Sunday 21 September 2008

Falling into Autumn
Viennese Escapes: Garden Show in Tulln


Artichoke Globe
In purple autumn robe

Purple Coneflower
Resplendent still

Grapevine
In a sea of marigolds and sedums

Autum Still Life
Corncobs, apple and elderberry juice,
And the ubiquituous pumpkin.

Wilde Weinrebe und Efeu
Common grapevine and ivy

Out to Lunch?
Watch out for bugs.
Weeds too!

By the Pond, Under the Olive Tree
Restaurant "Die Gärtnerei"
"The Nursery"
Creature comforts and great food guaranteed.
Excellent coffee too!
After all, this is only 20 minutes from Vienna. :-)

Purple Hammock
Give me your weary, your tired ...
Yes, free to jump in,
Garden kings and queens
!
It's a great show, isn't it?

Waiting
For their turn

*

Photographed
this past Thursday
under an overcast sky
at the
"Die Garten Tulln
Lower Austrian Garden Show
TULLN and GRAFENEGG
":

The Heart of Garden Country

"THE GARDEN TULLN
is the first and only ecological garden show in Europe
."

"The 50- hectare (approx. 120 acre) Danube marshland has been developed into a peaceful ecological nature reserve. Within this beautiful parkland 42 show gardens in different shapes sizes will be presented to the visitors. The visitor centre at the central clearing is the heart of the show.
It will provide information, ecological consultancy, a garden shop and recreation at a large restaurant with a terrace overlooking a pond.

A system of structured paths around the garden show, planned by an internationally acclaimed team of architects and carried out by local gardeners presents the show gardens. The main theme of the show is to represent the regional beauty with the Danube as the lifeline of Lower Austria. For this reason the exhibition emphasises water as a source of life. In a variety of gardens it is shown how water in ponds, fountains etc. can animate gardens and strengthen them as a place to rest and relax. The model gardens clearly demonstrate the achievements of our local nurseries and the landscaping skills of Lower Austria’s professional gardeners, but they also serve to inspire the visitor and offer innovative ideas for his/her own garden design. Moreover, ecological maintenance of gardens according to the philosophy of our initiative “Nature in Gardening” is shown to the visitor through a vast programme of lectures and practical gardening courses held by the “die umweltberatung”." *)

*) Information gleaned from
the garden show's website,
Die Garten Tulln
NÖ Landesgartenschau



36 comments:

  1. I am amazed at the diversity and range of your photos - Vienna has become very high on our list of places to visit in Europe.

    In answer to your question re: Ondaatje's "Divisadero", you will not be disappointed in the book. Ondaatje delivers just like he did in "The English Patient" and "Running in the Family".

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  2. Bonjour Merisi !
    Très jolies photos... C'est vrai que c'est l'automne...
    A plus tard...
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    Nice and beautiful photos...

    It's seem autumn !
    See You later...

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  3. Charming Merisi.

    I had some coneflowers very similar to yours in my blog a few days ago :-)

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  4. Happy Autumn dear Merisi!

    Your photographs bring me great pleasure, as always.

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  5. Beautiful colors, so vibrant and sharp.

    What is that orange background that the ivey is climbing over?

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  6. Beautiful photos! I especially like the still life photo with the corn! And my Maryland pictures were actually taken in Mt Airy, MD!

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  7. Brilliant. Hard to pick a favourite, but mine would have to be the hammock!

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  8. Your photos in this post make me think of life here in Connecticut at the same time they take me on tour of your beautiful place. Very beautiful, as ever. I too will have a look at "The Europeans."

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  9. Lovely autumnal colors. Happy Fall!

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  10. Great images, as always. Love those sculptured birds.

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  11. Even though it very nearly officially is, I'm having a hard time coming to grips with it being autumn already!! Lovely, thematic stuff (as always)

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  12. Oh, what lovely images! Each one more enticing and memorable than the last. I stopped and slowly went through the lot, so I could savour each one.

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  13. Yes, an appropriate post for the Festival of Mabon today, the Autumn Equinox; now on the nights become longer than the days. Delightful pictures, as always.

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  14. Seamus,
    thank you, both for your kind words,
    and the answer to my question about the Ondaatje novel!
    May your Vienna plans become reality in the not too far future! ;-)

    webradio,
    merci,
    and yes, autumn it is,
    a gray one at the moment. :-(

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  15. Beautiful Merisi: autumn is coming in slowly here, this year, after a disastrous summer.

    Have you seen my pauvre efforts? Taken your advice and am just going for it.

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  16. Beautiful, Merisi, really beautiful and congratulations on WINNING the Post Of The Day!

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  17. Britt-Arnhild,
    thank you!
    I shall go and look for your coneflowers then! ;-)


    Lori Lynn,
    thank you,
    same to you! :-)
    As you know, I love to visit your blog and fill myself with pleasure, looking at your photograph and imagining how great those dishes taste! ;-)

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  18. tut-tut,
    thank you! :-)

    The orange background? A container-sculpture! I added a link to the picture, if you click on the it, it will lead you to a foto of the whole sculpture!

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  19. Whitney,
    thank you! :-)
    Mt Airy, oh yes,
    ever been on Sugarloaf Mountain?
    You can see it from there. ;-)

    david mcmahon,
    that hammock definitely's a great attraction, but not the only place were you'd be able to relax there. There are more hammocks, lounges, benches, whatnot, beckoning, inviting to take some time out.

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  20. sandycarlson,
    thank you!
    I remembered another movie with great autumn foliage, besides "The Europeans," it's called "The Trouble with Charly."

    willow,
    thank you,
    a wonderful autumn to you too! :-)

    Charles Gramlich,
    thank you!
    Those birds looked quite real, at first glance. ;-) They look like birds with an attitude, don't they? ;-)

    tlc illustration,
    I know what you mean, I did hang onto summer until the very last hour. ;-)

    A Brush with Color,
    thank you,
    it's my pleasure sharing these with you, seeing how your paintings bring so much joy to my day! :-)

    Maalie,
    thank you,
    I see that you got yourself into a celebratory mood over the weekend! Happy autumn! :-)

    Moannie,
    may the autumn bring you lots of sunshine and joy, you earned it the hard way!
    I shall go and look! :-)

    Maggie May,
    thank you,
    I am overjoyed! :-)

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  21. very evocative post..well composed and great images well done you!

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  22. I LOVE autumn and all it brings. Your photos summed it up beautifully. I can't pick a favorite! I found you via David's blog. Congrats on your award!!

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  23. I'm enjoying the shot of the Purple Coneflower.
    Beautiful with the right DOF :)
    Have a good week ahead!

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  24. I love the autumn still life - have never tried elderberry juice.

    I plan to bring the kids back to see this photo as we have been reading Little House in the Big Woods and I have been trying to explain how corn was dried and then one cob was used as a pretend baby doll. The row of drying corn will help.

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  25. Merisi: Congratulations for receiving David's "Post of the Day"! I love your pictures and narrative. Thank you for visiting my blog; you are my first visitor from Austria! :o)
    Jo

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  26. Your pictures are sheer poetry :)

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  27. I was also going to ask what the background was on "Wilde Weinrebe und Efeu" but Tut-Tut beat me to it. Thanks for the info.

    Wonderful shots. By far, my favorite time of the year!

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  28. Fat, frumpy and fifty...,
    welcome, and thank you! :-)

    Carol,
    thank you! :-)
    Falls is my favorite season,
    once I am over the end of summer. ;-)

    napaboaniya,
    thank you,
    a wonderful week to you too! :-)
    I love the Purple Conflower,
    ever since I saw it for the first time, blooming in a garden at the Cherokee Reservation, in North Carolina.

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  29. hexe,
    thank you! :-)
    There are two different elderberry juices, one's made from the flowers, a clear liquid, the other one, of a beautiful purple color, is made from the ripe berries. Both have a distinct flavor.

    I shall travel more in the Burgenland - Hungary area, I should be able to shoot more pictures of corncobs.

    Celebration of Life,
    thank you! :-)
    I wish you many more visitors from all over the world!

    Lakshmi,
    thank you, you are very kind! :-)

    Suldog,
    I choose not to publish the whole sculpture because I didn't get a picture I really liked. I hope I do get another chance! ;-)

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  30. hexe,
    thank you! :-)
    There are two different elderberry juices, one's made from the flowers, a clear liquid, the other one, of a beautiful purple color, is made from the ripe berries. Both have a distinct flavor.

    I shall travel more in the Burgenland - Hungary area, I should be able to shoot more pictures of corncobs.

    Celebration of Life,
    thank you! :-)
    I wish you many more visitors from all over the world!

    Lakshmi,
    thank you, you are very kind! :-)

    Suldog,
    I choose not to publish the whole sculpture because I didn't get a picture I really liked. I hope I do get another chance! ;-)

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  31. expatkat,
    thank you! :-)

    Bridget,
    merci,
    and a happy autumn to you too! :-)

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  32. It's such a pleasure dropping by your blog.

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  33. As delightful as ever.

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  34. And wohoo....congratulations on the POTD. You sure are a winner!

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