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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 […]

As the sun approaches its lowest arc of the year I start to bend the rules of not taking pictures in bright light. Back light […]

It has been in the news for months even years, the reservoirs in the west are at historic lows due to drought. I wanted to […]

Some garden photography tips are timeless, some are a matter of knowing what to see, and others use the magic of the digital age.

“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 […]

“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. […]

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 can be the least exciting time in the garden and the most difficult month to find photos for a calendar.  It is particularly hard […]

Traditionally autumn is illustrated with New England foliage but every gardener in every region knows a different aesthetic. In the West, with so many different […]

I have heard it argued that California does not have autumn. In fact, I do like to think of California as having only three very […]