Seasonal Chores
& Observations
The pink tulips are glorious. Amazingly the voles have not found all the bulbs and have left us a few to enjoy. This particular variety has performed well for many years with little attention on my part beyond making sure to remove the spent blossoms and allowing the leaves to yellow before removing them...
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Fertilizer: Organic vs. Inorganic
Hybridizing vs. Genetic Altering
Corn Gluten & Corn Meal for Weed Control and More?
Read More Snippets...Saturday, May 25
in Hopkinton
Native Plants for Bio-Diversity...Your Garden Has a Job To Do!
Saturday, May 25
in Bristol
Behind the Scenes Tour of Blithewold
Saturday, May 25
in Sandwich
Signature Plant Series: Rhododendrons in Your Home Landscape
Tuesday, May 28
in Norwood
Miniature Gardens: Realistic Landscapes in Unusual Containers - Norwood Evening Garden Club
Thursday, May 30
in Wellesley
Mo Herbs Mo Better! Mass Hort Garden to Table Dinner
Thursday, May 30
in Wellesley
Thursday Night at the Hort - Growing Grains in Massachusetts
Friday, May 31
in Boylston
Plant Sale Preview Party with Roger Swain - Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Friday, May 31 - Saturday, June 01
in Concord
Annual Concord Garden Tour - Visit Eight Private Gardens
Saturday, June 01
in Boston
Fenway Victory Gardens - Open Gardens
Saturday, June 01 - Sunday, June 02
in Holliston
Holliston Garden Club Tour
How to Photograph Flowers
It's spring in many parts of the world. For those of us who spent the winter trapped inside, spring means, among other things, an irresistible chance to grab the camera and start capturing the first blooms of the season.
Yet, how do you turn those shots of your favorite blooms into something special?
Here are some tips on how to take better flower pictures from the world's largest photography school, New York Institute of Photography.
First, walk around the flower to see how it looks with light coming from different directions. Watch carefully when the light (usually, the sun) is behind the flower, coming toward the camera.
Often, the petals will glow with beautiful iridescence. This is called "backlighting"...