Author Archives: Eliza Waters

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About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

In A Vase On Monday – Fothergilla

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Eliza Waters

After a mishap destroyed half my Witch-Alder shrub (Fothergilla major) in front of my porch, rather than throw the branches in the brush pile, I thought I’d try to force them into bloom. A marvelous native plant, its honey-scented, bottle-brush 1-3″ … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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March Comes In Like a Lion, Goes Out Like a Lamb

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Eliza Waters

“March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb.”  ~ Proverb Here in New England during March, we can experience a broad range of weather from raging blizzard, like Tuesday’s storm Stella, to warm days with temperatures reaching … Continue reading →

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Blizzard

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Eliza Waters

A blizzard came through the Northeast today and amid white-out conditions, a flock of around forty pine siskins and American goldfinches fed all day at my two thistle feeders and one sunflower feeder. At the start of the day, the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Hydrangea & Potpourri

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Collected in October, these dried hydrangea (H. paniculata) look as fresh as the day I picked them. Arrange and forget, what can be easier? Eventually, they will lose their color and fade once humidity returns in late spring and early summer. … Continue reading →

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Migrating Robins – Harbinger of Spring

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Eliza Waters

A large flock of migrating robins came through our yard today– at least several dozen, they were impossible to count over such a large area. Can you count sixteen in the photo? I’m always happy to see them, as it … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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Cutest

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Eliza Waters

LOVE!!!

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In A Vase On Monday – Remembering

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Throughout the cold months, while I await Spring’s arrival, I remember past growing seasons via vases of dried plants collected during the summer and on long autumn walks. The brown tones of this hand-thrown pottery vase (another great, free-table find), echo the … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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