Princess Sturdza's home, Le Vasterival, and garden in France were a hilarious welcome. She was waiting for us standing on a tree stump holding a long sharp stick. Describing the treasures awaiting we were also told 'never' to set foot in one of her beds. Within the hour a silly German man leaned forward to ask her a question. As quickly as his evil-offending-foot tapped her bed she whacked it with the stick. Hard.
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Last nite was my SHADE lecture. Instead of the ubiquitous pics & ridiculous focus on shade plants blah-blah-ad nauseum bore. I focused on making shade where desired, and the pruning away of shade where it's too thick.
Like the Princess my home leads with a bay window, above.
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It's tiny, faces full sun, a street & several neighbors. A trinity of unpleasantness easily landscape designed into a charming Bay Terrace garden with gravel, shade, focal point, seating & privacy from the neighborhood view.
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Who's the Princess?
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Top pic from internet, my Le Vasterival pics are still slides. Bottom pic my bay window yesterday. A great place to read, use wireless, lunch/dinner, journal, enjoy the birds-blooms-filtered lite.
I wish I could have seen that program you gave, P. Barbuda...how you create or minimize shade via pruning. Charming tea terrace...I like. For me, a croissant and french roast terrace...
ReplyDeleteI hope one day you will do a lecture in CA so I can attend. Until then I can only visit vicariously...who is the princess anyway?
ReplyDeleteThanks to the Author Tara Dillard for such a great post. It is indeed beautiful the house design you portrayed through your story and pics. And best of luck for Shade lectures. :)
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