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Thank you for walking through the springtime garden with me. This is Me, Michael Rosenberg, living my glory and celebrating the life that surrounds us all. The following video will send a wakeup call to all those who are missing it. Life passes us all by and we have every opportunity to breath it […]
Mind, body and gardening is the order of the day as springtime in New York quickly approaches. Breath in the Zen life and connect to the seasonal transition. You have to be in it to win it! The number of different garden designs that exist on this planet can be overwhelming so I am going […]
Gardening Magic Begins With Pruning Your Existing Ornamental Trees, Beginning In March! Don’t be fooled by the weather. Cold or warm, snow, sleet or rain, it doesn’t matter what mother nature brings down on our trees and gardens we need to engage and take control of our landscapes destiny. In a world designed by men […]
Winter Pruning: Garden Management Before Winters End: Restoring Value Via Crown Reduction. If you’re thinking ‘My trees and garden can wait for Springtime’ I need you to change your perspective. Have I gotten your attention? I hope so because the longterm health of your surrounding world is constantly at risk in a man made world. Your trees […]
Garden transitions can be dramatic as it refers to seasonal changes. There isn’t a greater example for me than from Autumn into Winter. There are many environmentally diverse changes in the outdoor garden, especially in the northeastern part of the United States. I live in New York and the biggest transitional change for me is […]
Life unfolding-Low battery-Plug in before you die. This is where I both begin and end in the same breath. This is where/when nothing else matters. I preach and more often then not don’t practice my own advice. I would consider it good advice due to my many attempts to follow it demonstrating success on most […]
Maintaining gardens to keep plants at manageable sizes is the greatest longterm challenge. Hi everyone. I hope you have all had a successful gardening summer. 2018 has been a challenging growing season here in the Northeastern part of the United States. I am here on Long Island in New York. The heat and the high […]
When, while the lovely valley teems with vapor around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God!
O my friend — but it is too much for my strength — I sink under the weight of the splendor of these visions! A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine.
I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.
When, while the lovely valley teems with vapor around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss; and then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me.
Landscapes and gardens overgrown, are neglected and get out of control. There are only a few reasons these things happen. The first reason gardens overgrow is over-planting. Landscape designers, landscapers and homeowners putting more plants into a landscape then environmentally appropriate. The first creative thoughts, before design and installation, should be centered around how and […]
Mother Natures elements, fire, wind and water, need to be represented on every property. What does this mean you ask? Those things we are naturally drawn to. Fire for warmth, water for rejuvenation and wind for movement. Most people are drawn to one element, representing their center, with less degrees of importance to those elements that remain. […]