With a new book to launch, I accepted numerous speaking engagements this spring. The thing is, though, events are scheduled six to 12 months in advance. You check your calendar, and if there’s a blank date, you blithely scribble it in. But as the date approaches, OMG, there are SO many details to corral: Tailoring the presentation to the group [...]
As the official photographer for the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show this year, I had access to a lift so that I could shoot down on the gardens. I was up with these dragons overlooking the amazing landscapes. I was also a judge for the Garden Conservancy so I had early access as the [...]
The San Francisco Flower & Garden Show is March 19-23, and what a surprise, the advertising theme is flowers. But the fun thing is an injection of new energy targeting a younger audience and special events. As anyone who has attended the Show in recent years knows, the Show is not in San Francisco, but [...]
Garden books that I enjoyed this year and highly recommend as holiday gifts include two about edibles, one in my own area of specialization, one about color and design, and a regional guide I wouldn’t be without. Grocery Gardening by Jean Ann Van Krevelen with Amanda Thomsen, Robin Ripley and Teresa O’Connor (Cool Springs Press, paperback, $19.95) [...]