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It is now winter and the Aloe arborescens are blooming. Aloe arborescens candelabra aloe winter flowering succulent in San Francisco Botanical Garden In [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
After 3 years of working on this book, it is done, and just released in January, 2021. Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates – by Nora [...]