Urban Landscape, Native Landscape

  All photos were taken in August 2014. The Nitobe Memorial Garden covers 2.5 acres (1 hectare) at the edge of the Uni...

All photos were taken in November 2014. The Seattle Community Farm at Rainier Vista covers half an acre of the Raini...

Yellowstone National Park in early October 2015.   Click here for more photos o...

Helenium autumnale Helenium autumnale is a flowering perennial plant for sun.  It generally blooms in September & October.  The comm...

These photos were taken in October 2014. In my opinion, as an infrequent but regular visitor to Portland, the Hawthorne...

 Hebe recurva Epimedium colchicum Iris douglasiana Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei...

Rosa rugosa 'Hansa' Rosa rugosa is one of the easiest, most drought tolerant, disease resistant & low-maintenance roses you...

  Japantown in San Francisco in April 2014 Japantown is a fascinating piece of urban landscape for those intereste...

Acanthus hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus is a fairly common species of Acanthus in Seattle.  It is more tolerant of dryness than Acanthu...

Cafeteria & gift shop complex near the entrance 3 photos above of the sunken garden, the main part of Butchart Gardens...