Faded Hydrangea...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE94RnUy7fM9BbM9Ld_ht9Qa5zuppZqnYh7oWvzgCJw2wBDUJSba6K_bywtitgDcgRlxzsWR_NPfu5fS6qiHrerWWSRgjGyBASluKYaroCcXE-T3Z0r6fOM_7ch_88J9JjXu6-3AIXN9E/s1600/greige+2013+august+172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE94RnUy7fM9BbM9Ld_ht9Qa5zuppZqnYh7oWvzgCJw2wBDUJSba6K_bywtitgDcgRlxzsWR_NPfu5fS6qiHrerWWSRgjGyBASluKYaroCcXE-T3Z0r6fOM_7ch_88J9JjXu6-3AIXN9E/s640/greige+2013+august+172.JPG" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hydrangea is my all time favorite.  I love all of the varieties and I love them when they are fading with the summer sun.  When that soft green sneaks into the petals to mix with the pink reminding me to appreciate the unparallelled beauty in nature...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Monday! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCSW_Nh-X4fW7CdlWMbW_VfmrwzGqwL8i1RjW9Gsy4JV0l4-snnYEpnO0gtAUftEuq9H2leawcHdC5Ue_nduQMzkMD_foP1ERIkPgc0zMSeoUiDR4cWlheErU0IZjMa2VLGXggU1LJ54/s1600/greige+2013+august+177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCSW_Nh-X4fW7CdlWMbW_VfmrwzGqwL8i1RjW9Gsy4JV0l4-snnYEpnO0gtAUftEuq9H2leawcHdC5Ue_nduQMzkMD_foP1ERIkPgc0zMSeoUiDR4cWlheErU0IZjMa2VLGXggU1LJ54/s640/greige+2013+august+177.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oVR3IjrTYEXGNPCmNgp8PlkPfC3iUBzei2-KDhZGRh-nHuzqK48oM0vWg55Gnq6fvToS4fTMORXx4MNBP9czEHgUUHV5CEHkAEAM35cPylPITmYAU6Wk3vbVm3_Te1lUYluWKrtocYI/s1600/greige+2013+august+204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oVR3IjrTYEXGNPCmNgp8PlkPfC3iUBzei2-KDhZGRh-nHuzqK48oM0vWg55Gnq6fvToS4fTMORXx4MNBP9czEHgUUHV5CEHkAEAM35cPylPITmYAU6Wk3vbVm3_Te1lUYluWKrtocYI/s640/greige+2013+august+204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5InuoFV2LLwYFhQNJedaroLDDzn0GyHbruMK0OgFzwB3SUnKBtZcT2J9O36s6NbvugqvSntn4WtrUOCqB0YdLUJSu6oJFztaoP0uHINf2Um8dPX8NMhMeMkE9a6fEzGApJ2pE-YTlaFU/s1600/greige+2013+august+206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5InuoFV2LLwYFhQNJedaroLDDzn0GyHbruMK0OgFzwB3SUnKBtZcT2J9O36s6NbvugqvSntn4WtrUOCqB0YdLUJSu6oJFztaoP0uHINf2Um8dPX8NMhMeMkE9a6fEzGApJ2pE-YTlaFU/s640/greige+2013+august+206.JPG" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>images by christina for greige </i></span></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <span style="font-size: small;">If you would like help creating inspirational spaces for yourself <a href="http://www.greigedesign.com/index2.php?v=v1#!/CONTACT" target="_blank">contact us</a>!</span>

Faded Hydrangea...

  Hydrangea is my all time favorite.  I love all of the varieties and I love them when they are fading with the summer sun.  When that soft ...

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garden doors...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TxRmrCqCr6XvFLgzy34I-x-VtWarm3_u8bwULCe_TBuqCKGt6_T-D6XRAIA74sT0N7VcOU_Z_B4myysNrIU-tKErUALLG5m6IYt7HDQgTjOKjSwSNUwZDMM0OGmcWY73eeOkFHY3lTk/s1600/hydrangea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TxRmrCqCr6XvFLgzy34I-x-VtWarm3_u8bwULCe_TBuqCKGt6_T-D6XRAIA74sT0N7VcOU_Z_B4myysNrIU-tKErUALLG5m6IYt7HDQgTjOKjSwSNUwZDMM0OGmcWY73eeOkFHY3lTk/s1600/hydrangea.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One garden mystery I love is what will come back year after year.. somethings are planted and never return but my favorites are the ones that keep coming back and surprising me each year.  It is like opening a door to a beautiful space that is always changing.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a wonderful weekend planned.  We have nothing planned which is the most wonderful thing of all I think.  This way I can take my time in the morning thinking of things to do while I day dream...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">image <a href="http://souquemsou2.tumblr.com/post/45915970277/finelaceandpearls-via-tumbleon" target="_blank">via </a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/littlebluedeers%20album%202/signature-8.png" /> <span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">If you would like help creating inspirational spaces for yourself <a href="http://www.greigedesign.com/index2.php?v=v1#%21/CONTACT" target="_blank">contact us</a>!</span>

garden doors...

  One garden mystery I love is what will come back year after year.. somethings are planted and never return but my favorites are the ones t...

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Hydrangea morning..

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBlr7A6K63M_ub_5Fn1BgHXy5DUjp9GhfNrqbhXEAx_OOvF8q8zMl-3dPDl-glva5Nj_64awHzbDKxbECVa9GjnweFM20chBVGvh5Ve_l9UdazFVnP4dm82Hzn_g9b64Xcw7DeUG4PIo/s1600/hydrangea+morning..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBlr7A6K63M_ub_5Fn1BgHXy5DUjp9GhfNrqbhXEAx_OOvF8q8zMl-3dPDl-glva5Nj_64awHzbDKxbECVa9GjnweFM20chBVGvh5Ve_l9UdazFVnP4dm82Hzn_g9b64Xcw7DeUG4PIo/s1600/hydrangea+morning..jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wouldn't this be just perfect for a Monday morning?  I think yes, and the hydrangea in the background make it just about perfection!  Wishing you a wonderful start to the week, because you  know that makes the rest so much better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">image <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/147704062750126884/" target="_blank">via</a></span></i></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="img" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Hydrangea morning..

  Wouldn't this be just perfect for a Monday morning?  I think yes, and the hydrangea in the background make it just about perfection!  ...

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Vintage blues

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWGhTNZShwGQKHyO_5g89XA9ok_t4K_GDblHyYSYzM4HERIlbDRQjDGKWd_LmimZ19WTNOtciF7Y-r04iP_uFKqazHB5G507jJEQXjImM2lZtB61pRh2uKbnfKYNh01aSDkdg6rnnOsc/s1600/gilded+blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWGhTNZShwGQKHyO_5g89XA9ok_t4K_GDblHyYSYzM4HERIlbDRQjDGKWd_LmimZ19WTNOtciF7Y-r04iP_uFKqazHB5G507jJEQXjImM2lZtB61pRh2uKbnfKYNh01aSDkdg6rnnOsc/s1600/gilded+blue.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyzPUEMISx0BOBs8Pz99RElhiHaDmIbmKVWPx0WhDyQkfE-Yb7o5_t9eKigX6ohxw152trQ_cHLZvP8UHqJqrHNSE66VLDzH_DGVu2Xd-ZB_LKTUME7uVKSho-ZGI9-IpX6zNhXFke0s/s1600/gilded.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyzPUEMISx0BOBs8Pz99RElhiHaDmIbmKVWPx0WhDyQkfE-Yb7o5_t9eKigX6ohxw152trQ_cHLZvP8UHqJqrHNSE66VLDzH_DGVu2Xd-ZB_LKTUME7uVKSho-ZGI9-IpX6zNhXFke0s/s1600/gilded.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Soft warm blues.. so lovely.  I cannot believe it is already Friday (again).  What do you have planned for the weekend?  We are just catching up around here, breakfast plans with friends and the flea market on Sunday morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images via pinterest </i></span></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Vintage blues

  Soft warm blues.. so lovely.  I cannot believe it is already Friday (again).  What do you have planned for the weekend?  We are just catch...

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In the Garden by Stacy Bass

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio8wolzCeVTXFwB-35f9l_wyX58xVcuHv62osqsE53X0MOdYa9tgrixZlYL1zjzkeEbDIgaY_ZEm-8J5qBTds3Lp-Xz0TArzP3Q0TwDeA7lHbRB0frQShf1OaqNZJpGm5Z963KeRg-7E/s640/In+the+Garden+Cover+Email+.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br />A little while ago I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Stacy Bass's beautiful book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20">In the Garden</a> and when I was given the opportunity to ask Stacy a few questions about the book and her work I was so excited!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #444444;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love that the first few gardens are photographed with a heavy layer of mist in the book. What time of day do you find has the best misty light?</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I prefer to shoot at dawn—and usually begin about 30 minutes before “official” sunrise and I shoot for as long as the light allows.  Summer months, and especially hot and humid days, are wonderful for that misty/foggy effect.<b><br /></b></span><br /><i style="color: #444444;">What is your favorite time of day to photograph outside?  What about inside?</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Again, either dawn or dusk are best for outdoors—you avoid the harsh shadows of the middle of the day and are more likely to get a clean and even exposure.  For shooting indoors, really any time of day works! And I do try to use natural light for my interiors as often as possible.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br style="color: #444444;" /><i style="color: #444444;">You have many close detail photos of various flowers, I love them. Which do you prefer to photograph- overall spaces or the details?</i><span style="color: #444444;">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you!  I really love to shoot the close detail shots, it feels very intimate and in many ways, creates a challenge to frame the details in just the right way for maximum impact.  That said, shooting the overall scope or space of a garden feels painterly and is very calming. I love trying to capture the feeling of a garden and really set the stage to explore what’s inside.<b><br /></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><i style="color: #444444;">I love all of the different types of hydrangea that are included, it is my favorite flower.  Do you have a favorite?</i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am partial to hydrangea, too!  I love how they are lush and bold but also delicate and I LOVE the colors they come in.  I also love shooting lilies and irises—any flowers with bold color and a really strong shape and defined lines.  It helps make for a great image. And I am slightly obsessed by the smell of lilacs and honeysuckle, though not my favorite to photograph.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br /><i style="color: #444444;">How does your photography influence your daily life with family?  Do you photograph at home too?</i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I think being a photographer is the perfect job for me, really. And being able to freelance is the right fit for my family as I can be with my kids as often as possible and yet still schedule shooting time when they are in school or away at camp.  I think it’s a great thing to pursue a creative career and I love that my kids know that their Mom works. I think they feel really proud to see my work out in the world.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br /><i style="color: #444444;">You also work as an interiors photographer, can we look forward to a book featuring interior photography as well?</i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good question!  I’d LOVE to do a book of interiors and have been thinking what the best way might be to approach that. Since interiors books are usually works by one designer with images by lots of photographers, I’d have to have a more thematic approach like…waterside homes or……feel free to make a suggestion…..!</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br /><i style="color: #444444;">How does your work with exterior and interior photography influence your own home and garden?</i><span style="color: #444444;"> </span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DRAMATICALLY!  We re-designed the interiors of our home about 2 years ago and the direction and tone of the project was surely influenced by my favorite assignments and what I see when I shoot.  Similarly, we are just completing a garden project and I sent the landscape designer images from my garden shoots for inspiration and even in some cases, to select specific flowers to include. It was so helpful.<b><br /></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><i style="color: #444444;">Have you always lived on the East Coast?</i><span style="color: #444444;">  </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yes. I was raised in Connecticut and lived in New York City for 12 years during college, law school, and early work.</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br /><i style="color: #444444;">What is your camera/lens of choice?</i> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">F<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">or exterior and garden shoots, I shoot with a NIKON D3 35mm DSLR with a zoom lens.  I have always been a Nikon girl—inherited that my Dad who had lots of Nikon (film) cameras.  I have to work quickly, so I try to use a lens that gives me maximum flexibility and won’t require me to change lenses too frequently. I also shoot with a 60mm macro lens for my close up work.  For interiors, I use a Phase One medium format digital camera with a series of fixed length lenses.  It produces gorgeous images with exceptional resolution.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsBiLbRHKwIuxYwZfij1bRNs6YBuIHsb5_o-v55o4oAbybpqZRixNnSi3Nz8YYsU9MAzSAP0lGeEVCBxPu0z5Y98DwipZeFOfSgtB1EN-1FZsjZTG-iqc3eVPpbRy9Q5EwT23oYiTyik/s1600/stacy+bass+in+the+garden.jpg" /></a></div>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme4NxcXP4euZnldo3sr3TL62qDaQUtG59zXXDI6W27NOYH9Yk70iASPO7HWYBnHcI5Viaemd5dgmy-eS1M5tJIHkY7V1Pp4cr4IyDNu_Z0VE1rscYrwhAI756YHkcqrxtAuJ_x76Vuls/s640/hydrangea+stacy+bass.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielWzTkrOYtIUmm7fVZYG169Pn1vR1hjH3OIXkpq7skHrMxr2PLoSrUZ5LBJQV1_KrMGgsGJVq8mWDDKDyhmHOunUKJ_EjLAQ5pFRW10R8dz44XxqimCyw6zt-HVuFKRRgcWrGK60PL10/s640/in+the+garden+stacy+bass.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6XOv2ujvfiSatW_8ZXLXOzamPwvziARk2dBqHmQrAfPgeLnk8yVPicbxpjagwJ80hAr1D1SJdCfhU3jEmWqGI8U-46s6dq8ncVkF_l75s6AbCez4_zcHVXrlbYHJ-c34iWo6eXibqac/s1600/SWB+PORTRAIT+Credit+Pamela+Einarsen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6XOv2ujvfiSatW_8ZXLXOzamPwvziARk2dBqHmQrAfPgeLnk8yVPicbxpjagwJ80hAr1D1SJdCfhU3jEmWqGI8U-46s6dq8ncVkF_l75s6AbCez4_zcHVXrlbYHJ-c34iWo6eXibqac/s200/SWB+PORTRAIT+Credit+Pamela+Einarsen.jpg" width="160" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each garden featured in the book is unique and beautiful.  Stacy's ability to capture light and life in these spaces is really amazing. I hope you enjoyed the interview and take a moment to visit <a href="http://www.stacybassphotography.com/">her site</a> or pick up a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/In-The-Garden-Stacy-Bass/dp/1595910735/ref=as_li_tf_cw?&linkCode=waf&tag=greigedesign-20">In the Garden</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">all images via<a href="http://www.stacybassphotography.com/"> Stacy Bass</a></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />  <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

In the Garden by Stacy Bass

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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have spent the past few weeks dreaming about what Spring could bring and what I would like to see in our future garden.  I am meeting with our Landscape Architect late this week to see if we can plan out all of the fantastic things we want to do.  I adore the iron doors and windows in the first two images (the first one is Merci in Paris) I would love a pair where the window now is in my dining room, with Wisteria trailing above a seating area and a small fountain.  Hydrangea are my FAVORITE flower in the world and I need to have those in various locations so they are a must.  But the rest is pretty up in the air, we love fruit trees and have a few that were here when we arrived that we would like to keep.  There is to be a pool and hopefully a small pool house.  I cannot wait to get it all down on paper to see if it is even possible and then start tackling it piece by piece.   </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are your favorite garden elements- any recommendations?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>images <a href="http://pinterest.com/greigedesign/gardens/">via</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" /> <script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Gardens... and Spring...

    I have spent the past few weeks dreaming about what Spring could bring and what I would like to see in our future garden.  I am meeting ...

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White and Hydrangea

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tYenb8SKhCiEBqPo-PHNrDF2CxMfZ-xNJ42YZH-kZAjTV908HwefPS3hq9NtHwytJqwetobZ_12deNFxCXrC_ZOFzFVsGaHd9V8SUzEhTeNiZ3Hbta2zw_gDTw1yU3oQpBZ6mjXt9sA/s1600/white+and+hydrangea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tYenb8SKhCiEBqPo-PHNrDF2CxMfZ-xNJ42YZH-kZAjTV908HwefPS3hq9NtHwytJqwetobZ_12deNFxCXrC_ZOFzFVsGaHd9V8SUzEhTeNiZ3Hbta2zw_gDTw1yU3oQpBZ6mjXt9sA/s1600/white+and+hydrangea.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good Monday Morning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I trust you had a good weekend and a well celebrated Father's day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a simi impromptu dinner here last night and I would say that it went fairly smoothly.  I think that we should entertain more often.  I am not sure that this space would put me at ease though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is very beautiful but the thought of all of that white scares me a little!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What about you do you entertain?  Do you enjoy it?  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image via ?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />

White and Hydrangea

  Good Monday Morning! I trust you had a good weekend and a well celebrated Father's day. We had a simi impromptu dinner here last night...

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In the garden...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Idw1Nc_ePfqW5y3gHGck9lyQbdJbUUNiNJS6zHqeejkYs3q6CTWdKmP9YcZ9qcHz_C1v9DewYg3FVk-z-EWotGP3amIrKpZs5fK-OZqDQ5ucRu2LSL-p8pq1p4FJbV-lksCqBSxa9c/s1600/french+garden+my+french+country+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74Idw1Nc_ePfqW5y3gHGck9lyQbdJbUUNiNJS6zHqeejkYs3q6CTWdKmP9YcZ9qcHz_C1v9DewYg3FVk-z-EWotGP3amIrKpZs5fK-OZqDQ5ucRu2LSL-p8pq1p4FJbV-lksCqBSxa9c/s1600/french+garden+my+french+country+home.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sent this photo to my husband last week... Can we do this? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I simply love everything about this space- it has Hydrangea, my favorite flower, ivy growing on the walls, yes please, and privacy, um we need some!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It just seems so clean and inviting.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I ran out of time to work in the garden this weekend... maybe another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What about you did you have a wonderful weekend?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you have time for the garden?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>image via My French Country home from MiresParis</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR-r6qSslIEAYAoFJBDXTo5AXqpls40ZN3Z57RnAErpjcJGtuzXew4pSheZCUc0I43Fswhkg_P_XnJIDJ93AgNHA-LzkKAE6JXoGqenC8WgN1roahJAZnibLVCJLE3Do8ai9T-qjZsi0/s1600/nuevo+estilo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZdWZfF7o-tIqWCuPHaCgDvS86DHVqu7PGbbkmrloPorlz_Y9IyuUg6VXR1MZ66ReOP7l_XIlXG8gbqCxF3jC9KqcBC8fsAQClqQH2p0fQR6r2gFu8SW5mfTYFlDhzvsKlXiOnk4ezq0/s1600/Dandelion+and+grey+image+dining+room.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><img align="right" alt="Photobucket" border="0" img="" src="http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb350/littlebluedeer/signature-6.png" />

In the garden...

  I sent this photo to my husband last week... Can we do this?  I simply love everything about this space- it has Hydrangea, my favorite fl...

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