The Daily Dig
things
A long time friend of mine, horticulturalist and floral/event designer Brad Austin has never failed to amazed me with his giant talent. His brilliant sensitivity to horticulture and the natural world allows him to understand shape, texture, light, color and the placement of its beauty in ways that many designers simply can not compare.
Over the years through the inspiration of the Dutch Masters,
more »
This past Sunday I saw on the CalBerkeley Botanical Garden fan page on facebook, this bamboo structure being installed by a natural building materials class from Merritt College and at that moment I knew where I would be spending the first part of my morning. The structure is very cool, and being hand made gives it an even more special quality, and would recommend that if you have the chance to st
more »
I can easily say that everyone who loves a garden, LOVES a garden party and that is certainly the case for me. Today was the annual garden party of my gardening/plant enthusiast friend and Garden Geek member Serialplantfetishist at his garden home located right on Berkeley's Strawberry Creek.
Mark's approach to gardening and plant collecting is without any formal training or "educated
more »
Gardening with and under the direction of a curious three year old can be quite the horticultural adventure, and fortunately for me these explorations through the plant world are taking me in directions that I might not have gone had I not had my new partner in crime.
Annies annuals has been a great source of inspiration for many of this years trips through the plant world. Each week I receive
more »
Today I went out and took some pics of my garden with the new SXSW FreePack for iPhone, its a limited edition lens and commemorative case and it seems to add a blueish cast to my images.
I just went around the yard taking pics of anything that looked interested to see how it would effect the color of the plant and the light in the shot.
more »
