Well, it’s early for Sacramento. Probably not so much for elsewhere in the country. What’s even more unusual is that the rain actually wet things, soaked them even. It ran off the roof, chased the cat indoors. Summer rains here normally drip a few drops and move on. Just enough rain to put spots onContinue reading “Early Rain”
Category Archives: Photography
French cottage garden
Sometime around 2005, we installed this garden in France. We used the stones we found on site, and antique looking pot and whatever we could find to build a dry stacked wall. A mason built the path, although with smooth edges instead of irregular to catch and play with the gravel on both sides. CeContinue reading “French cottage garden”
Paysages de France
A series of photos of the French countryside in the Parc naturel regional du Gâtinais
Superblooom
This year’s wildflower show began in March, and will likely continue through August, moving from the deserts to the valleys to the mountains. When we get our drawings to clients and have a few free days, well… sometimes we just gotta hit the road. Wildflower Road Trip These shots were done in a Southern CaliforniaContinue reading “Superblooom”
Irises: lush in spring, water saving in summer
Bearded iris – Iris germanica – originated somewhere in a Mediterranean climate, not Northern Europe. That means that they grow with little or no care here in California, as long as the soil has adequate drainage.
The wildflowers are here!
With all the rains come lots of wildflowers. These are typical early spring wildflowers growing over much of Northern California. Most can be grown in gardens from seed, bulbs or plants… well, maybe not the poison oak… I don’t know which species all of these plants belong to. Maybe that’s good, since I can justContinue reading “The wildflowers are here!”
Autumn in the Central Valley
Did autumn come late this year, just as everything else arrived in advance? It’s been a warm year, and cooler temperatures were late to arrive, waiting until mid-November to put on the chill. With low temperatures finally hitting the high 30’s (high fives in celsius, more fun to say) the leaves flipped their color switchesContinue reading “Autumn in the Central Valley”
Gerberas, hydroponics and photo processing software
Those beautiful Transvaal Daisies you see in the florist probably didn’t grow in soil if they were produced in California. They’re cultivated in a special hydroponic growing medium, wetted regularly with a nutrient solution, and kept in the perfect conditions inside a greenhouse. The result is spectacular, at least until the flowers are harvested forContinue reading “Gerberas, hydroponics and photo processing software”
Photographing hummingbirds in action
How to photograph hummingbirds in your garden
The Big Photo Day
We sit outdoors, casually chatting as a magazine photographer fires away, gathering images for an upcoming magazine article.