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The author discusses her gardening philosophy and how she takes advantage of native plants in her garden and photography. She found the local roe deer population made gardening difficult as they would eat anything at the end of the winter. She now plants wildflowers and shrubs with berries to feed the local deer and provide areas for visiting birds. Her favorite nature photographs are close-ups taken after a recent rain.

The article offers information on several wild flowers. Topics discussed include the share of primroses, the use of sea pink's foliage and flowers to woo mates and other seabirds and the seasonal display of bluebell. Also mentioned are the use of foxglove seeds in the production of digitalis for heart patients and the rarity of grass of Parnassus due to loss of acidic habitat.