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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Scenic Vistas and Current Events in Massachusetts State Parks
Replacing Potting Soil
in Containers
Fertilizer: Organic vs. Inorganic
Hybridizing vs. Genetic Altering
Read More Snippets...Thursday, June 20
in Wellesley
Thursday Night at the Hort - Vegetable Gardening Lecture
Thursday, June 20
in Wellesley
How To Make Your Own Herbal Vinegars, and more - Mass Hort Garden to Table Event
Thursday, June 20
in Nantucket
Open Days Program Garden Tour - Nantucket
Friday, June 21 - Sunday, June 23
in Newport
Newport Flower Show
Friday, June 21 - Saturday, June 22
in Jamaica Plain
In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey
Friday, June 21
in Cambridge
Summer Solstice: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
Saturday, June 22 - Sunday, June 23
in Boylston
Bonsai Weekend at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Sunday, June 23
in Cambridge
The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History
Wednesday, June 26
in Wellesley
Going Local Without Going Crazy - Mass Hort Garden to Table Event
Friday, June 28 - Saturday, June 29
in Rockport
Coastal Gardens Tour - Featuring Ten Gardens - Rockport Garden Club
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"...