Good Garden Photography

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 [...]

After 3 years of working on this book, it is done, and just released in January, 2021. Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates from Timber Press is [...]

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 [...]