such as Phlox, Coneflower, Echinops, Anemone, and Lilies make for globes and starry effects. What else is present in the evening? When the visual stimulation declines, it is fragrance – scent and smell that come to the foreground. This is a time when some plants become more scented. There are flowers that reveal their scent at night. White flowers that are scented at night include Brugmansia, Evening Primrose, Evening Stock, Mock Orange, Night Blooming Jasmine, Night Gladiolus, and Night Phlox. Finally, there are magical qualities in the night garden. There are the mysterious flowers that open only in the evening. This is a display that contrasts most plants. Examples of these flowers include Night Blooming Cereus, Four O’Clocks, Evening Primrose and Moon Flower.
For people who want to extend their garden’s activities into the evening, there are now affordable garden lighting systems that can bring enjoyment and safety. Walking down steps and venturing around the garden are made easy with low voltage garden lighting systems. The garden can be lit at night as an artistic expression. A caution and consideration: Remember to do this in concert with nature and attend to keeping the lights on for a limited time, so that moths, insects and evening birds can be a part of the night garden without jeopardy.
There are lovely alternatives and additions to the general garden evening lighting. These include solar lanterns, fairy lights on special objects, and special lighting on sculptures. Even simple things like ‘firefly’ projects where mason jars are filled with glow stick ingredients and set out in the lawn – these can be magical. Everyone can participate in the evening garden - from small projects to large ones. Magic, mystery and romance become the themes of the night garden. Perhaps this is a theme that intrigues you, and you will become a gardener whose garden tells a story and is an expression of garden art. Marilyn Cornwell Marilyncornwell.com
Metal dandelion sculpture at the Minneapolis Arboretum. September 2018.
Moonflower in my garden
Datura
Floyd Elzgina’s Pinecone Sculptures:
Origami Exhibit in the Minneapolis Arboretum, September 2018
Feeders of the night
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Congratulations Photography by Mathilde Paul Pasco Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch Barbara Wyeth Elaine Teague AnnaKT Elaine Bawden Hans Kawitzki ©Janis Zroback Ana Belaj Sue Purveur Melissa, Sue Ball
Featured images in the Country Gardens come grow with us group (within RedBubble)
Take a closer look …
Cuckoo Spit and Raindrop by Photography by Mathilde
Reaching out. by Paul Pasco
Radial Charm (Licuala Cordata Palm, FNQ) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch
Hellebore by the Bunch by Barbara Wyeth
Plumbago... by Elaine Teague
Reaching out by AnnaKT
BETH’S POND WITH YELLOW IRIS by Elaine Bawden
1823 Otway reflection by Hans Kawitzki
Blue Night… by ©Janis Zroback
Little snail by Ana Belaj

Upsidedown nuthatch by Sue Purveur

Swallowtail Butterfly Landing by Melissa, Sue Ball
Looking Back This challenge closed almost 7 years ago. Top Ten and all entries
Romantic Country Gardens
1st
ibjennyjenny Finding the Words
Joint 2nd
Mary Campbell The Reflecting Garden ©
Joint 2nd
Michael John Scented Colonnade
3rd
Heather Buckley Scented CFoxgloves and Bee at Great Dixter House
Joint 4th
Arie Koene Reserved during moonlight
Joint 4th
AnnDixon Butchart Gardens Lake in May Blossom
Joint 4th
Fara Cottage Garden Beauty
Joint 5th
Marilyn Cornwell Amidst the White of Spring, a Dark Lady
Joint 5th
Yool Wild summer blooms...
6th
Paula Belle Flores A Garden with a View
Runners up..
Paula Belle Flores In The Garden
KSKphotography Coneflowers in the garden
rosedragon Highlighted darkeness
Marilyn Harris Mayfield Cascade
RightSideDown Tangled column
SummerJade Wooden Gate with Padlock and Chain
Elspeth McClanahan Fire in the Hills
Eve Parry The Gazebo
Sandra Foster A Beautiful Country Lane
JoĂŁo Figueiredo Swedish Spring
Jeanne Sheridan Backyard Garden
ASTRID EWING Relaxing in the garden...
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