Re: garden photos of sample plants

**"* B* <g*@netsurfusa.net>**

I believe my circumstance are a bit different than yours, but enough is 
similar to prompt a reply.
    I receive few samples, usually the source for what I do receive being 
Terra Nova. We do use them either in my wife's gardens and/or containers and 
my garden. If I am impressed with the performance they, at some point, get 
written about and photographed. If they perform poorly judgment is reserved 
until I talk to more gardeners about their experience.
    Photos are very important... it drives what I write about each month in 
my monthly newsletter sent out from my web site. One of me major garden 
magazines I write for wants to see the photos before I send the text 
following the outline. We are a visually driven society of gardeners. (One 
of the reasons we garden is the visual reward) Also I prefer to use my own 
photos if at all possible, taken in my own garden. Sure it limits what I 
write about, but my customers expect that from me.
    While I do not always have photos gardeners still want to know what 
companions I would suggest... so, photo or no, text alone frequently 
describes companions to the featured plant.
    All to say... if I do not have a good photo of a plant it will not be 
featured in my monthly newsletter. I will write about a plant with no photo 
for a feature in a magazine as they often have their own preferred sources 
(I do my best to supply for photos pay well)
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.L. Fornari" <clfornari@mail.com>
Subject: [GWL] garden photos of sample plants


> The question I'd like you to weigh in on is this: If you are sent several 
> of a sample/new plant, does this make you more likely to speak or write 
> about that plant?  Provided, of course, that you like the plant.  I'm 
> asking this because I've just finished a post I do regularly on my website 
> (and now my blog) called "Fornari's Favorites."  I realized as I reviewed 
> past FF's that if someone sent me three or more plants (notably annuals) 
> that year I was more likely to include them in my favorites and, later, in 
> articles and talks.  This is because I had enough plants to put in a 
> garden and take good photos of the plantings. These photos drive articles, 
> talks and website postings more than a single plant might, even if I like 
> the single sample plants. Anyone else have this experience?   Do your 
> photos drive what you write/speak about?  Do you prefer to take photos of 
> a group of plants in a garden situation?
> C.L.
> www.gardenlady.com


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