I love this time of year! Even if we’ve had more rain and less light than is good for both plants and photographers. The rhubarb is up and unfurled with…
A week ago high winds and heavy rain brought the last of the tulips to an end. Even on their last day in flower, they had a certain brave beauty!
Since I was a little kid I have always loved picking bouquets from the flower garden. I laugh when I look at the huge shelf we have in our kitchen…
…but this might be a bit too much for some of them! So it goes. I love that each year plants adjust to whatever the weather is, some doing well…
What a remarkable time of year to be a photographer with a flower garden!
Blue skies, clear air and bright sunshine today. Not a great day for making more photographs of the garden. The upcoming 3-4 days of cloudy weather and rain that are…
This has been a remarkable spring in the garden. The weather ranged from bitter cold to drought to soaking wet to hot with violent storms thrown in, all in the…
This group of tulips, “perennials,” which I ordered last spring from White Flower Farm, has been stunning. They are now, finally after more than three weeks in bloom, coming to…
My eye often sees “garden,” a mass of plants—gorgeous and, still, a mass, rather than an individual flower or plant. And every once in a while an individual stands out,…
I’ve so enjoyed a few days in the flower gardens and a few more out along the roadways. I’m (again) amazed at the way plants reach for the light. Grapes,…
Still Learning To See 