A Crowded Garden
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 Mug Shot
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. [...]
How to Win a Photo Contest – Fill the Frame
I can't enter my own photo... but I would enter: Spring Leaves Unfolding, Japanese Maple Tree - Winterthur Garden. Some of you know [...]
Silver on Gray
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. [...]
Colorful foliage
Acer palmatum 'Shigure Bato' Japanese maple tree next to purple foliage Acer palmatum ' Tamukeyama' Any gardener who plans for year round interest depends [...]
Outdated Photography Advice
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 [...]
A Neutral Background
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 [...]
What color is purple ?
Clematis 'Niobi' photographed with camera phone showing red shift I photographed this Clematis 'Niobi' in my garden with my cell phone for my [...]
Leading Lines – Spring maple tree
Acer palmatum dissectum atropurpureum, Red Cutleaf Japanese Maple tree, spring leaves unfolding, Winterthur Garden Traveling always opens my eyes up to new ways [...]
Trees Unfolding
Pignut hickory (Carya glabra) native tree in spring leaf flush, Longwood Garden, the Meadow Garden. I stood beneath the Pignut Hickory tree (Carya glabra) [...]