We envision a resilient world dependent on the thoughtful cultivation of plants

Total-Plant Native Plant Online Photo Library

Articles: Total-Plant Native Plant Online Photo Library

The Sierra primrose (Primula suffrutescens) blooms May through July. These plants were photographed while hiking the Round Top Lake trail on Carson Pass, in the Sierra Nevada. Photo: Total-Plant

Total-Plant, a native plant online photo library, is a treasure trove of botanical information. The site is a passion project created by Tim Lukaszewski, a retired physician, and Paul Preston, a retired nonprofit director, who have been hiking, botanizing, and photographing native plants for years. Although they are neither career botanists nor professional photographers, both men are crazy about plants.

Primula suffrutescens, whole plant. Photo: Total-Plant

In the course of photographing and keying out plants in the field, Tim and Paul would often try to confirm plant identification by looking at photos in books or online. Finding their resources were typically limited to flower images meant often they were left wondering. Having identified this information gap their solution was to compile a photo set for individual native plants showing ...

READ THE WHOLE STORY


Join now to access new headline articles, archives back to 1977, and so much more.

Enjoy this article for FREE:

Voices of the West; New Science on Life in the Garden by Frederique Lavoipierre

If you are already a member, please log in using the form below.

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn

Social Media

Garden Futurist Podcast

Most Popular

Videos

Topics

Related Posts

Pacific Plant People: Carol Bornstein

Spring 2022 Public gardens play a key role in demonstrating naturalistic planting design, selecting native and adapted plants for habitat, and testing techniques for reducing

Powered By MemberPress WooCommerce Plus Integration

Your free newsletter starts here!

Don’t want to see this pop-up? Members, log-in here.

Why do we ask for your zip code?

We do our best to make our educational content relevant for where you garden.

Why do we ask for your zip code?

We do our best to make our educational content relevant for where you garden.

The information you provide to Pacific Horticulture is NEVER sold, shared, or rented to others.

Pacific Horticulture generally sends only two newsletters per Month.