Garden Photo of the Day

Views across the ponds at Matterhorn

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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

The display gardens at Matterhorn Nursery in Spring Valley, New York, surround a series of ponds that offer a beautiful foreground for the structures that surround them. Here are just a few.

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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

 

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  1. ncgardener 07/29/2011

    Beautiful photos. Love the the craftsmanship of the structures.

  2. Happily_Gardening 07/29/2011

    Soothing and inviting!

  3. gardengal42 07/29/2011

    Here in North Carolina today we may reach 100o. I am going to pretend that all my friends are coming for tea in the beautiful garden..Now what spot do I pick??? I enjoy seeing these beautiful gardens.Again God at work..

  4. arboretum 07/30/2011

    michelle,i have been very impressed with the tructures you have shown. Won't you give us a little background on this place? was it a former estate? link it?
    best,
    mindy
    http://www.cottonarboretum.com/

  5. Deanneart 07/30/2011

    What a lovely garden!

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