Saturday, May 22, 2010

purple and yellow...

Thanks so much for your excitment and enthusiasm for getting involved with my summer blog. I think it's going to be a lot of fun!Following the procession of spring flowering plants, I visited the MN Landscapw Arboretum again and the tulips were still in bloom, along with iris, lady slipper's and many others. It lead to a dazzling display of variety with a gorgeous purple and yellow palette.



Visiting artist Patrick Dougherty and many volunteers were working on an intriguing stick house installation.


Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

11 comments:

  1. I've been thinking about going to the Arboretum this summer and now I think I have to go to see the stick house... my girls would love it.

    I love your blog! I've been a silent reader for awhile now, so I thought it was time to say hi...

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  2. Very interesting stick house!!! I wonder what the inside looks like. Love the flowers.. I took my camera back to the greenhouse to get pictures of the sea of color i saw the first time i went, but sadly, the majority of plants were gone.. the beautiful sight was gone.. maybe next year i will remember to take my camera. One almost needs to trips for that.. one for picture taking and the other for buying.. it's quite a large greenhouse and requires all of your attention to shopping. I am not aware of an arboretum in my area.. it would be great to visit one.

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  3. Gorgeous! and WOW do I ever love that stick house! I'd like to have one in my backyard :)

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  4. Gosh, it is pretty out there. I just love it. My friend, Donna, got the structure that they made out of pop bottles and had to get a truck to haul it to Rapid City but now they gave it to her permanently.

    The stick house is amazing. I would love to go and see that!

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  5. I love, love, love the idea of the summer blog....you have the best ideas!! I can't wait to share it on my blog. I'll let you know when I do!!!
    xxoo
    Lynn

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  6. This year I shifted my focus from growing flowers to growing vegetables. This post reminds me of my irises I dug up! hmfph :(
    Hopefully, I'll have a bounty of tomatoes, cucumbers, and spices.

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  7. Beautiful... I was mesmerized by the exquisite beauty of your post. The flowers are so beautiful and the stick house is pretty interesting too.

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  8. Those photos are absolute perfection. You have a clever stratagem of knowing which angle to take them from. Wonderful post!

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  9. Hi there, I think the summer blogs a great idea, will definitely be dropping by again. The photographs on this page are great I love flowers and it's inspired me to get planting in my garden!, stop by my blog if you get a chance.

    Amanda
    http://realityarts-creativity.blogspot.com/

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  10. Wonderful post!!! Your photos are absolutely gorgeous. Those flowers and that stick house are so beautiful:)
    I'm having a giveaway if you'd like to pop by!

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  11. Quite helpful data, lots of thanks for this article.

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