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Cheery cherries at Kew

James — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:32:29 +0000

A test of the Android WordPress application and postings from my mobile. Neat!

I want one – Peter Callesen art

James — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:59:01 +0000

I stumbled across some wonderful paper cut-out works of art by Peter Callesen. There are many that are botanically inspired, with my favourites being the framed pieces with cut-outs of apples, leaves and petals – go to the page ‘Framed A4 Papercut’ and scroll down through them. Some of the ones with little people in them are also really great.

Simple, but brilliant.

Kew Magazine Photography exhibition

James — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:15:15 +0000

A new exhibition opened at Kew this week featuring photography from Kew Magazine.

Not one to brag (much) but they’ve chosen six photos of mine that have appeared in the Magazine over the last year or two.

You can see them all online on the Kew website, or just click on the thumbnails here. And should any take your fancy then they’re all available to purchase in sizes up to 30″ x 20″ and as greetings cards via photobox.co.uk

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Leucanthemum X superbum (shasta daisy)

James — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:41:04 +0000

Leucanthemum X superbum (shasta daisy)

More flower pictures…

Buy a print or poster of this picture online…

Is it spring yet?

James — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:12:36 +0000

We seem to have had such a dull, damp and dismal start to 2006 in London. So much so I’ve lost track of what season it is (although I see next week’s weather forecast is suggesting we’re going to be plummeted straight back into winter).

The plants carry on doing their stuff though, and it’s encouraging to see the first snowdrops, some glorious witch hazels fully out, and even an early viburnum coming into flower.

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You can see more photos in the winter gallery, or if you want to look on the bright side in expectation, then no matter what the weather throws at us, the first real spring flowers should only be a few weeks away….

More Autumn leaves

James — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:37:11 +0000

There’s something strangely animate about this picture. It’s the leaf buds on an Acer growing in the garden. The tree has been gradually turning colour over the last few weeks, and is now on its last legs, but with a borrowed 105mm Nikon macro lens it was too good an opportunity to miss.

More pictures of Autumn leaves….

Orchid

James — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:27:37 +0000

Phalaenopsis orchid

More flower pictures….

Winter bark

James — Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:54:15 +0000

Winter bark of Betula albo-sinensis, Chinese red birch

More winter pictures….