new: what's growing at your place? share a photo!

FOR YEARS I HAVE WANTED to be able to see your gardens, too, and the to-do item labeled “get public photo-uploader plugin” has been on my website wishlist forever. (Don’t you love it when I talk geek? Even crazier than botanical Latin, isn’t it?) A drum-roll, please: It’s finally here! Now you can post your photos on my website. I always show you my garden–so now how about you show me yours?

My wish for a photo-uploader that you could use to post pictures to A Way to Garden was inspired by my friend Pam Kueber of RetroRenovation, and her wildly popular website about loving the “mid-century modest” home you’re in. (Like how about these 300-plus different reader living rooms–whoa! Can we top that, gardeners?).
In the future I’ll have other community photo events like this–but for now, why don’t we simply start with this theme:

Upload photo(s) of a favorite happy moment in your garden, whether a single plant or a whole scene…

Uploader Tips:

Please set your camera or photo-processing software (like iPhoto or Photoshop) to no bigger than “medium” images, so files aren’t too large — large files really slow down the slideshow for all to view. About 640 pixels wide and 100 kb or slightly smaller is ideal.

Use the “Browse” button below to find the image on your computer, then give it a caption and add your name and location in the blank field as indicated–so perhaps, “My first peony of the season, from Mary’s garden in Columbus.” Then hit the wide gray button “Choose file (ABOVE) then upload by clicking here,” and that’s it.

(2) Even though the uploader DOES work, and you will get a confirmation on the screen, you may also see a message that seems to say otherwise. Just an occasional bug. Simply upload ONCE and trust the image is there — though they will not appear immediately, because…

…All photos must be approved manually by me first, before they go live (to keep all you plant pornographers from breaking decency laws!).

(3) Terms of Use apply to all uploads.

REMEMBER: Medium-sized images only–please no 2000-pixel or 1MB files!!!! 600-900 or so and 100kb is plenty. Thanks.

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The Happy Garden Moments Gallery

GO AHEAD: Try it. My photo up top (and the first one in the gallery below), taken today, is of Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter,’ a plant I’ve grown for more than a dozen years that was said not to be hardy here so I shouldn’t even try. Take that, hardiness naysayers! What’s showy at your place now or from your photo archives? Do show-and-tell. (Click the first thumbnail to see the slides, then toggle between images using your keyboard arrows or the ones beside each caption.)

: DEBSTER’S GARDEN- BEFORE THE BLIGHT :)

: holly hocks,garlic harvest,tomatoes and zinnias-lou d watertown,ct

: mandevilla@bench-stella dioro-lou d.-wn,ct.

: lobellia-wtn,ct-loud.

: De Groot Spire 25 ft. high in Henderson NC

: Juniperus communis ‘Compacta’ in Hendersonville, NC 18 ft. high

: Taxus media ‘Beanpole’ in Hendersonville, NC 8 ft. high

: lou d.ct.chatters double hollyhock

: my garden after 3 years

: My little corner of the world. Gardengirl in Chicago

: My 20 year old bleeding heart from my daughters comes up faithfully every year. Spokane WA Marion

: Marel’s garden in Sharon CT–shady border with Saint.

: My addiction!

: My addiction!

: FROM MARGARET: Euphorbia griffithii ‘Dixter’ in bloom this week. The catalogs and books all said “It’s not hardy for you,” but that was a dozen years ago. Bah, humbug.

: We’re having a baby! Dennis R from LaGrangeville NY

: Lamium & Rodgersia you gave me a few yrs ago~Dennis R Lagrangeville NY

: “big-boy tomatoes”,”grapes,fig tree in barrel,basil,zinnias

: “grapes” in “blossom”-

: lou d.wtn,ct

: botanical solar system from talie’s maine garden

: Bombast Poppy (volunteer) – Marilyn Dexter, MI

: Bombast Poppy (volunteer) – Marilyn Dexter, MI

: loving the pea tunnel trellis in Ct

: lilly pond-paul los angeles

: miniature hanging garden basket-paul los angeles

: my artsy eclectic garden-paul los angeles

: peony about to bloom – from kat’s garden by kat’s mom (NJ)

: new life

: Heirloom iris — more than 60 years old!

: Foxy’s – Marilyn, Dexter, MI

: Iris – Marilyn, Dexter, MI

: misty morning – Marilyn, Dexter, MI

: May Bouquet in the Pacific Northwest rainshadow

: A lovely spot in Kristike’s garden.

: 2011 July harvest. Kristike’s garden.

: My pride and joy: a rose from seed that I collected. Kristike’s garden.

: At the back of the house, from last September. Kristike’s garden

: Jen’s Wenatchee garden at twilight

: In a Magnolia, Clematis macropetala Wesselton is divine! Mandy’s garden in England

: In the distance, echoing the iris, a wisteria climbs 80 feet into a holly. A rose (Wedding Day) will follow later in the summer!

: Iris and Nodding Allium

: Aoenium Sunburst Lin – Southern California

: First clematis bloom of 2012… a month earlier than last year

: front beds Linda P Chester NJ

: rose garden Linda P Chester NJ

: rose garden bloom towards house Linda P Chester NJ

: Antique Yellow BrianM

: Lovely Maine Spring.

: “Joe and Susan Love Affair” in the bird & butterfly garden by the sculptural driftwood Blue Heron – The Violet Fern.

: Our new kitchen garden.

: Entrance to the pool of the quinta …fom bluegardenlady

: One of our little friends at the quinta … from bluegardenlady

: Cypripedium Holly Ohio

: Blue Poppy about to open in Lydia’s garden

: Blue Poppy in Lydia’s garden

: A summer bouquet

: Summer Peony

: Our conservatory in Portugal – framed in jasmin … from bluegardenlady

: oriental lily, Mihaela’s garden

: last harvest,Mihaela’s garden

: tripartite and thalia daffodils,Mihaela’s garden

: my garden’s keeper,Mihaela’s garden

: summer 2011,Mihaela’s gaden

: rose garden Linda P Chester

: Rosie and Lydia’s garden at dusk

: Foggy, Maine morning in Lydia’s garden

: globes and spheres jeanne illenye

: summer’s hot hues jeanne illenye

: Echinacea, crocosmia and lavender in Jen’s garden Wenatchee WA (July)

: Spirea”Ogon”w/Daffodil “Arkle” from Mary Murphy’s garden in 2012

: Daffodile “Arkle” in Mary Murphy’s garden in Spring 2012

: Spirea “Ogon” in Mary Murphy’s garden in 2012

: Forsythia “Lynwood Gold” in Mary Murphy’s garden in 2012

: Iris & Weigela Variegata Nana in Mary Murphy’s front yard 2012

: Iris “Edith Wolford” with Peony & Catmint in Mary Murphy’s Perennial Border- 2012

: Weigela florida “Red Prince” w/Cornus Alba Elegantissima in Mary Murphy’s side yard in 2012

: Sedum “Autumn Joy’ & Anemone “Honorine Jobert & Yellow Mum in Mary Murphy’s garage planter in Fall 2011

: Last year’s Mother’s Day Gift. Endless Summer, The Original. Sharon, Maryville, TN

: Plumbago – flowering at our Portuguese quinta …from bluegardenlady

: Santolina buds in early morning light at bluegardenlady´s Quinta Arcadia near Lisbon

: Romantic mood in May at our Quinta Arcadia near Lisbon with santolina, palms and honeysuckle. Love from bluegardenlady

: My tiny urban front yard in New Haven, CT. Christopher Schaefer

: Chives and sage – I planted some chives next to a now 2 year old sage plant; they’ve grown up together and the combination of flowering herbs is just wonderful – nd unplanned on my part!

: Solomon’s Seal – someone gave it to my mother, I then dug it up at her house and planted it along my front steps.

: Sweeping seaview in the garden of Quinta Arcadia to the sea…from bluegardenlady

: Stone table in the patio of Quinta Arcadia near Lisbon … from bluegardenlady

: One of the stone benches at Quinta Arcadia near Lisbon upholstered with a huge lavender and jasmin… from bluegardenlady

: while still young and tidy…jeanne illenye

: froth of blooms jeanne illenye

: rose’s free reign jeanne illenye

: june blooms jeanne illenye

: Japanese maple and grass in autumn dress in Glenys’s garden, New zealand

: Bird house condo on found art manure spreader bar / pole. In one of the raised flower beds, will be pretty when the sweet peas climb up it. Check out the Trumpet vines painted on the side. Ken & Joan

: Marion’s early garden

: First Iris in Barbara’s garden , Long Island NY www.barbarathehealthynut.blogspot.com

: Cary’s peonies, Charlottesville, Va

: My springtime Iowa rock garden -the newest addition is the Norway spruce on a standard…Mark in Sioux City

: yellow squash blooms

: flower from thailand

: syd’s hill garden in late summer

: blooming succulent in syd’s garden

: My Secret Container Garden by:VBoT

: A bit of Lisa’s front garden

: Daffodils appearing early March

: Hummer on salvia & nasturtiums Diane’s Seattle garden

: Double Wisteria “Black Dragon” JeffB

: garden zinnias dressed for a party

: spring

: Orchid Cactus-JeffB

: Hardy Lady Slipper Orchid-JeffB

: Eye Candy at The Path to Nature

: St Francis with Nelly Moser clematis and catmint, from Helen in Pennsylvania

: 3/24/12 Winter Garlic

: 4/15/12 Crabapple

: 5/14/12 All planted & posts in

: Iris grow in Las Vegas

: Vegas show off

: Azaleas by Beverly’s shed w hanging sculpture accent, zone 6 PA

: Spring iris

: Spectacular year for iris in Donna’s Las Vegas garden

: Mahonia”banner year fruit set” Linda P Chester

: Third year of mixed perennial and vegetable garden. Madam Bomb, Columbia County NY

: Buxu ‘Graham Blandy’ emphasizes a corner

: Chamaecyparis ‘Wissel’s Saguarro’ submitted by Vanessa Nagel

: Juniperus communis ‘Gold Cone’ – from Vanessa Nagel

: daffodils galore, in Mandy’s garden in the south of England

: new cones

: Friends

: Sunshine and reflections, from Mandy’s garden in the south of England

: Labyrinth (for more about this see www.dactyls-and-drakes.com)

: This is the labyrinth in context

: My favorite peony in our inn’s garden. Flemington, NJ

: Our Orange Shed (lisaorgler)

: Balisha’s Corner Garden

: Scarlett Chinese Tree Peony in Kippie’s yard, with antique English chimney pot among the peonies and columbine, Nashville

: Tomato lady above the euphorbia in Kippie’s yard, Nashville

: Favorite corner of my garden…Euphorbia, Hakonechloa – All Gold, Variegated Solomon’s Seal and Brunnera – Jack Frost. Kathy, Simsbury CT.

: Wisteria on the clubhouse with Spencer, Nashville

: Clematis ‘Josephine’

: Japanese tree peony ‘Hanakisoi’

: Baltimore City Garden Leslie and Blake Goldsmith

: chinese dragon peony

: Red Robin tomato in Missouri – May 2012. CBW

: Half Runner Beans and Rain Barrel in Kentucky

: No better place – presto

: Sue in Wethersfield, CT-Summer on my patio

: night blooming cerus

: Jayne On Weed Street, New Canaan CT, Clematis ‘Josephine’ Shyly peeking from the garden fence, she is like a prelude to all that is waiting to burst in the garden!

: first strawberries of the season— Folk City Weeds

: my white iris

: Erythrina (Firemans Hat) Carol Thomas Keatchie, Louisianav

: elsa spath

: spring reflection

: False Blue Indigo and Smokebush in Kentucky

: A friends Cherry Blossoms brought a smile last month, from John at MacGardens

: Goldfinch feeding on Zinnia seeds

: Deborah’s Catskill garden in early June

: Fritillaria meleagris in May in sillydoggarden in northeastern Minnesota.

: Crocus Crysantha from Melanie

: Miniature Narcissus blooming in my garden. By Melanie

: Ferns from Wildwood Creek

: Lamium Pink Pewter from Wildwood Creek

: rhododendrons in my back garden

: Rock Water Garden – my new water feature under the maple among the hostas & sedum… faux-rock planters filled with water

: Beesy Day at Empress of Dirt

: Hi Margaret! How about some hardscape? This is a shot of some of the statuary at The Ringling in Sarasota — a reminder that combining the hard with the soft can be so effective. Love, Pam Kueber, and welcome to upload land!