Author Archive: Betty Hanselman

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I WILL MAKE A GARDEN…

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“I will make a garden, be an artist in nature, for gardens reveal to us what is best in our nature. The garden is the place for the gentle builder and humble artist to call their home, a place for them and all those who visit thereafter, to find their way back to a unified world where there are no boundaries, no point where the garden ends and the mountain begins.” Marc Peter Keane (American landscape architect and author)

Let us build a garden for you that embraces you and your home with natural, harmonious beauty while borrowing loveliness from the surrounding landscape. Give us a call if this idea resonates with you: 717-653-1273.

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TREE LESSONS

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One of the best ways to learn about trees is to spend time with them in beautiful settings. In these “classrooms”, you can observe the shape, growth habit, size, bark texture and color, and–depending on the season–leaf shape and leaf colors of various species of mature trees.

On sweltering summer days, you can refresh in the shade of leafy canopies; on blustery winter days, you can take in the silhouettes of leafless branches against the sky. In any season, you can appreciate the beauty, grandeur, and value of mature trees in the landscape. In fact, you may even begin to imagine the possibilities and benefits of adding one or several to your own garden. We certainly hope so, and look forward to hearing from you and learning together which trees are best suited to your particular situation. To get started, call us at 717-653-1273.

Some of our favorite “tree classrooms” are the University of Pennsylvania’s Morris Arboretum, Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum, Mount Cuba, Winterthur, Longwood Gardens, and old- growth forests everywhere.

Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman
Gardener’s wife (& perpetual learner of all things lovely)

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GARDEN TRANQUILITY

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“My garden is a place that nurtures quiet in the midst of noise and makes it safe to listen to bird song and bee buzz and the trickle of water.”

~Emilie Barnes (American inspirational author and gardener in Time Began in a Garden)

Joyfully shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& Hummingbird enthusiast)

A Hummingbird enjoys an early morning water dance in our Japanese-inspired tsukubai water feature. I was fortunate to view this delightful display from a front row seat in our garden theater!

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JOHN MUIR’S BEQUEST

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“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can.”

~ John Muir (Scottish-American naturalist, botonist, zoologist, environmental philosopher, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the USA; 1838-1914)

Maybe you can’t get away to the wild places on earth, but perhaps we can bring the refreshment and delight of natural beauty to you…in a garden! Please give us a call: 717-653-1273. We’d love to partner with you to design and build a beautiful place just outside your doors and close enough for you to touch and experience every single day!

Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman
– Gardener’s wife (& seeker of daily “nature escapes”)

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ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE. . . THE JAPANESE BLACK PINE

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The Japanese Black Pine is distinguished by its striking, “windswept” form accented by gray-black, “plated” bark and lustrous, dark green needles. This iconic Japanese native is tolerant of salt spray and salty soil, which accounts for its abundant presence along the rugged coastlines of Japan, its country of origin.

While the Japanese Black Pine may be difficult to find in most nurseries in the United States, Hanselman Landscape has been tending and shaping a number of these beautiful specimens for installation in gardens in the Northeast.

We would love to bring the unique beauty of the Japanese Black Pine to your garden, too! (Give us a call: 717-653-1273.)

Gladly shared by Betty Hanselman

Gardener’s wife (& Japanese Black Pine enthusiast!)

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