Letter of Recommendation: Garden Photos
There’s something quietly magical about garden photos. Not the perfectly staged ones in glossy magazines, but the ones you snap in your backyard on a Sunday afternoon—when the sunlight hits just right, and the marigolds are in full, unapologetic bloom.
I recommend taking garden photos not for the likes or the filters, but for the way they freeze time. One day, your lavender might be thriving, and your tomatoes are showing off. A few weeks later, a heatwave might level everything. But the photos? They hold on. They remember the effort, the patience, the small joys of watching something grow from dirt and hope.
Garden photos don’t just show flowers; they show pride. They document early morning waterings, battles with beetles, and that one triumphant day the zucchini finally grew bigger than your forearm. They’re humble trophies—proof that your hands did something good, something alive.
Over the years, I’ve found that my camera roll has quietly turned into a visual garden journal. I scroll back and see where I planted too early, where I learned to prune better, and where the wildflowers took over (in the best way). The photos aren’t always perfect, but they’re always honest. And in a world that moves too fast, they’re a quiet reminder that beauty grows best when you slow down.
So take the photo. Even if there’s dirt under your nails and your lawn isn’t quite cut. Capture the bloom, the bees, the chaos, the calm. One day, when the seasons change and your beds are bare, those garden photos will remind you: you made something bloom.
And that’s always worth remembering.