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  I awoke in the night to the smell of rain.  I am sure it was the smell rather than the gentle sound I heard […]

Earlier in the spring I visited Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania at just the peak of the tulip season. There were thousands of visitors, agog like […]

Geranium aficianados will be happy to know that Robin Parer’s book on Geraniums is done and about to be delivered to the publisher, Timber Press. […]

Some of you know I co-blog at Gardening Gone Wild with Fran Sorin and Debra Lee Baldwin.  Indeed, that is where the idea for an […]

Many plants for summer-dry climates have silver foliage.  Gray leaves are a defense against hot sun and waxy succulents help store water and prevent evapotranspiration. […]

Any gardener who plans for year round interest depends on plants with great foliage.  Leaves have remarkable diversity, both in shape and color.  A big part […]

Usually I never shoot in harsh, hard light.  Bright, strong, contrasty light tends to have deep, black shadows with no color subtlety.  As a garden photographer, when […]

While researching for an article about photographing light in the garden, I came across the classic Kodak advice which came with the Baby Brownie Special […]

When I have an assignment to shoot plants, it can be a challenge to find a neutral background.  Shooting for the plant development team at […]

I photographed this Clematis ‘Niobi’ in my garden with my cell phone for my Instagram feed and was aghast when I saw the color.  It […]