Hayefield

Posted on July 1, 2012August 3, 2012 by Nan Ondra — 28 Comments

It’s Personal – Part 1

Hayefield Day 1 (May 21, 2001)

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day posts offer a great opportunity to show off pretty pictures of the garden, but recently, I’ve had a couple of requests to show the less-than-pretty parts that I’ve only mentioned in passing. So, to combine that with some journaling of the garden’s changes over the years, I figure it’s time for one of those “behind the scenes” posts: looking back on how I planned parts of the garden, how things actually turned out, and what I’ve been learning along the way.

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Posted on December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 by Nan Ondra — 19 Comments

Odds and Ends

How exciting to get such an enthusiastic response to the offering of seeds in my last post! I have a little follow-up to do on that project, plus a few other miscellaneous bits of information that I thought you might find interesting or amusing.

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Posted on June 29, 2011June 29, 2011 by Nan Ondra — 22 Comments

Pretty in Pictures – Part 2

[Part 1]

It’s surprisingly easy to find wow moments in your own garden, regardless how little or much effort you put into creating combinations, because the luck factor graces beginners and experts alike. When you’re not comparing your gardens to other people’s pretty pictures, you can be more open to the moments that come along without any intention on your part. The key here isn’t doing, it’s seeing. The more time you’re out in your garden, the greater your chances of spotting magic moments, such as the way the sun shining through a dark leaf makes it glow the same shade of red as a nearby bloom.

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