See the tiny particles that ruin the black perfection of these Catasetum Orchids? At first I thought they were dust,…
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…
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…
George’s Poppy
Blue Poppies have been a prized rarity for nearly a century… …ever since legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory collected specimens…
Mallory’s Blue Poppy
In 1922 , the USSR, BBC and Eskimo Pie all began, the Ottoman Empire ended, and an heroic attempt to…
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…
A Plump of Geese
Or, 7 Things You Never Knew about these Astonishing Waterbirds Canada Geese are not just North American anymore. I was…
Blue Jay Backstroke
When a Blue Jay descends to my feeder, he might scream like a red-tailed hawk… Humans think it rude, and…
Snow Buddies
After yesterday’s snow, Garden Birds are out in force—and they seem to have set a temporary truce on the pecking…
Purple Passion
Truthfully I don’t know if this Orchid is properly described as Purple. I have seen similar flowers described as Blue…