Four Looks at a Purple Trailing Clematis

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

Sugar Candy Columbine

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

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

Of all the bees I’ve ever shot on all the flowers upon which they flew, this happy girl may be … More