yardflowers 2026

This flower series is a bit different from years past. In April, which is typically the time of year I work on the yardflowers series, nothing is yet blooming in Kenny Lake, Alaska. In fact, ponds are still frozen, there’s snow on the ground, and spring as I am used to it is a ways off yet. Instead of fresh, in-the-ground blooms, my focus this year started on the cut flowers my husband has brought home from our trips into town. These images were created from the spent and discarded flowers that were left outside for sometimes months in sub-zero temperatures. This series has since expanded to live flowers that have bloomed in the yard in June, July, and August. I didn’t know what to expect this year, and I have been very pleasantly surprised. yardflowers 2026 is in progress. <3