The Traditional Gift for Someone You Don’t Quite Love

I’ve long suspected traditions that compel one to purchase flowers… For example, in second grade, we were taught about one … More

Purple Cascade

Busily shooting at eye level, I nearly missed what might have been the most astonishing display at the entire Longwood … More

This Maroon-Spotted Orchid was featured in an earlier post, before I realized there were enough archived images to stack and … More

How can buds be more beautiful than blossoms? Like the pink orchids photographed earlier, these golden miniatures made me almost … More

These eye-catching orchids with deeply contrasting hues were also photographed with permission, at The Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza.,

This golden orchid beckons you into its maw. Thanks once more and a tip of the lens cap to The … More

Courtesy of The Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza, here’s another favorite… Every bit as sensual and effulgent in real life as … More

The Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza is worth any flower-lover’s attention, even though Orchids per se are usually grown for individual … More

“See the geese in chevron flight flapping and racing on before the snow— They’ve got the urge for going and … More

It seems unfair that such a beautiful blossom should be named for an ill-fated drunk demigod, but such is the … More