rhododendron

RIGHT UP THERE – INVEREWE

by Noel Kingsbury April 28, 2012 – Posted in: Garden Adventures, Garden Visits, Miscellaneous

This is one of those really famous gardens, but in such a remote location that you don’t just drop in. Fifty miles from the nearest supermarket, inform my hosts, as if this is now the definition of distance from civilization or maybe survival. Inverewe on the north-west coast of Scotland is famous as a ‘sub-tropical’ [...]

Photographing foliage

by Saxon Holt April 24, 2012 – Posted in: Garden Photography, Garden Visits

A garden photograph is not simply a landscape photo taken in a garden. It should communicate something about gardening, something that enlarges the viewer’s understanding and appreciation of gardens. This photo of fresh emerging, nearly chartreuse foliage of Rhododendron hyperythrum is a fine landscape photo, a nice leaf pattern with a sense of vibrant young leaves unfolding, [...]