Garden

Gardens in Vancouver

The Changing Seasons Challenge: Queen Elizabeth Park

• January 2015 in the Park
• January 2016: Playing with Photo Layering
• February 2016: The First Signs of Spring
• March 2016: Playing with Macro
• April 2016: Giant Rhubarb or Gunnera manicata
• May 2016: Back-lit Poppies
• June 2016: Playing with Focus
• August 2016: The Summer Garden
• October 2016: Back-lit Leaves

Hey Jude’s Garden Challenge

• January in Vancouver: Hellebores
• February Challenge: the Monochrome Garden
• Coaxing Bees into the Garden
• Teeny, Tiny Flowers
• Wild Flower or Weed?
• Roses Are the Essence of Early Summer
• August Show Garden
• September Plant Portrait: Canna Lily
• My Favourite Garden(ers)
• Red Berries Brighten the Dark Days of Winter

Around the World

USA

• Washington State University Discovery Garden (Travel Blog)
• Tulip Festival in La Conner (Travel Blog)
• Landscape with Tulips (Travel Blog)

The British Isles

• Dublin’s Botanical Garden with a Sculpture Gallery (Travel Blog)
• Glenveagh Castle Garden in Monochrome

Europe

• Monet’s Village of Giverny in France (Travel Blog)
• Monet’s Garden in Giverny (Travel Blog)
• Monet’s Waterlilies
• Post Cards from Monet
• Holland Is Tulips (Travel Blog)

Asia

• The Singapore Botanical Garden (Travel Blog)
• An Organic Herb Garden in Vietnam (Travel Blog)

Photographing Plants

• ‘Super’ Macros of Flowers
• Tiny Spring Flowers in Macro
• How Macros Play with Your Sense of Scale
• Using Scale with Macro (Travel Blog)
• Using Depth of Field when Photographing Plants
• Backlighting Vs Front Lighting with Orchids
• Back-Lit Poppies
• Examining a Purple Smoke Tree From All Angles

Plant of the Month Series

• January in Vancouver: Hellebores
• Fragrant Witch Hazel, the First Sign of Spring
• Happy March with Spring Daffodils
• One Perfect Red Camellia for April
• April is Tulips from 17th Century Holland
• Irises in May
• Voodoo Lily for June
• Hydrangeas, July’s Plant of the Month
• Sunflowers for the Month of August
• Canna Lily: September’s Plant of the Month
• Maple Trees: October’s Plant of the Month
• Coconut Palms: November’s Plant of the Month

Flowers

Tulips

• Tulip Festival in La Conner (Travel Blog)
• Tulips from 17th Century Holland
• Sketch and Photos of My Black Parrot Tulip
• A Bouquet of Red and Yellow Tulips
• Spring Tulips
• Holland Is Tulips (Travel Blog)
• Landscape with Tulips (Travel Blog)

Garden Flowers

• Roses Are the Essence of Early Summer
• Single Pink Peonies

Water Plants

• Monet’s Waterlilies
• Sacred Pink Lotus Flower (Travel Blog)
• Artwork with Water Lilies and Lotuses

Cactus & Succulents

Succulent Pastels

Tropical

• Plant Portrait: Canna Lily

Trees

Fresh Growth: The First Signs of Spring

Turning Plants into Works of Art

• Turning Photos of Blossoms into Watercolours with Waterlogue
• Yellow Flowers in Waterlogue
• Using Stackables to Create an Old Master’s Look with Tulips
• Playing with Layers in Photoshop: Frosty Heather