Plants Celebrated

We love plants. In the five sections of Plants Celebrated we present plants to be enjoyed, preserved, and studied. Learn how to capture the magic and beauty of plants in photographs and celebrate them in gardens.

Gardens to Visit View all »

The Transplanted Gardener – Matthew Stephens

March 1, 2019

The O’Byrne Tapestry Garden

November 1, 2018

Sunnylands

March 28, 2018

Leaning Pine Arboretum

January 27, 2018

Autumn – Denver Botanic Garden

October 24, 2017

Winter – San Francisco Botanical Garden

February 1, 2017

In The Garden View all »

Tallgrass Prairie Rhizosphere

June 29, 2017

Sketches in John’s Garden

May 10, 2016

Better than Lawn

July 30, 2015

Tough Plants – Tough Climates

February 13, 2015

Leading into Natives

June 6, 2012

Light In The Garden View all »

Solstice Light: 38° 7′ 32″ N and 122° 31′ 55″ W

December 26, 2016

Using Light for Flower Photography

August 15, 2016

Dawn’s Early Light

July 11, 2016

Learning to Read the Light

November 15, 2015

Photographing the Light

June 20, 2015

Hard Light and Back Light

May 20, 2015

Plants Illustrated View all »

What To Say About Trees

December 19, 2016

Harvard’s Glass Flowers

October 24, 2016

California Oaks

September 11, 2016

Plants Are Not Art

June 27, 2016

Photos in the Rose Garden

November 12, 2015

Toyon Extraction

June 14, 2015

Summer-Dry View all »

Beyond Drought Tolerance

September 15, 2018

The Summer-Dry Garden Book

September 2, 2018

Leaning Pine Arboretum

January 27, 2018

Ruth Bancroft’s Legacy

December 1, 2017

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

April 30, 2017

Oaks after First Rain

December 9, 2015

Nature’s Inspiration View all »

Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve

April 1, 2019

A California Forest in Autumn

October 30, 2018

Oak Ghosts, Skeletons, and Recovery after the Fire

December 20, 2017

Fire Recovery Begins

November 26, 2017

A Real Desert Garden

August 31, 2017

Tallgrass Prairie Rhizosphere

June 29, 2017