After the rain, mid-summer, from our kitchen door

If you google "5 leaved akebia" this shot comes up pretty quick! The akebia covers the far arbor, over Ted's office door. The arbor over the kitchen door is Kiwi.

Is this the largest house plant in the Northeast?

From the living room floor. What a great tree! It's about 95 feet tall; only about 20 feet of it is in the Garden Room.

another few explanations

Some explanations

Mimosa and other plantings in the front berm bed

Ash Tree and Stormy Summer evening

Finally, a good view of the ash tree in the Garden Room and the widow's walk canvas roof.

Cappoosh and the nasturtiums

This was after a swim in the lake at Dog Beach. The nasturtiums outside the front door were abundant, as usual.

The Garden Room in February

When it's still white and frigid outside the garden room is warm and lush on a sunny day. The ivy is very abundant after a humble beginning - just 2 plants 10 years ago. This is the view from the master bedroom.

My Studio with Oriental Llies

Mmmm... July in Vermont is heavenly.

Angel's Trumpet - Brugmansia

I had this lovely, HUGE Brugmansia for 2 years, but then I lost it because I let it get too cold in the Garden Room last winter. I am so sorry. It had grown into a spectacular plant that reminded us so much of Hawai'i.

The Crane

The big bird, originally built for Burlington's 2000 First Night "Drums and Dragons" parade now resides on the western end of the widow's walk, poised for flight at any moment.

The Front Berm flower bed, updated

Two weeks after the first photo (left), the heat of the sun (and more of it) has worked wonders (picture right). The amazing Mimosa has quadrupled in size since I purchased it last year and looks like it is very happy, even here in our almost-Zone-5 climate in northwest Vermont.
The nasturtium and morning glory climb over the other plants as the season progresses because I love to create jungles!

Potato Vine, Nasturtium, Morning Glory, Elderberry, Day Lily

My Studio, from the Dining Room window

Let Me In

The morning ritual at Sarah's Studio

Another view of the front berm flower bed

More Bugbane - because it's lovely

Front berm flower bed

House on left; Ted's office in back.

Another view of the pond

Bugbane with Dawn Redwood in back

The result of not much planning...

Mmmm... those Lilies

My grandmother was named Isabella Mackinnon (nee Rowell) but was always known as Lily. These are for her. I think she would have liked their glorious red-magenta intensity.