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The Gardening Artist

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Random ramblings and pictures from an artist who likes to play in the garden.

Added on: Feb 25th, 2009
Country: Canada
Language: English

Author: Karen Sloan
Listed in: Gardening Lawn & Garden
Tags: art design flowers green gardening horticulture

Recent Posts

Bindweed

Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 18:54 in garden, still life, weed, bindweed, dried flowers, karen sloan

Bindweed or Convoluvulus arvensis is a vining weed with morning glory-like flowers. Bindweed prefers to climb up and around other plants, but will form dense mats of stems on the ground if there is nothing available for it to climb. There...
"Sunflower" ~ Tis the season....

Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 07:11 in still life, flower, acrylic painting, Autumn, annual, fall, sold, sunflower, karen sloan, wall flower studio

Teddy Bear Sunflowers Well, Autumn has arrived, so I thought it was time to add a floral portraitto suit the season. This year I grew 2 types of sunflowers at the Stanhope Museum Garden here in Haliburton. One variety I grew is named 'Teddy Bear'. T...
Hummingbirds In the Garden : )

Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 19:33 in yard, garden, flower, feeder, hummingbird, hosta, karen sloan, wall flower studio

Well, this isn't the best photo I've ever taken! But there was a screen between myself and this lovely little jewel of a bird. And, they are soooo fast that it's really difficult to take their picture!It's nearly the end of the season when the Hummin...
Dried Flowers and Herbs - Easy to do!

Posted on Sunday August 30th, 2009 at 13:53 in yard, garden, Herbs, flower, vase, sedum, hydrangea, floral arrangement, dried flowers, karen sloan, wall flower studio

For the Haliburton Studio Tour, for which I am a participating artist, each year, I create a bouquet for inside my home, just to add a bit of life to where many people will be visiting and purchasing my paintings. The photo above is a picture of fl...
Echinacea ~ Purple Cone Flower

Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 11:38 in garden, echinacea, butterfly, bee, karen sloan, wall flower studio

Echinacea, or, Purple Cone Flower, is one of the best flowers for attracting butterflies and bees to your garden. It's also valued, at least for me, because it adds a touch of colour to my late summer garden. I've planted it amongst my Hostas where t...
Hosta - A Mainstay in any Garden : )

Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 13:25 in yard, garden, green, echinacea, hosta, purple coneflower, karen sloan, wall flower studio, blooming now

Hostas are simply a mainstay in any garden. With their lovely foliage, and beautiful flower spikes, that the Hummingbirds & bees just love, why wouldn't anyone want them gracing their garden?!I have 7 or 8 varieties, all of which bloom at differ...