
Today we’re in Rotterdam, New York, visiting with Maxine Brisport.
Each year I gaze in wonderment of the beauty that graces my upstate New York garden—from the brilliant yellow of the gold forsythia shrub that tells me that spring has arrived, to the beauty of the white-and-pink anemone signaling that fall is looming. Now I am preparing myself to bid goodbye to another year of glorious blooms, with the satisfaction that I nurtured each plant as it battled one of the hottest summers, while feeding the bees and butterflies.
Although the brilliant blooms are fading, the joy of knowing that they will return next year creates an endless smile.
We’ll be back tomorrow to see more of Maxine’s beautiful garden.
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Comments
What a beautiful, colorful garden. So much to enjoy, probably so much work to maintain it. I'm looking forward to the next views.
Oh that blue hibiscus and that perfect white rose! What an utterly charming garden you've made - thanks for sharing!
Oh I love the blue hibiscus aka Rose of Sharon, I have one like that too with more lavender in the blue!
Your darling umbrella table and chairs in the garden is such a nice setting with all the flowers!
Wow, that blue hibiscus is stunning.
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