Orchid Chandeliers in the Orangery

I’ll keep this short and sweet… This photograph is a bit of a love letter to the Longwood Gardens Orchid … More

The Blue Poppy’s Dark Secret

Are you ready now for a disappointing fact about George Leigh Mallory’s Blue Poppy? Oh, Meconopsis betonicifolia is indeed truly … More

Blue Poppies have been a prized rarity for nearly a century… …ever since legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory collected specimens … More

Or, 7 Things You Never Knew about these Astonishing Waterbirds Canada Geese are not just North American anymore. I was … More

When a Blue Jay descends to my feeder, he might scream like a red-tailed hawk… Humans think it rude, and … More

After yesterday’s snow, Garden Birds are out in force—and they seem to have set a temporary truce on the pecking … More

If you asked me to name the Sexiest Flower on Earth, I might say Lady Slipper Orchid… Because this simple … More

Exactly how do Orchids grow in the wild? This photograph shows how many beautiful Orchids from the genus Phalaenopsis manage … More

For some reason I never posted this portrait of Auric the American Goldfinch in flight… I shot this last summer … More

You might call Andy a bit of an odd duck, except that he’s a goose. He’s a goose — but … More