Photo/Illustration: Danielle Sherry
You might think this is a piece of driftwood that Barbara Weirich dragged up from the shores of Lake Michigan into her garden in Benton Harbor, Michigan. That’s what I thought, but associate editor Danielle Sherry, who took this photo, says that it’s actually a branch from a tree that fell in Barbara’s garden. Barbara turned lemons into lemonade by pairing this sculptural limb with a garden of grasses, to great effect.
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Comments
hi
am from iraq i cannot speak english well but when i see this
picture i said ....subhanallla.. it is nice
This is so clever! The curve of the branch adds so much to the grasses setting. I bet it's awesome to observe it all when the wind is blowing the grasses. Fallen branches will never be viewed the same now! Thanks for sharing.
I agree Nadwa. It is nice.
It is very stormy here today. I may find some good branches on the ground when it's over to do the same thing. I like this much better than the manicured and planned look.
It is nice, Nadwa! Your English is so much better than my Arabic.
We've had a big branch in our yard since the ice storms last winter that my husband refused to get rid of, saying it's "nature's sculpture". Now I'm inspiring to plant around it rather than keep nagging him to get rid of it.
Lovely, I save all the branches from my trees and use them as boarders in different areas. I need more ideas of what to do with them. Any help out there??
Love the grasses, adore the sea serpent! A little bit of imagination can take us anywhere ;) Fun pic Danielle... and nadwa, I totally agree with JAABA. Nice to meet you.
Lovely garden - woudl love to hear about ornamental grasses that can tolerate shade and zone 4. For the reader interested in planting ideas and her tree branches - I think that clematis would be lovely rambling through the branches.
Hello!I come from Slovenia and my english is not so well... Oh, I love this grasses,it is just marvellous and for my opinion this root give a magical fairy look. Yes thanks for sharing!
A little bit of imagination can take us anywhere ;
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goodmorning sheila schultz your words is very nice.. and >>
nice to meet you
terrific placement in a bed that really makes a good argument for the handsomeness of a grasses garden bed.
best,
mindy
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Looks prehistoric, I love it. What a great idea!
Truly one of my favorites so far! Lovely and inspiring use of natural design.
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