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In The Heat Of The Night ....

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By louise1

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Okay ……. so the heat is only 14 degrees !
Here are some pictures of my garden in the darker hours.
I love to see night time gardens because the atmosphere’s so different but the lighting’s difficult to master (well, for me anyway!) so that’s why it looks so lit-up !

This is the left hand side of the garden, showing – Photinia Red Robin, Heuchera Creme Brulee, a Hebe, Buddleia Black Knight, Aucuba (infront of these are Aquilegias and Geraniums) and infront is the middle sleeper with prostrate Rosemary growing all along the top of it and just below it to soften the sleeper is Stipa tenuissima, Ugni and a 12" high Lavender …. that planting’s repeated all along that middle sleeper – which runs across the garden left to right, dividing the lawn by a 8" height difference.

Pittosporum tom Thumb, ‘the’ Garrya, an almost naked Sambucus nigra, naked Clematis Ville de Lyon, variegated Pittosporum and infront are Heuchera Creme Brulee and Festuca.

This is along the back fence, a Naked Physocarpus Diablo, Hebe Panther, Euphorbia Baby Charm Ceanothus Concha and the sleeper with the repeat planting as before.

Same area, showing the naked Physocarpus Diablo, Eleagnus Limelight.

This is the top lawn area, where the seat is, you can see the front corner of the dry stone wall which is at the top of the rockery.

Same area, showing part of the bronze border where there are bronze Pittosporum ‘Purpureum’, Phormium Bronze Baby, Dodonaea ‘Purpurea’, Carex flagellifera and Testacea, Phormium Jack Spratt, the back, corner light is illuminating 2 Leucothoes, Heuchera Creme Brulee and a large Photinia Serrata.

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What lovely photos Louise.....the lighting is amazing and really changes the atmosphere of your garden. Gorgeous:))

22 Nov, 2009

 

:) a lovely place to sit on a warm summer evening

22 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks girls :-)
Grindle, i even do it on freezing cold nights and mornings, not for as long but still do, i love being out there with it lit slightly like this !!!

22 Nov, 2009

 

I think I would too, there's far too many people can see me in my garden yet LOL

22 Nov, 2009

 

Morning Louise,lovely pictures :-)

22 Nov, 2009

 

Love the photos Louise your garden looks so good at night :~))

22 Nov, 2009

 

Looks lovely Louise, even this time of year so much colour :-)

22 Nov, 2009

 

Atmospheric clever you its lovely

22 Nov, 2009

 

Give another dimension to a beautiful garden.

22 Nov, 2009

 

That was absolutely enchanting...what a wonderful atmosphere the lighting conjures up. Thanks for a tour with a difference!!

22 Nov, 2009

 

Really nice what a different view of a lovely garden.

22 Nov, 2009

mad
Mad
 

What a good idea, taking photos at night. Your lighting looks great, so I think it looks as though you have mastered the art. It looks really good. Lighting at night lends another dimension doesn't it?
Having some privacy in the garden is so good too, we are lucky, as poor Grindle says, she can't just wander out and sit there at night.
Lovely photos Louise1.

22 Nov, 2009

 

Brilliant Louise !

22 Nov, 2009

 

Looks magical Louise, takes on a whole new atmosphere in the evening, and I also love sitting out weather permitting, great blog and pictures Louise!

22 Nov, 2009

 

I love it Louise..

22 Nov, 2009

 

Jean, Dawn?

22 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks Louise for showing us your garden like the lights makes your garden look differant.

23 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks everyone :-))
I'm not very happy with the results of these photos, the light makes it look like daylight there :-(
I'll try again though, i took some last year and they came out much more accurately !

23 Nov, 2009

 

lovely effects Louise - I shall show them to hubby and throw down a challenge to him for next year's light effects!

24 Nov, 2009

 

Like your ideas for that fence - still trying to work mine out - keep changing my mind as usual!

29 Nov, 2009

 

Can't stay out of the garden even in 14 degrees in the dark! What an ardent hovering garden angel you are! Even the plants rest a bit...

4 Dec, 2009

 

"Fanatical" is the name i get called ;-)

4 Dec, 2009

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