Summer-Dry
Sustainability is a core value to the garden we feature. In summer-dry gardens, those regions around the world with Mediterranean type climates of dry summers and wet winters, well chosen plants are sustained with little effort. Since we are a California company in a summer-dry region we especially want to encourage gardeners to use these plants and garden photographers to celebrate a distinctive aesthetic.
March 30, 2017
On March 15, 1774 and December 24, 1775 Juan Bautista de Anza, leading expeditions from Mexico into Alta California, camped in Coyote Canyon in Anza-Borrego [...]
March 29, 2017
The best way to get great photos is simply to go get them. Put yourself in the right place at the right time. Clambering up [...]
March 18, 2017
I am delighted to have another Better Photos with Any Camera workshop at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, a wonderland dedicated to California native plants. To take [...]
March 15, 2017
The Anza-Borrego desert in California is in the midst of a superbloom wildflower display. Just what sort of special gear does a photographer pack for [...]
March 5, 2017
Whenever there is sky in the frame it is so easy to let the camera meter fool the photographer. The camera meter reads the entire [...]
February 27, 2017
Every winter, I seem to wait on pruning my trees until winter is almost over. And now the Magnolia has started to bloom. I really [...]
February 22, 2017
From my personal Instagram account – my daily walks with my dog Kona. Kona is a mixed Border Collie and Australian Shepherd. Happiest when out [...]
February 22, 2017
Succulents are one of the most photogenic of plants groups. The leaves are bold and graphic, arranged in geometric patterns, creating strong shapes. Gardens with [...]
February 20, 2017
The PhotoBotanic Guide to Photographing Roses is finally published ! Coming from thirty years of garden photography and eight rose books, distilled here in 92 pages [...]
February 1, 2017
Winter in California’s summer-dry climate is very different from the rest of the country. It is a robust time in gardens as winter rains kick [...]
