New Koi

A generous neighbor shared some of his koi babies with me. His koi pond is most beautiful, with lots of river rock and a large waterfall on one end. The other end of his pond is covered by a wooden bridge, and the pond sides have large overhangs for the koi to hide under.

Gator, Fred and Goldfinger and the new koi

The poor man's orchid

Epidendrum radicans

Called a poor man's orchid in old times when orchids were only for the rich and the reed-stem orchids were available, affordable and easy to care for.

In my Library - Garden Design A Book of Ideas

Garden Design

A Book of Ideas

By Heidi Howcroft & Marianne Majerus

This book is a dream for garden photographers, simply beautiful to flip through the pages, enjoying the pictures and reading garden design ideas.