Garden Architecture Blog

I've FINALLY got my camera (a venerable Nikon D100) and lens back after their cleaning and "spa" aka repair at the Nikon facil...

The cold and wind is pushing out the last fall leaves, but I'm reminded of what wonderful fall color that we've had in the Southeast...

Even in the mountains, there are still plenty of yellow and reds illuminating the landscapes. In the Piedmont this morning, I felt like I wa...

After the coming weekend's fall blast of cold air, unusual for mid-November, we won't have much fall color left.  I'm thinking t...

Amazing to search for sassafras (which is a vivid color right now) in older posts, and pick up this post from several years ago - on this da...

A morning hike in the mountains of Western North Carolina: view beyond the field distant view reflections on Bass Pond

a luminous ginkgo From my study window, the ginkgo under the power line corridor is amazing right now -- both from the study and our bedroom...

It was cooler today, and with the time change, it's now dark earlier in the evening. Happily, in late afternoon, light streams into the ...

I've been reminded again today, as Sandy approaches the northeastern U.S., of the power of storms. We've had nothing but some strong...

A wonderful September day (in late October) found the porch a perfect spot for dinner.  It's still normally nice at lunch, but at dinner...

 A beautiful fall day had me admiring the purples in the dogwoods and the exuberance of the (non-cut-back swamp sunflower) in the border tha...