Favorite Garden Images

Tulip fields, Skagit Valley, Washington.

Year round garden interest with minimal care

Zen Garden

In 2005, photographer Emerald Wake began her journey in photography when she worked in a photo lab and the photographic industry. Photography is now a big part of her life and the way she expresses herself.

Recently an editor asked me if I had any bold flowers on black background. Rather than going through my files looking for something to transform with Photoshop I decided to shoot a new photo. It's the height of the season after all. Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel' has just coming into full spring glory, twining up into my Pittosporum 'Deborah' displaying herself at eye level, an easy beauty. This is one of those fun experiments with plant combinations that turned out better than expected. When I led a…

Year round garden interest with minimal care

Year round garden interest with minimal care

Year round garden interest with minimal care

A Destination Resort is one whose location and amenities make the resort itself an attraction for tourists, rather than just a spot to stay while visiting the region. For Form and Foliage, The Oregon Garden Resort provided the best amenity … Continue reading →

When we set out to tour the iconic nurseries of the Pacific Northwest, we confess to having been a bit nervous that they would not live up to the folklore that has been created and nurtured by the …

Assortment of garden image galleries with photographs by Saxon Holt.

If you want to be a garden photographer you need to think like a gardener. You are not just taking a picture of a landscape, you are photographing a garden. This may seem obvious, but it is important to keep it in mind as you look at a scene and try to tell your story. What is it about the scene in front of you that makes it a garden ? What is it, within your own gardening experience, that you want to say and share ? Remember, the camera always lies, and it is you the photographer that…

When we set out to tour the iconic nurseries of the Pacific Northwest, we confess to having been a bit nervous that they would not live up to the folklore that has been created and nurtured by the …

Year round garden interest with minimal care

Year round garden interest with minimal care

We are known to wax poetic at Form and Foliage over the joys of, well, form and foliage. Most of the time, that means that we show you gorgeous woody plants and their leaves, with a generous sprin…