“I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge, but one misses a world of loveliness.” ~ Adeline Knapp (American journalist and environmentalist)
*James took this photo in the rain at Kyoto Gosho, one of his favorite gardens in
Kyoto, Japan.
Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& garden-rain walker)
When Jean traveled to Japan to attend a Suzuki violin course, she came away with more than career enhancement as a violinist and music professor; she gained an appreciation for the integration of natural beauty into everyday life displayed in the tiny courtyard gardens next to virtually every Japanese home.
Following her trip to Japan, Jean returned to Lancaster with the dream of bringing the beauty of nature into her daily routine. She began to look for ideas that could be implemented in the small back yard of her city row home.
Jean remembers, “I was impressed with the courtyard gardens I had seen in Japan and wanted that experience next to my home. Thank goodness, I had seen a Hanselman Landscape magazine ad and knew who to call.” How glad we are she did! (More next week . . . .)
Contributed by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& Japanese courtyard garden enthusiast)
Searching for ideas for courtyard gardens? Our team at Hanselman has curated specializes in courtyard garden design services that suit compact outdoor spaces in PA.
This farm pond has been renovated to provide visual refreshment for our clients while creating a multipurpose recreational facility for their grandchildren and friends. The home side of the pond was lined with large boulders to facilitate
fishing, canoeing, and water play. A grassy peninsula was added, with water’s-edge picnics and sunbathing in mind. Additionally, the steep bank below the house was regraded, terraced, and planted to make make mowing safer and easier for
grandpa (and to keep lawn mowers from taking a plunge!).
If you have site challenges that are hindering your garden dreams, I’d encourage you to speak with our team (717-653-1273). Our designers and craftsmen are experienced at finding creative and effective solutions for difficult problems.
Contributed by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful for our creative team)
“What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles; it was a miraculous world.”
~ G. K. Chesterton (English writer, poet, philosopher & theologian)
Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful grandma of garden lovers!)
I invite you to sit outside and enjoy breakfast on the patio in the shade of the Pine, listening to the sound of wind and water. Everything is sparkling in the early sunlight! The oppressive heat and heaviness in the air has been replaced by a crisp, cool lightness . . . Birds, plants, sky, clouds–everything seems to be dancing, grateful and glorious this morning after the rain.
Step outside into the garden and revel in the glory of this radiant, rain-washed world.
Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman, after a recent rain
Gardener’s wife (& rain-washed garden reveler)
“That beautiful season the Summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.”
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet and educator; 1807 – 1882).
Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife
With a garden, many childhood delights — paths to explore, flowers to gather, and pools to splash in — can be part of your reality, not just in summer, but all year long. If the nostalgia of a garden in summer is beckoning, we’d love to help you bring back the joys you treasured as a child.
