I’ve had the incredible good fortune to have visited some of the world’s most beautiful gardens in my travels. The size and style of the gardens has varied from grandiose and painstakingly formal like the Gardens of Versailles to casual, abundant and intimate like Claude Monet’s Garden. I was reminded of the extraordinary experience of visiting Monet’s Garden when I recently visited Gibbs Gardens, in Ballground, Georgia, USA, for the annual Waterlily Festival. The theme of water and gardens feature heavily in Monet’s works for 40 years. Let’s take a look at the allure of waterlilies.
In the world of interior design and decorating, pattern is used to foster cohesiveness and add interest. Typically, patterns work closely with color and shape to add continuity to a living space. In today’s post, we’ll look at several different types of patterns including animal prints, stripes, floral, foliage, geometric and abstracts… all courtesy of Mother Nature.
I’m a big fan of iNaturalist’s Seek app for identifying wild plants and animals. Let’s look at some examples.
The traditional craft of natural dye making is back in vogue. Check out this Natural Dyes workshop recently held at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking.
With nothing but air between you and the animals, you are able to observe, study and admire these beautiful wild animals at length.