Bloomin’ Update 47: Last Call

November 2, 2013November 5, 2013 / Kevin / 26 Comments

Every garden should have hydrangeas for no-matter-the-season interest.

I admit I have a hard time letting go of summer.

Even with leaves changing and falling and blooms fading and browning, I’m still reluctant to clean the beds and put them to rest. Even the weather is having a difficult time falling into a seasonal rhythm. There are days that are windy and evenings that are slightly frosty, and then there are the times when it feels mild and balmy.

So, with camera in hand, it’s last call in the garden, one last chance for flowers to bask in the spotlight before a hard frost takes them away.

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Bloomin’ Update 42: The Green Smile

June 21, 2013June 28, 2013 / Kevin / 18 Comments

Hydrangea.

Green is the color of comfort, at least it is for me. It’s the color — whether it’s during a mid-winter trip to Florida or those early days of spring or those boiling days of summer — that holds me and comforts me, cradles me and soothes me. It’s as if green pulls me close and says, “I’m here. I’ve returned. I didn’t abandon you. Just breathe. . .”

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Bloomin’ Update 24: May Day And Night

May 19, 2012May 23, 2012 / Kevin / 26 Comments

May days are a wonder in the garden. It seems that each day there is something else budding, blooming, or fading away.

A few posts ago, I featured the gradual blooming of the first peony.

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Bloomin’ Update 22: Making Love To The Camera

April 29, 2012May 5, 2012 / Kevin / 32 Comments

There are days when I no longer feel like a gardener. There are days when I feel more like a fashion photographer, coordinating colors, waiting for the perfect light, and soothing the tender egos. As I take out the camera, they’re on — strutting and seductive as they all aim to get the cover of Vogue or Elle or Better Homes and Gardens.

“Yes. That’s the shot.”