{"id":1098,"date":"2014-07-30T14:43:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2018-04-30T14:47:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T18:47:54","slug":"adding-tree-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryahernartist.com\/garden-blog\/adding-tree-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a Tree to my Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"Oak

Oak tree lost in battle with Hurricane Sandy<\/p><\/div>\n

After a period of mourning, I started rethinking, planning and studying what to do with this newfound daylight.<\/p>\n

One of the mighty Oak trees was left with an interesting sculptural remnant which I originally planned to keep in remembrance of what had been. As usual, I changed my mind as I started designing and replanting. Like most gardeners, I change my mind all the time as I work in my garden.<\/p>\n

I decided to plant a Heritage River Birch, Betula nigra<\/em> “Heritage” in memory of my Uncle Teddy who introduced me to gardening. As a child visiting him in Schenectady from my treeless home in Brooklyn, he one day found me peeling the bark from one of his many white birch trees. When he asked me to stop as I was pulling the “skin” from the tree and hurting it, I looked around with tears in my eyes and realized that the entire garden was alive. I was transformed!<\/p>\n

\"1940's-WWII-Theodore-Gerrits\"

Theodorus Hendrik Gerrits, 1914 – 1991. Thank you!<\/p><\/div>\n

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This tree is for my uncle who shared with me his garden and his love. Thank you!<\/p>\n

\"2014-Uncle-Teddy-birch-tree-IMG_6821\"<\/p>\n

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