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The snow was falling at a rapid rate on Wednesday.
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This is the"Italian Garden". During the nor'easter the boxwood become fully covered, their forms hard to find at the end of the storm. Well, at least I understand there was snow in Tuscany and Umbria this winter, so perhaps the gardens there looked similar in recent weeks!
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The snow stops. The sun returns. Time to dig out!
A path is shoveled to the garden and we carefully free the boxwood from the snow.
The sun sparkles on the fresh snow.
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The summer view (sensa snow) of the Italian Garden. This garden was inspired by a garden in Rome. There is an April 2010 blog posting on the garden at the Villa Aurelia, where our inspiration was created.
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A few days after the storm we see the long shadows of winter.
In our back mixed border garden we have a 60" long stone wall , and a retaining wall nearer the house of equal length. At the summer solstice , at noon, the shadow of our house falls at the retaining wall. At the winter solstice, at noon, the shadows reach all the way to the other wall.
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Sweetbay Magnolia , magnolia virginiana
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A January sunset over our New Hampshire garden;
the Italian garden and petite allee.
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A Maxfield Parrish sky over our garden!
The painter Maxfield Parrish , lived, painted and gardened in Plainfield, NH. He was part of what is known as the Cornish Colony, which included a talented group of painters, sculptors, authors and the like. A visit to NH should include a trip to Plainfield and to the St. Gaudens
Historic site, here one can visit the sculpture studio and garden of August St.Gaudens
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Well, it is time to head into our kitchen to prepare something warm and delicious for dinner.
Chicken under a brick
Risotto with wild mushrooms and fresh thyme (or rosemary?)
Arugula salad with clementine slices
maybe a few roasted carrots?
A glass of wine, Italian of course!
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Note: If in NYC, there is the mural of Old King Cole by Maxfield Parrish. It is in the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel.
If you can, find a seat at the bar where you can not only enjoy the mural and also the best martini in NYC!
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