In Portland, Oregon, there is not only the most beautiful Japanese Garden I ever saw but also a small Chinese Garden named Lan Su. It’s situated in the middle of the city. So I went there after I arrived in Portland from Germany on Friday morning. …
Garden
Portland, 2nd time – Japan in America
One of the most beautiful japanese gardens I know is situated in Portland. When I was in Japan I couldn’t visit all the famous gardens, so I only can give my impressions of this remarkable and impressing visit in Portland. I was returning from the coast to Portland because of some rainy days, I …
A visit of the Botanical Garden of San Francisco
It depends on where the botanical garden is, what plants you can see. That's why I love botanical gardens. In San Francisco I was there on every visit, because there are growing plants outside you can only see in the greenhouse in Germany. The garden is big and is situated at the Golden Gate Park. …
The long flight
A long flight is always distressing as I’m flying economy. But the last times I flew with KLM/Delta and it was good experience, so this was my choice this time too. And on top I was lucky and got another seat because some people wanted to sit together. So I comfortably sat at the window on a place …
Blue cloud: the wonderful Wisteria
Wisteria, in Germany often called Blue Rain, are really wild climbing shrubs. They grow fast and powerful. The shoots get 100 ft long. The trunks are getting so powerful that they destroy nearly everything in their way and rip the fixations off the walls. But once a year they bloom in …
April at Hermannshof: Flood of tulips
At Hermannshof, the flood of tulips which gushes through the garden on april and may, is one of the most spectacular sights the garden has. It’s also beautiful for those who love a more restraint garden style. When you enter the garden through the main gate, most of the people turn right in the …
Hermannshof in april: Woods
The second part of my april series is about woods at Hermannshof. There are many specias trees and shrubs. From early april on the magnolia are in bloom, especially the beautiful soulangea „Lennei Alba“ in the middle of the great lawn. Grand and gorgeous it reins the scenery. It was planted in 1888. …
Hermannshof in April: Daffodils
Two times in a row with only three weeks between I was at Hermannshof in April. So I will show you a lot of pictures in a row. In this time of the year, the bulbs are blooming, but there are beautiful woods too. The end of the row ist Wisteria - you will understand why, when you see the blogpost. …
Lace and bath foam – Magnolia and cherries in bloom
Normally, I'm shooting alone, even when I do flower pictures like these when the Magnolia and cherries are in bloom. So it was an exception being on my way with someone else. Jürgen and me met last year at the macro workshop of Pierre Johne and decided that we wanted to go shooting together from …
