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In honor of our trek to Belgium tomorrow...
August 3, 2015
Michelle GERVAIS
In honor of our trek to Belgium tomorrow...
Michelle GERVAIS
August 3, 2015

In honor of our trek to Belgium tomorrow...

Michelle GERVAIS
August 3, 2015

As you read this we're preparing for our car trip to Bruges, Belgium, from Amsterdam in the morning, and just by chance, I discovered this fascinating post on one of my favorite blogs, This is Colossal. I sure hope this is what Belgian gardens look like! (kidding) Rob loved this video. Kaia said, "That's creepy, Mom." Enjoy!

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I didn't really plan this combo, but love how the heuchera leaves make the astrantia flowers stand out! #heuchera #astrantia #pink
I didn't really plan this combo, but love how the heuchera leaves make the astrantia flowers stand out! #heuchera #astrantia #pink
Dino garden. #itssupposedtobefun #dinosaursofinstagram #gardenfun #expecttheunexpected #lemonthyme
Dino garden. #itssupposedtobefun #dinosaursofinstagram #gardenfun #expecttheunexpected #lemonthyme
Rose Campion might be the most shocking color to star in my garden. Though the tradescantia is probably a tie. Wowzers! #lychniscoronaria #shockingpink #neon #rosecampion
Rose Campion might be the most shocking color to star in my garden. Though the tradescantia is probably a tie. Wowzers! #lychniscoronaria #shockingpink #neon #rosecampion
Ninebarks bloom so gorgeously. #ninebark #physocarpus
Ninebarks bloom so gorgeously. #ninebark #physocarpus
Oh how I love maidenhair ferns. #adiantum #maidenhairfern #shadegarden #fantasticfoliage
Oh how I love maidenhair ferns. #adiantum #maidenhairfern #shadegarden #fantasticfoliage
I can't wait for this container to shine. Doesn't look like much now, but I'm hoping it will be amazing. #bishopschildrendahlias #goldencreepingjenny #ornamentalmillet #golfball
I can't wait for this container to shine. Doesn't look like much now, but I'm hoping it will be amazing. #bishopschildrendahlias #goldencreepingjenny #ornamentalmillet #golfball
'Spring Blush' peas blooming! Can't wait for the pods. #peas #peasplease #prettyveggies #springblush
'Spring Blush' peas blooming! Can't wait for the pods. #peas #peasplease #prettyveggies #springblush
Our garden buddy. She walks through the seedlings without a care, gobbles up anything remotely edible, and chases the squirrels at full blast with no hope of ever catching them. Then she stops for a moment to just sit and sniff the breeze. She's irre
Our garden buddy. She walks through the seedlings without a care, gobbles up anything remotely edible, and chases the squirrels at full blast with no hope of ever catching them. Then she stops for a moment to just sit and sniff the breeze. She's irresistible. #daisyisagoodgirl #puppylove #ratterrierbeaglemix #snugglypuppy #alwayssearchingforbunnies #canieatthat #imgonnaeatthat #isitdinnertime #icoulduseacookie #pleeeeeease #imhungry
@opus_curiosus has been doing some landscaping down by the river! These stone steps into the water are the first stage of our kayak launching area. Without them you sink up to your knees in mud. #riverlife #kayaking #boatlaunch #housatonicriver #ston
@opus_curiosus has been doing some landscaping down by the river! These stone steps into the water are the first stage of our kayak launching area. Without them you sink up to your knees in mud. #riverlife #kayaking #boatlaunch #housatonicriver #stonework #hessohandy
Mystery irises in the island bed. Have no idea where I got them or when I planted them. It's all a blur. #iguessilikeirises #iris #geranium #miscanthus #thalictrum
Mystery irises in the island bed. Have no idea where I got them or when I planted them. It's all a blur. #iguessilikeirises #iris #geranium #miscanthus #thalictrum
Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' starting to bloom. It really is this fabulously blinding. And you'd think you'd hate that, but it goes with EVERYTHING. #tradescantia #sweetkate #neonyellow #flourescent #royalblue #burnyourretinas #intense
Tradescantia 'Sweet Kate' starting to bloom. It really is this fabulously blinding. And you'd think you'd hate that, but it goes with EVERYTHING. #tradescantia #sweetkate #neonyellow #flourescent #royalblue #burnyourretinas #intense
Under the maple tree. #japanesemaple #columbine #aquilegia #getanium #epimedium
What's better than mulch? Nothing, that's what. @opus_curiosus kicked ass yesterday and spread most of the #sweetpeet. Good stuff, I tell ya. It makes everything look better, and has done wonders for our sandy soil over the years. #mulchmakeseverythi
What's better than mulch? Nothing, that's what. @opus_curiosus kicked ass yesterday and spread most of the #sweetpeet. Good stuff, I tell ya. It makes everything look better, and has done wonders for our sandy soil over the years. #mulchmakeseverythingbetter #sweetpeet #wortheverypenny #mulch @sweetpeetorganicmulch
Who needs flowers? Ok sometimes I do. But this little corner makes me very happy without them. #foliagefirst #clumpingbamboo #heuchera #epimedium #boxwood #ostrichfern #goatsbeard #andweedsofcourse #mirrorsingardens
Who needs flowers? Ok sometimes I do. But this little corner makes me very happy without them. #foliagefirst #clumpingbamboo #heuchera #epimedium #boxwood #ostrichfern #goatsbeard #andweedsofcourse #mirrorsingardens
Late last night, out to let the dog pee...the Dutchman's pipe froze in its tracks...I'd caught it trying to take over the world. #aristolochia #dutchmanspipe #bentonworlddomination #reachingout
Late last night, out to let the dog pee...the Dutchman's pipe froze in its tracks...I'd caught it trying to take over the world. #aristolochia #dutchmanspipe #bentonworlddomination #reachingout
Got down in the 30s last night, so before we went to bed we built a sea of bedsheets and tarps and overturned buckets. Everything seems to have muscled through! Whew. #frostscare #tenderlittleplants #nailbiter #itseffinglatemay #gimmeabreak #coldests
Got down in the 30s last night, so before we went to bed we built a sea of bedsheets and tarps and overturned buckets. Everything seems to have muscled through! Whew. #frostscare #tenderlittleplants #nailbiter #itseffinglatemay #gimmeabreak #coldestspringever
Under the baby Japanese maple. #sweetwoodruff #epimedium #solomonsseal #polygonatum #japanesemaple #weedsofcourse
Under the baby Japanese maple. #sweetwoodruff #epimedium #solomonsseal #polygonatum #japanesemaple #weedsofcourse
Tulip 'Black Hero'. I cut these DAYS AGO and they still look brand new. They last forever. And they're ridiculously beautiful. This is one of my absolute faves, and that's something, considering that I stare at Tulip photos all day. #tulip #tulips #b
Tulip 'Black Hero'. I cut these DAYS AGO and they still look brand new. They last forever. And they're ridiculously beautiful. This is one of my absolute faves, and that's something, considering that I stare at Tulip photos all day. #tulip #tulips #blackhero #cutflowers
I jammed my monster Sedum sieboldii into the ground last fall after I took it out of the red ceramic pot it was in all summer, not expecting much, and forgot all about it. Rediscovered it as it was waking up this spring, and now it has a new summer h
I jammed my monster Sedum sieboldii into the ground last fall after I took it out of the red ceramic pot it was in all summer, not expecting much, and forgot all about it. Rediscovered it as it was waking up this spring, and now it has a new summer home! I love this plant. #sedumsieboldii #hardysucculents #containergarden

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michelle Gervais spent 15 years as an editor at Fine Gardening magazine, where she traveled the country visiting and photographing spectacular gardens. She holds a degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech and is passionate about plants and garden design. She and her family live and garden on a quasi-urban half-acre on the banks of the Housatonic River in New Milford, Connecticut.

 

 

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