The following are some snapshots of Donna at work in the garden. Some of the photographs show her at work with her camera, with her garden shovel, or talking with other gardeners. The special theme of this page is, "Women at work in the garden".

Donna provides garden photography lectures to garden clubs, botanical gardens, and other organizations. Contact us for availablity of dates and rates. Phone: (262) 662-3319, or E-mail: http://www.krischanphoto.com/studio/form/form.htm.

Krischan Photography
S78 W22750 Terrace Drive
Big Bend, WI 53103-9661

Donna at the construction site for the Boerner Botanical Gardens Education Center (May 2002). Donna's shirt reads, "Women At Work / Women With Hard Hats".

Donna in the garden. The first flower of spring. Snow had begun falling as soon as the picture was taken.

At The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. Donna zooms in on a tiny sundew plant growing near to the boardwalk. Sometimes you have to stretch to get the photo.

Potting up an Hippeastrum (aka Amaryllis) for use as a studio prop many months from now. Planning for future flower shots is a never ending cycle.

Photographing a perennial garden at Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The Boerner Botanical Gardens are one of Donna's favorite subjects.

Burning brush collected from Donna's native prairie project. Out with the old growth to give room for the new foliage.

Donna being filmed for a Garden Photography television program. Kevin Pulz (left) interviewed Donna as she photographed the perennial beds at Boerner Botanical Gardens. Kevin is the executive producer and director for the MPTV television program, "Great Lakes Gardener" (Filmed 2003, Aired 2004, Episode #307).

Donna and Kevin Pulz discussing photographic technique in the Rose Gardens of Boerner Botanical Gardens. A video tape of the Great Lakes Gardener program can be purchased from MPTV.

Great Lakes Gardener webpage

Donna and Sharon Malenda observing Donna's newly hung images in Boerner Botanical Gardens Education Center. Donna has 19 of her images on permanent display in the building. The wall print featured in this photo is actually 6 feet by 4 feet. Such huge wall prints were all produced from tiny 35mm slides. Sharon Malenda hand selected all of the images that would be printed and displayed. Reprints are available at the Boerner Botanical Gardens Gift Shop.

Sharon Malenda hand editing the slides that would be selected for printing. The skill of the photographer and the eye of the editor can sometimes produce magic. It did in this case (May 2003).

Donna and Sharon Malenda in the Media Center Room of the Boerner Botanical Gardens Education Center. Thirteen "larger than life", extreme flower closeups, are on permanent display in the room.

Donna discussing garden ideas with Melinda Myers at Stein Garden Center. Note the book in Donna's hand. She asked Melinda to autograph a copy of her new book. We get many of our garden ideas from purchasing and reading Melinda's books, you should too!

Melinda Myers webpage

Another year, another discussion.

Donna and Melinda Myers at Boerner Botanical Gardens. About to tour the gardens.

Shirley Dommer, Garden Director at Boerner Botanical Gardens, admiring the peony display. In late spring, the gardens directly outside the Education Center are filled with thousands of blooming peonies.

Donna Krischan is a professional flower and garden photographer. Her photographs have been featured in magazines by Better Homes & Gardens, Horticulture, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Farmer's Almanac, Birds & Blooms, Garden Gate, Northern Gardener, and Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine. She is a contributing photographer for Chicagoland Gardening and Milwaukee Home Magazine. Her photographs have appeared in over 1,000 publications and she have written dozens of gardening articles. Her orchid photographs appear in the Oak Hill Gardens catalog. Donna is an Adjunct Professor of Fine Art Photography at the University Of Wisconsin Madison. She is a Nikon Professional Photographer, member of the Garden Writers Association, holds a Bachelor's degree in Botany and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.