First, who among you already partake of chiaroscuro in your garden? Dawn, dusk, both, a favorite? Have you ever burst outside, to partake, after unexpectedly noticing from a window? Do you have a singular, lifetime moment, chiaroscuro in your garden?
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I've never shot a chiaroscuro in my garden. How could I? Those moments too deeply lived.
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Quite good comparison, below, to chiaroscuro experienced recently, in my garden.
Pic, above, here.
Crossing the threshold of chiaroscuro, below. Mere moments too.
Pic, above, here.
Again, moments away, below, from a complete chiaroscuro.
Pic, above, here.
Pic, above, here.
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Again, moments away from chiaroscuro, above, a life prize, subsidiary to the hunt for chiaroscuro. Seems odd, we are given chiaroscuro, here, when so much that is not to be had or known, those things requiring philosophies or Belief, momentarily given.
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Late, a few nights ago, I walked in the garden, not seeking chiaroscuro, my mind, sadly, upon the profane, not sacred. There it was, bathing me, hugging me, lifting me up, first noticed at my feet, pure, liquid mercury. Quickly glancing up, there it was, moon thru our century old pecan trees, beyond what the top pic conveys.
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Made me smile, looking up, in thanks, and Belief. What of the profane, bringing me to that moment? Profane became a color, banished by chiaroscuro.
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Garden & Be Well, XO T
12 comments
Robin saysOctober 25, 2014
Thanks this was very helpful. I would like to see more very practical well laid out guild ideas like this!
Red Brady saysNovember 3, 2014
We’ve just planted the first two native apple trees in what will, we hope, be our forest garden (currently a large grassed paddock). Working out the rest of it is proving to be fun!
dhalsey saysDecember 8, 2014
Here is a polyculture page at the Natural Capital Plant Database:
http://permacultureplantdata.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488&Itemid=237
http://permacultureplantdata.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488&Itemid=237
Another implementation of a polyculture guild.
http://southwoodsforestgardens.blogspot.com/2013/07/patio-polyculture-orchard-design.html
http://southwoodsforestgardens.blogspot.com/2013/07/patio-polyculture-orchard-design.html
Ground cover whatever the plant is important in all these guilds. Occupy the soil space and absorb the sun into organic matter. Dan
Keshet Miller saysDecember 8, 2014
Mmm some very useful knowledge here…. they didnt mention the importance of a gazebo though! Heheh 🙂
Jock McClure saysJanuary 17, 2015
My tree might certainly benefit from this info! I owe it some consideration.
Betsy Beard saysJanuary 17, 2015
What kind of guilds are they talking about here? Do they mean to say ‘guides?’
Bernice saysJanuary 17, 2015
Would like a natural way to spray or keep worms from cherrys and to keep robins out of my cherrytrees
haecklers saysApril 11, 2015
How do you prevent insect pests by picking up dropped fruit to break the lifecycle with all those plants under the trees? How to you get to the fruit to harvest it? Those two are what’s been keeping me from planting guilds under my trees!
Anonymous saysSeptember 20, 2015
Very helpful.I have learned much
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