In the middle of one of the biggest cities in the world an ebullient pollinator garden is attracting insects and native bees to a museum science project. The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History has surrounded itself with a 3.5 acre urban habitat garden that is succeeding in attracting insects for study by the scientists within.
I am delighted to be the photographer for the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, but it is an adventure in many ways. If you have ever been to one of the big indoor garden shows you know the settings are fantasy and the gardens are all together in one huge room. As a photographer,[...]
All winter, the headlines have been dominated by the harsh winter weather throughout the East. In New England snowfall has been measured by feet instead of inches, the nations’ capitol was shut down, freezing weather made its way into the deep South. Easterners longed for the sunny, dry, unseasonably warm weather in California, which is[...]
One of the great joys of being a garden photographer is the constant requests for beautiful garden pictures. I never have to acknowledge winter. While there certainly is beauty in winter, almost everyone wants to see gardens at their peak. Just yesterday, a client asked for an oversize photo to fill the back of a trade[...]
And the winner is …. Gardening Gone Wild, because we get to host this bit of fun and bring all these photos together. The loser is me for being forced to limit the winners. But I expected that, I have judged enough of these to know it is a tough call, and know most of[...]