Tag: flowers
Tall Clover Farm Photos du Jour
I am basically a crow with a camera. My photography isn't planned or staged, unless it's instructional or to provide an example, but for...
Tabletop Flowers: Dahlias Without Water
I had the pleasure of providing flowers for a friend's wedding this summer, and in the process learned a thing or two about tabletop floral displays,...
Special Delivery…
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for the kind notes, cards, comments, well wishes and condolences regarding the loss of my four-legged friend,...
Life Lessons From the Month of August
If there's one benefit to aging, it's my growing belief that while I may be losing hair, I'm may also be gaining wisdom, especially...
Ever Eat a Maple Blossom?
Maple Blossoms Fried, Frittered and Served
When I was a kid, Euell Gibbons was a household name. Known by many as the Father of Modern...
Garden Photos: Remains of the Day
Garden Photos of a Seasons Past
I thought a break in the drizzle and my labor camp duties would be a fine time to revisit...
Lewisia: My Favorite Martian Flower
I have a theory, that the fleshy-leaf, flower-flashing Lewisia (aka bitterroot) is not of this world. Horticulturalists will tell you the diminutive beauty was...
Taylor’s Pink Perfection Camellia and Miss Wells’ Lipstick
Nature doles out some amazing colors. When my Taylor's Pink Perfection camellia began to bloom for the first time, I found its blush exuberant,...
Bart, Your Primula Is Doing Fine
In some cafe, perhaps in Amsterdam, maybe in Bruges sits a man whose interest in the works of Van Gogh and Rubens is only...
