Back Where It All Began

Just a quick post–mostly pictures–of a recent trip that I took home to Kansas. After speaking in Kansas City, I spent a couple of days with my parents and managed Read more

Italian Style

One of the fun things I had the pleasure of doing earlier this fall was taking a trip to Italy with a group of five other friends.  We rented a Read more

A Week In Portland

Hi All!  Just a quick note to say hello from the annual Perennial Plant Association conference, this year in Portland, Oregon.  This is my first trip to the Pacific Northwest Read more

A Nice “Geographic” Surprise!

So I was working on a few things for the website yesterday–technical stuff mostly–and as part of the process I typed my name into “Google” to make sure that if Read more

Pumpkin Artistry

Never underestimate the creative mind! For those of you who thought that pumpkins were only good for carving and, perhaps, the occasional pie, I’d like to introduce you to the Read more

Beauty Unexpected

As a creative person–a designer–I’ve come to learn that I see things differently than most people. As a gardener and plantsman and someone who appreciates, or at least tries to Read more

Rare Beauty

Once in a while you time it just right. You’re in the right place, at the right time and you actually have the camera in hand! Such was the case Read more