Was I just in Maui County, Hawaii ? Was last week a dream ? And are there really gardens there ? First, lest anyone be concerned that the hurricane that struck Hawaii last week ruined my family vacation, I can only post photos of the damage. The plumeria trees shook off their flowers, littering the [...]
I have just started working on a new herb book and most of the photos need to come from my library, so I began sifting through the inventory. Look what I found. What fun I had shooting this lavender harvest. Lavender is an iconic herb. There are entire books on the subject, but for this book there would [...]
Weddings and old fashioned flowers seem to go hand in hand. So it is a wonderful new trend in the floral industry that local flower farmers are now being sought out as an alternative to commercial greenhouse and imported flowers. Discover beautiful arrangements from a Kennewick florist offering unique floral designs. Even more cool, my daughter [...]
Recently an editor asked me if I had any bold flowers on black background. Rather than going through my files looking for something to transform with Photoshop I decided to shoot a new photo. It’s the height of the season after all. Clematis ‘Dr. Ruppel’ has just coming into full spring glory, twining up into [...]
It’s Spring ! At least here in California. Since many friends across the country are still thawing out, how about we go looking for a photo in my garden? My pink dogwood tree, Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’, is putting on quite a show. ‘Finding the Photo’ is a classic lesson from my Workshop series. I [...]