Category Archives: My Garden
BLOOMING SUBJECTS: HOW DO I PICK THEM?
April 15, 2018
Get it?…my blooming subjects: how do I pick them? Actually, I don’t hand pick any of them unless I photograph them in my studio. When it comes to choosing my blooming subjects, I look for something unique. I always love the well-known flowers like peonies, tulips and cosmos. The artist in me also pushes me to look for the unique, curious and unknown. I find it also opens up a new world of wond...
Read MoreBLOOMING SUBJECTS: IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATION
April 08, 2018
So how do I pick my blooming subjects? First, as they say, it’s all about location. In this case, I have six places I photograph: Out in nature, is a very peaceful and calming place to experience other wildflowers. I shoot in my studio/office. I don't shoot there as much as I did when I started, as I find there is something special about experiencing flowers in their own habitat. My own...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: FLOWERS LEAVE SOME
April 02, 2018
MY TWO CENTS Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them… One interpretation of this quote is that there is no act of kindness that goes unrewarded. I read it to mean more or less the same, that by giving, it is amazing what you can receive back. I know by sharing flowers you will always be giving a smile and receiving one too. When was the last time you gave someone a s...
Read MoreTHE REAL DIRT ON PREPARING YOUR SPRING GARDEN
March 25, 2018
Last weekend in Westport, CT I attended one of Terrain’s Coffee and Conversation Events: Preparing the Spring Garden. I was there to get the real “dirt” on how to prepare my garden. Angela Truck, who is their Exterior Design Specialist, lead the conversation. As I have found from the other Coffee and Conversations, she has a wealth of knowledge and information. I learn something new every ti...
Read MoreI AM
February 18, 2018
I’ve been watching the winter Olympics in PyeongChang as many of you are, and one female competitor had on her gloves, the words: “I AM”. It’s a very powerful statement. It reminded me of the first time I saw something like it, a few years ago, when our hostess was seating us for breakfast. I noticed the tattoo on her foot: ‘As I am’. The latter may look like a statement of complacency...
Read MorePLANTING IN THE SNOWFALL: PAPERWHITE BULBS
January 07, 2018
In the Northeast, there is a blanket of white covering the ground and snow falling all around. I’m planting in the snowfall, though not in my garden, but in my studio. The forced Paperwhite bulbs I purchased in December and have kept in a paper bag for over a month now have given me something to look forward to during the cold months of January and February. As I open the bag and peek in, I’m ...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: TO BE HERE IS GLORIOUS
October 30, 2017
MY TWO CENTS To be here is glorious... Rob Bell said on one of his podcasts, The RobCast, “to be here is glorious” and ever since I heard him say that I created a reminder to read this quote everyday, as it is so true. With having said that, I do struggle with having that very grateful and appreciative attitude, but in reflecting, I believe that has to do with the fact that being present is ...
Read MoreA FEW OF MY FAVORITE GARDENING TOOLS
October 01, 2017
There are many wonderful aspects to being a part of the flowering world and one of them is gardening and the tools we use. So I thought I would share a few of my favorite gardening tools, and I really hope you will share your favorites with me in the comment section below, as I would love to learn about some new tools! KOREAN HAND HOE The Korean Hand Hoe (also known as the Ho-Mi) is an aweso...
Read MorePITH+VIGOR: A CUTTING FLOWER GARDEN PLAN
September 24, 2017
I'm very pleased to share that I've written a guest blog article that has been featured on PITH+VIGOR, called A Cutting Flower Garden Plan. From their website, "PITH+VIGOR is a publishing project that encourages readers...to follow our curiosity, cultivate our creativity, and lead a beautiful life through connections with our community, nature, and the environment." What a fantastic purpose, an...
Read MoreFLOWER QUOTE: IF YOU TAKE A FLOWER
September 11, 2017
MY TWO CENTS If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for a moment… Her quote encapsulates the meaning behind Floating Petals as this whole website started with the idea of sharing the beauty and power of flowers and the lessons they have to teach us. This quote alone describes one of the most powerful lessons: letting a flower, if you really look at it, be your ...
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