My garden is my art, literally. I grow plants so I can photograph them in new and interesting ways. There is such a variety of plants in the San Francisco Bay Area and I pluck not only from my yard, but along the trail where I live and from others' gardens.You can see how the photos are made on my 
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| Leuchadendron Mar 13, 2012 | |
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I really hope my Leucadendron "Jester" makes it. I took it out of the ground with lots of roots and put it in a pot, and it is looking rather sickly. |
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*fingers crossed* |
| Spring Cleaning and Reorganizing Mar 09, 2012 | |
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Transplanted my Geum quellyon 'Blazing Sunset' to the front yard. Transplanted my leuchadendron, which I hope survives, into a pot. General rearranging and mulching with compost. Very satisfying. |
| TaraGillBotanicalPhotos's Buzz Mar 09, 2012 | |
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Lithodora diffusa, what a blue!
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I can't wait to see what pattern you make with it! |
| TaraGillBotanicalPhotos's Buzz Feb 19, 2012 | |
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Transplanted another favorite euphorbia
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You can plant your poinsettias outside? That's sweet! I'd love to see photos :) |
| TaraGillBotanicalPhotos's Buzz Feb 19, 2012 | |
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Fabulous burgundy foliage, can't wait to see chartreuse blooms.
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| TaraGillBotanicalPhotos's Buzz Feb 11, 2012 | |
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Here's another plant mystery, this time a tree. http://taragill.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/spring-tree-mystery/
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| TaraGillBotanicalPhotos's Buzz Jan 29, 2012 | |
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I recently purchased a new lens to continue my botanical photography. I am testing it out. So far I am impressed with the level of detail I can render.
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| A Plant Discovery Jan 29, 2012 | |
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This plant has been identified as Sparmannia africana or AFRICAN LINDEN. Thanks to Flora Grubb Gardens. |
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Wonderful! |
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The flower pattern is like that of a geranium and the leaves look soft. Are they? |
| A recent photo set of some tropical plants living in Costa Rica. Jan 09, 2012 | |
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More plants to see. |
| In Honor of the Bee-a-thon Nov 10, 2011 | |
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Here's more info. |
| Dahlia curls Oct 25, 2011 | |
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| Know this flower? Oct 06, 2011 | |
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Mystery solved! Ceiba speciosa aka Chorisia speciosa. Thanks to my Twitter peeps for figuring it out. |
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Where can we get some??? Beautiful! |
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Thank you for the tip. For more inspiration:Check out Stevens L.A. bio intesive urban garden. He's got great pics and ideas for quickly developing a garden.His is one of the featured ... more » |
| Pink Anemone Sep 15, 2011 | |
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Lovely - so delicate! |
| Crepe Myrtles Whole garden Sep 01, 2011 | |
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| Silk Tree Blooming. Albizia julibrissin (mimosa) Whole garden Aug 06, 2011 | ||
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One of these beauties anchors my sunny front garden in Oakland, Calif. It's about 20 feet tall now and is the most floriferous it's ever been. One drawback is that it's rather messy, so is more suitable for a larger lot. Ours is rather small. |
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loved mimosa trees as a child in Florida. Easy to climb, flowers were so much fun to play with also. Sweet memories! |