January 7, 2022
It is now winter and the Aloe arborescens are blooming. In San Francisco Botanical Garden there are grand plantings of them in both the South […]
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March 31, 2021
Some garden photography tips are timeless, some are a matter of knowing what to see, and others use the magic of the digital age.
March 3, 2021
“Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter.” – Ansel Adams. Whenever I look for photos, I […]
February 27, 2021
“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.” Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass. […]
December 31, 2020
Says Mary Oliver: “Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. […]
December 3, 2020
December can be the least exciting time in the garden and the most difficult month to find photos for a calendar. It is particularly hard […]
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May 27, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic began as spring started, but spring was not cancelled – only humans needed to stop and think about our every move. Public […]
October 23, 2019
The Wildlands Conservancy opened the first phase of the Southern California Montane Botanic Garden at Oak Glen Preserve in San Bernardino Mountains in the spring […]
September 18, 2019
Botanical Alaska is a tour with Pacific Horticulture Society organized by Betchart Expeditions. It is a land tour of the native ecosystems and botanic gardens […]
Summer Dry
October 2, 2019
The Summer-Dry Project has an all encompassing mission to help gardeners have success in summer-dry climates. The project evolved from a catchy phrase attempting to refine […]
September 15, 2018
Do we really want drought tolerant plants for our gardens ? Let’s look for climate tolerant plants. All plants are drought tolerant in their native […]
September 2, 2018
The new book is well underway. A new book ?! The Summer-Dry Garden (Timber Press 2019) will update and replace Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates […]
