Are you ready now for a disappointing fact about George Leigh Mallory’s Blue Poppy? Oh, Meconopsis betonicifolia is indeed truly … More
Author: Arthur P. Johnson
Arthur P. Johnson is an award-winning creative professional with 30+ years of experience in advertising, product development, screen writing, and television and web production. He has loved photography all his adult life and now he's doing it all the time. It's exciting, exhausting and scary, and he wouldn't have it any other way.
George’s Poppy
Blue Poppies have been a prized rarity for nearly a century… …ever since legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory collected specimens … More
Mallory’s Blue Poppy
In 1922 , the USSR, BBC and Eskimo Pie all began, the Ottoman Empire ended, and an heroic attempt to … More
Aphrodite’s Red Slipper
This orchid belongs to the genus Paphiopedilum. The word comes from Paphos, the ancient city on Cyrus famed as the birthplace … More
A Plump of Geese
Or, 7 Things You Never Knew about these Astonishing Waterbirds Canada Geese are not just North American anymore. I was … More
Blue Jay Backstroke
When a Blue Jay descends to my feeder, he might scream like a red-tailed hawk… Humans think it rude, and … More
Snow Buddies
After yesterday’s snow, Garden Birds are out in force—and they seem to have set a temporary truce on the pecking … More
Purple Passion
Truthfully I don’t know if this Orchid is properly described as Purple. I have seen similar flowers described as Blue … More
Careful, It’s a Trap!
If you asked me to name the Sexiest Flower on Earth, I might say Lady Slipper Orchid… Because this simple … More
Flesh and Blood
This closeup of the “Rainforest” display at Longwood Gardens in Winter 2019 shows Cymbidium Orchids of an almost animal hue, … More