Because Charles views a garden as sort of an aesthetically charged landscape, he offers the case that a camera can be used as a kind of gardening tool.  He says:  " 'Art, Gardening and Photography' is my attempt to think out loud the 'Why?' of photography and its relationship to art and to gardening, to proffer some picture-taking tips and anecdotes whilst sharing some of my favorite garden photos.  Photographs have power and gardens have a deep relationship with our human nature.  The camera has the ability to put them together…"