for play, refreshment, and discovery. We can help you add interest and value to your property by partnering with you to create garden spaces that you will enjoy both inside and outside of your house. Give us a call to see how and make this summer the best ever for your family and guests!
Visit our website for more playful and imaginative ideas: www.hanselmanlandscape.com
Invitation extended by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& grateful year ’round garden dweller)
It’s beautiful, the Summer month of June
When all of God’s own wildflowers are in bloom;
And sun shines brightly most part of the day
And butterflies o’er lush green meadows play.
Light hearted skylark, songster of the wing,
High o’er the quiet and lonely moorland sing;
Above her nest cloaked by the tangled heath,
Her charming song so exquisitely sweet.
So mellow the gentle breath of June day breeze!
The birds rejoicing on the leafy trees,
And dappled trout in pool bed of the stream
Bask in the sun, their spotted skins agleam.
~ Francis Duggan (Contemporary Irish poet)
Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& June joy-taker)
Being a landscaper is not always easy. Often it means you need to brave it when the climb looks intimidating, bear it when it’s time to pull out the splinter, and even calmly endure it when a spider decides to crawl all over you when you need to focus on a challenging pruning task. It means going outside when the wind stings, the drizzle soaks, and the heat buries you.
Despite this, there are days, glorious days, when I pity anyone who doesn’t share my profession. There are days when the sun shines, the birds sing, and all of creation seems to say, “Come out and be filled with joy”. Those days I step back and look at the work of my hands: the shaped shrub, the pruned tree, or the newly-planted flowers . . . and I know that it is good.
So I encourage you, my friend, to take some time some sunny afternoon to step away from your desk, open your door, and go out into your garden. There are days you just don’t want to miss.
Submitted by Julia Kramer
Garden Care Technician
“Mine is the Month of Roses; yes, and mine
The Month of Marriages! All pleasant sights
And scents, the fragrance of the blossoming vine,
The foliage of the valleys and the heights.
Mine are the longest days, the loveliest nights;
The mower’s scythe makes music to my ear;
I am the mother of all dear delights;
I am the fairest daughter of the year.”
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (American poet and educator; 1807 – 1882)
Shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife
While the interplay of sunlight is a delightful aspect of a garden in the daytime, light can also enhance a garden as the sky-light fades and stars begin to appear.
With carefully installed landscape lighting, enjoyment of the garden is possible well past dark, not only because it allows garden residents and guests to see where they are going, but because of the dimension and ambiance it adds.
As one client so aptly put it, “I love our garden lighting. Even after dark, I can see faces and still see the stars.”
Can we extend the enjoyment of your garden with carefully placed landscape lighting? Let us know–we’d love to bring joy to your garden gatherings even after dark!
Gladly contributed by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& fan of night time gardens)
