In between visits to Paris and Amsterdam in May, I spent a few lovely days in England, where I had the great pleasure of photographing the new product line for London garden designer Isabelle Palmer and her company, The Balcony Gardener. Isabelle specializes in creating beautiful container gardens that can be ordered online and delivered right to the door of city dwellers who want to create their own private refuge in the city. Her new book, The Balcony Gardener, has been recently published and is a wonderful treasure trove of ideas, techniques and guidance for anyone wishing to create their own urban oasis, no matter how small their space.
Isabelle first found my work through my website and emailed about hiring me for her upcoming shoot, not realizing I am based in the States. But both of us wanted to make it work and managed to schedule the shoot to coincide with my Europe trip. Everything fell into place and before long I found myself navigating the country roads of England with my rusty left hand driving skills in a hire car filled with my gear, provisions from Marks and Spencer and a very polite British GPS voice (“If at all possible, please proceed to make a left hand turn in 100 metres.”). After many weeks of planning, narrowing down the date and crossing our fingers, the weather was more than kind to us. Along with her great team and very talented stylist Marisa Daly, we had a busy, productive day in nearly full sunshine at a stunning garden in the West Midlands.
Here are some of my shots from the day. You can see the full product line on The Balcony Gardener website.
And Isabelle was lovely to feature my work on her blog here. Thank you, Isabelle, for your enthusiasm for my work and for having me be part of your new launch. It was a really, really super day, wasn’t it?
Do visit The Balcony Gardener, especially if you live in the UK, for lots of fun and creative additions to your garden.
(I’ll be back on Friday to share images from a new collaboration and to announce the winner of the giveaway.)
Until then,
love,
– g
Such beautiful images Georgianna! I especially love the one of the flowers in the wellie boots…
Once again I am in awe of all your gorgeous photos. So beautiful..
Hugs~
Oh Georgianna, these are just gorgeous! Sadly I am not a Balcony Gardener, but rather, a Balcony Plant Killer =) Hopefully D can take over that particular aspect of the household, heheh. xox
Isabelle choose the best photographer! Such a lovely pictures.
simply wonderful!!!
Dear Georgianna ~ How wonderful to be able to travel and take so many, beautiful photos. Your work always touches me heart and soul. Such tranquil beauty.
Thanks for the link to Isabelle’s site.
FlowerLady Lorraine
Dear Georgianna, These photos are not just any beautiful photos. They are extraordinry images. Flowers are my passion and your photographs are on the top of my list.
Have a lovely remainder of theweek. ox, Gina
You’ve taken a lovely environment and added your magical touch. Gorgeous! How wonderful for both of you that your schedules were able to coordinate – and that the sun shone upon you! Hugs, Annette
What an awesome opportunity for you! I can see why she’d want to feature these on her blog; they’re magnificent!
Very nice! Congratulations to you both, the flowers are lovely and nice backgrounds.
Judith
I have a place in my heart for a small garden (because I have a small garden too hee hee). I love her use of colors and the way you captured it with your amazing photography skills..so lovely to look at. Simple flowers but beautifully arranged; sigh…
Thanks so much for sharing this with us Georgianna. You must know by now that our garden doesn’t have the easiest soil to grow things on and I do keep lots of plants in pots but have never found many tips on growing plants in pots. I have learned a lot by now but it would be great to hear from others how their experiences with growing and sowing different plants in pots are. I will certainly be visiting the blog of Isabelle and that book, o yes, I’ll be on the search for it cause I want it!
As creating a containergarden is always an adventure, this shoot must have been an great adventure for you!
Bye,
Marian
Your work is amazing!!! Sounds like a great book…perfect for me, since we have a small space and that’s all I do is container gardening…
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your sweet comment.
Best!
Heidi
Beautiful images Georgianna, I bet Isabelle is delighted with them. And what gorgeous weather you got too, so lucky with the wet summer we’ve been having in this corner of the world! I was looking at Isabelle’s book on Amazon recently, when I was searching for help with my own balcony garden – it looks like a good buy, will have to add it to my next order. X
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful experience, and what serendipity that everything came together so beautifully!
Such magnificent images Georgianna, both here and at The Balcony Gardener. I am sure they were absolutely thrilled with the images. You have such a talent for making everything so beautiful.
xo.
P.S. My husband has his GPS set to the British voice (there are several choices). Why, I have no idea, but it really is very polite! :-)
Hi G,
Oh my gosh! I have her book and am IN LOVE with it! You must have been so excited to work with her – and your photos are lovely! I am sure Isabella will be so happy!
I can’t wait to get her next book with your work!
~Kelly
It looks like there is some lovely inspiration to be had within the covers of this book.
Ciao Georgianna! Always in awe of all your gorgeous photos. :) You are sure traveling a lot! Good for you, I am so envious! :D
Happy Friday and weekend ahead!
I would guess that everything aligned for a reason. It must have been a thrill to finally meet Isabelle and vice versa. Blogging certainly has a wonderful way of connecting us to others. Simply delightful!
Oh fantastic G! I love their products and website, you did a great job with the photography!
What a great opportunity!!! This is soooo cool!!! Nice job my friend!! And the funny thing – I have my GPS set to a British voice!!!
Stunning pictures Georgianna! Especially the one with the pink roses in the rubber boots! Breathtaking! Are those peonies by the way? Absolutely stunning!
xox
Ingeborg
Georgianna! wow. Beautiful. Beautiful