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7 Artistic Lessons from Japanese Flower Painting
Join me as I discover 7 artistic lessons from Japanese flower painting that can inspire and inform our own creative practice.
8 Flowers Painted & Planted by Monet in his Garden at Giverny
Join me as I discover the flowers Monet painted and planted in his garden at Giverny to inspire our own art and gardens.
Joaquín Sorolla | 5 Artistic Techniques from the Painter of Light
Join me as I discover the 5 artistic techniques that Joaquin Sorolla used to capture light in his garden paintings with an artistic prompt to bring his genius into your own art practice.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté | 7 Artistic Lessons from the Greatest Botanical Artist of all Time
Join me as I learn 7 Artistic Lessons from Pierre-Joseph Redouté coupled with creative prompts to bring these lessons into your own practice.
8 Best Instagram Vegetable Gardening Accounts in 2025
Discover the 8 best Instagram vegetable gardening accounts to follow in 2025. Full of fresh growing ideas to inform and inspire your own beautiful, edible garden.
11 Creative Gardening Ideas Inspired by Derek Jarman’s Cottage Garden
Learn how to garden like an artist with these 11 creative gardening ideas inspired by Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage garden.
8 Best Cut Flower Podcasts in 2025
A playlist of the best cut flower podcasts that I listen to weekly. Made to inform and inspire your own flower beds, cutting gardens, or full blown flower farms. Let's dig in.
10 Artistic Garden Ideas from a French Country Garden
Ten artistic gardening lessons from Dior creative director, Cordelia de Castellane. As we take a look at how she created her dream French Country meets English Cottage garden.
Morgan Allender | Lifestyle of a Romantic Garden Painter
A glimpse into the inspired life of artist-gardener Morgan Allender, whose 5 acre garden at Shepherd’s Rest serves as an endless source of inspiration.
Georgia O’Keeffe | The Mother of Modern Flowers
A glimpse into the modern, nature-inspired life of Georgia O’Keeffe, and how she gave the world a whole new way to look at flowers.
Cedric Morris | Lifestyle of a Bohemian Artist-Plantsman
A glimpse into the life of artist-plantsman Cedric Morris. A quintessential garden artist who cultivated both blooming artists and irises at his iconic garden at Benton End.
Meet the Author

Welcome to Artist & Garden. I’m Jess Engle, an artist gardener in sunny Austin, Texas. This is place for me to explore the beautiful world of garden painting. I hope it inspires and enriches your own creative practice.
- 7 Artistic Lessons from Japanese Flower Painting
- 8 Flowers Painted & Planted by Monet in his Garden at Giverny
- Joaquín Sorolla | 5 Artistic Techniques from the Painter of Light
- Pierre-Joseph Redouté | 7 Artistic Lessons from the Greatest Botanical Artist of all Time
- 8 Best Instagram Vegetable Gardening Accounts in 2025