This morning my friend Liisa and I paid a visit to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Liisa worked on the "Bird Song" display garden, created by the Arboretum at Washington Park and the Seattle Audubon and wanted to go back today as a spectator instead of worker to take photos for her fabulous blog, the Intercontinental Gardener. Liisa's already got some posted, so I won't duplicate things she's already covered.
[Photography Geek Note: Bill just bought a fixed F1.8 35mm DX lens, which I wanted to try out at the garden show because of the low light. The lens worked well, except I didn't always get the right thing in focus. If I had to do it again, I'd manually focus everything. Also, because of the low light, the depth of field had to be so shallow in some shots that the photos just didn't turn out well. I guess that's the price you pay for not using flash.]
Anyway, here are a few of the many things that caught my eye:
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[Photography Geek Note: Bill just bought a fixed F1.8 35mm DX lens, which I wanted to try out at the garden show because of the low light. The lens worked well, except I didn't always get the right thing in focus. If I had to do it again, I'd manually focus everything. Also, because of the low light, the depth of field had to be so shallow in some shots that the photos just didn't turn out well. I guess that's the price you pay for not using flash.]
Anyway, here are a few of the many things that caught my eye:
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| Colorful hand-blown glass galore, for garden and in-home use. If you're into glass, this is a great opportunity to see A LOT of it. |
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| Dan Robinson, of Elandon Gardens. It's really hard not to be a groupie, so I just am. He is the rock star of bonsai. If you ever get a chance, get yourself down to Port Orchard to see his nursery. It's worth the trip, believe me! |
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| What we won't do for art! Liisa has gotten permission from Dan Robinson to move his "Gold Medal" award so she can get a clear show of this impressive root that he somehow managed to get into the convention center. |
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| Liisa photographing the gigantic tree root. Hopefully she got a better shot than I did. |
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| This is part of the Arboretum "Bird Song" display. They created a beautiful, natural bird habitat, mostly out of native plants, and put some bird replicas in it. If you're thinking about making your own wildlife habitat, this display will give you some good ideas. For more on that subject, see Gardening for Wildlife. |
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| Another habitat shot. |
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| A beautifully formed Japanese maple. It's obviously been shaped and pruned over the years. |
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| I want a garden shed like this in my backyard! |
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| The best photo ops were of the flower arrangements. |
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| A french horn and a willow variety that has flat branches. Very fun. |
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| I don't know what these little yellow puff ball things are, but I like them a lot. |
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| This was so cute, I included it even though it wasn't all in focus. |
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| And last, but not least, my personal haul. Bill's going to be digging some new holes this weekend. |
- Gardening for Wildlife - Find out how to create a backyard wildlife habitat.
- Plants for Pacific Northwest Shade Gardens - A list of plants that have thrived in my gardens.
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