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Yellow Daffodils

The Garden Artist Posted on April 18, 2016 by Mary AhernDecember 11, 2019

My garden is often the source material for my Art. Though I am not a Photographer, I like to use my digital camera to record the progress and changes in my garden from day to day and year to year. Springtime is such a hectic time since I’m always late uncovering the perennial beds. These jolly yellow daffodils came up in my entry garden and I was lucky enough to catch the early morning light … Continue reading →

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The Dance in the Garden – Homage to Matisse

The Garden Artist Posted on January 12, 2016 by Mary AhernFebruary 3, 2017

While composing this painting of the light blue irises, I began to visualize the rhythmic composition in the famous painting “The Dance” by Henri Matisse. I often visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC where his work is prominently displayed. I find his painting joyous. Buoyant. This is how I felt while creating this painting.

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Pathways and Focal Points

The Garden Artist Posted on June 5, 2015 by Mary AhernAugust 26, 2017

  I have designed a rather informal garden with meandering paths using a variety of materials. At the end of, or just around the corner of each path, is some type of focal point, which draws you forward, in eager exploration. My garden is about moving through and around rather than sitting in one location and observing the whole. The irregular bluestone pavers serve as the path to bring you from the front entrance, around … Continue reading →

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Color Combinations in the Garden

The Garden Artist Posted on June 3, 2015 by Mary AhernMarch 26, 2017

I am an Artist so color, texture, scale, focal points and other factors drive much of my garden design. My son gave this Japanese Maple, Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’ to me many years ago. Not knowing the eventual size of the tree I placed it right by the deck where I would be able to enjoy the delicate filigreed leaves all summer. For a few short weeks in May this wonderful, almost stage setting display of … Continue reading →

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Adding a Tree to my Garden

The Garden Artist Posted on July 30, 2014 by Mary AhernApril 30, 2018

In October of 2012, Superstorm Sandy felled 4 large Oak trees in my woodland garden. We were lucky that was the only damage we suffered in that severe storm other than loss of electricity. Instantly my garden went from full shade to sunshine a dappled shade. What a transformation for it and for me. After a period of mourning, I started rethinking, planning and studying what to do with this newfound daylight. One of the … Continue reading →

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Tree Recommendations

The Garden Artist Posted on April 3, 2014 by Mary AhernApril 3, 2014

Recently I was asked about replanting trees after the destruction of Storm Sandy. I’ve given a lot of thought to this issue since my garden lost 4 large oaks which were living here before I moved into the shade they kindly provided me. Following the storm, my arborist Ron Strauss of Tree Believers, (631-864-5514) sent his newsletter , “The Root of the Matter”, with recommendations of what to and what not to replant. Here is … Continue reading →

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Rethinking My Garden

The Garden Artist Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mary AhernFebruary 10, 2014

For the past 25 years I’ve cultivated my woodland gardens. For the first decade I cleared the tangled woods, studied the indigenous plants, planned paths and materials. I worked on creating a natural looking shade garden focusing on the large oak trees and Kalmia that inhabited this spot of land before I showed up. A lot of thinking and sweat went into this garden. I selected what shrub trees, like the untold numbers of small … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Pie Facts

The Garden Artist Posted on November 27, 2013 by Mary AhernNovember 27, 2013

Here are some tidbits of information about some of American’s favorite pies. Pumpkin Pie Pumpkins are vining annual plants that are part of the Cucurbitaceae or Cucumber family. They are actually winter squash named Cucurbita pepo with the oldest pumpkin related seeds found in Mexico dating back to between 7000 & 5500 BC. Pumpkins are grown on every continent except Antarctica but the traditional American pumpkin that we are familiar with is the Connecticut Field … Continue reading →

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Hellebore Botany – Which Stage is Acceptable For Flower Show Judging

The Garden Artist Posted on March 15, 2013 by Mary AhernFebruary 7, 2018

The question was posed as to why some Hellebore’s can be entered into Flower Show judging and others are rejected. Here’s the long answer. Understanding the botany of the Hellebore will help explain the answer to the Flower Show suitability. The attraction and colors of the Hellebore, Figure #1, are not supplied by petals but rather sepals. Petals are usually lost after a flower is fertilized but sepals and bracts don’t suffer the same fate … Continue reading →

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The Pause That Refreshes – Gardening in The Winter

The Garden Artist Posted on February 24, 2013 by Mary AhernFebruary 24, 2013

My thermostat read 10° last night so when it’s that cold I tend to warm myself by planning what I will be doing this coming year in my garden. It is the calm before the storm. I like to read so with a hot cup of coffee and sometimes a blanket over my lap I settle down to a good book of how others tend their gardens seeking inspiration and camaraderie. I read new books … Continue reading →

Hurricane Sandy Stole Some of My Tree Friends

The Garden Artist Posted on November 26, 2012 by Mary AhernFebruary 3, 2013

I lost some friends. Sandy came to visit and in a fury broke, smashed and tore away some of my garden friends. These huge and venerable trees were here before I moved into their space many decades ago. They’ve provided me with the backbones of my woodland garden. They helped me design the paths I carved out of the thickets. They offered the strong verticals of a towering garden design. These old oaks shared their … Continue reading →

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Losing my Patience with Impatiens

The Garden Artist Posted on October 1, 2012 by Mary AhernAugust 2, 2018

The backbone of the shade gardener’s summer display has been Impatiens for as long as I’ve been gardening (which is longer than I’ll post in a public forum.  But that long starring role has come to an abrupt halt this year (2012) due to the infamous, Downy mildew fungal like disease caused by the pathogen, Plasmopara obducens. The symptoms caused millions of gardeners to drag out their hoses in attempts to combat the disease, which … Continue reading →

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The Joys of Gardening in the Shade

The Garden Artist Posted on June 1, 2012 by Mary AhernAugust 2, 2018

So now, after an unusually warm & snow-free winter, the weather has already skimmed the high ’80’s during the month of May. As I sit on my deck exhausted from the heat, wondering how I’m ever going to be able to do all my planting after I’ve indulged at our plant sale & exchanged plant trophies with my gardening girlfriends. The good news is that I’m a shade gardener. (That’s not to be confused with … Continue reading →

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Winter Interest

The Garden Artist Posted on November 30, 2011 by Mary AhernNovember 30, 2011

My garden doesn’t go into the winter season all tidy & neat. I enjoy seeing seed heads popping through the snow. The visual treat of shadows cast about by the wind, dancing along the walls seen from the windows of my warm home. From my dining room window, the seed heads of tall grasses are seen swaying in the breeze with the floodlight of the pure winter sun behind them. From the kitchen window the … Continue reading →

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Planning For Next Year’s Fall Garden

The Garden Artist Posted on October 5, 2011 by Mary AhernDecember 14, 2011

One of the ways I plan for next year’s garden is to take a look around, make notes & gather ideas from other gardens. This is particularly helpful in planning the fall garden. I look for what plants have continued to hold their own & still look beautiful into this time of year. I avoid looking for suggestions at the nurseries & gardening centers because those plants have been coddled, fed, trained, trimmed & produced … Continue reading →

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