Frolicking with tulips on a perfect spring morning. This is post two of two, and it features the 85mm photographs.

Frolicking with tulips on a perfect spring morning. This is post one of two, and it features the 50mm photographs.

An award-winning farm that ships irises all over world, with custom hybrid varieties that you cannot find anywhere else. If you are like me and love the smell of irises, this farm is a heavenly place to visit. Bring your nose!

If you like peonies, this is the place for you, not just to look at but to buy and take home.

The festival is the farm’s dahlia catalog come to life…

Overflowing with irises, peonies, poppies, and more…

Every summer in Oregon locals and tourists alike head to the Swan Island dahlia farm in Canby for its annual showcase of stunning dahlia blooms…

There's something delightful in the air there; spring is springing, and peonies are everywhere!

Though I am slightly allergic to lavender, it is one of my favorite flowers. And on one fine, sunny day at the end of June 2018, I visited two lavender farms in Clackamas County, Oregon...

In Canby, Oregon, a small farm called Swan Island has declared itself the dahlia flower capital of America. Once you visit, and walk through the explosions of color, it's hard to disagree. The only creatures happier there than flower-loving photographers are the bees. They ecstatically buzz like electrons around every flower...