watching the grass grow
Fourteen years ago, we planted a three-gallon Japanese maple in the backyard as part of a new landscape project. At the time, it didn’t look like much. It was basically a skinny little tree in a plastic pot, surrounded by enough optimism on my part to make up for my questionable gardening skills. I remember
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) develops its flowers in branching clusters, or panicles, that emerge from the ends of its stems, with the individual flowers beginning as small buds that gradually enlarge and open into delicate white blooms, often with yellow anthers. Flowering typically occurs in late spring to early summer, and the open flowers attract
Using a light table to photograph plants creates a beautiful backlit effect, especially with leaves, petals, grasses, and other translucent plant material. Placing a leaf or flower directly on the illuminated surface allows light to pass through its veins and delicate structures, revealing details and colors that ordinary front lighting can hide. Darker or opaque