Purple Passion

Truthfully I don’t know if this Orchid is properly described as Purple. I have seen similar flowers described as Blue … More

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

Once upon a time I planted a Purple Trailing Clematis, whereupon things kind of snowballed…

Like so many other flowers this cold spring, the Columbines came in a bit bedraggled, except for this pretty deep … More

What are Tepals. Well, only three of these purple things are petals. The other three are transmorphed sepals, so Tulip … More

The fancy Tulips are Purple Peony Double Late Hybrids, or so I believe…. Can’t name the striped ones, but dang, both … More

Queens of the Night, Part II HELP! I was so concerned about shooting the Queen of the Night Tulips properly, … More

Something about these Purple Dream Tulips delight me, whether considered solo, as here, or as part of a stained-glass window … More

How sad and abbreviated seemed the usual tulip array, when I visited Longwood Gardens around mid-April… I’ll return ten days … More

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