A couple of much needed little summer getaways have put me a bit behind on my flower blooming blog posts. But thankfully I was able to still get photos of most of my favorite flowers. Now it’s time to play post catch up. So let the blooming continue…. Foxtail Lilies and Their Lanky Start As […]
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If you enjoy photographing or just observing flowering cactus plants, then barrel cactus blooms -are for you!! Also known as Claret Cups, I for one look forward to this time of year as it is so fleeting. With their scarlet red, waxy flowers and long white spines, they are hard to miss! These plants come
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If you’re a fan of big red poppy flowers, then May is the time to behold them in the local gardens. With their crinkly, paper-like flower petals and bright color, standing tall poppy blooms take center stage. Like a beacon drawing you towards them, they are hard to miss. In the local gardens clusters of
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As the seasonal spring blooms continue at the gardens, sunny mornings give way to these beautiful, little Blue Flax Wildflowers. In various shades of blues, purples and a lighter lilac color, they shimmer and dance around in the spring wind. Coming off of my sadness from the stolen cactus plants I had been excited to
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Cactus plants take time to mature. And the right conditions usually need to prevail in order for them to actually bloom. This patient anticipation can be incredibly rewarding for photographers AND those who enjoy marveling in their beauty. So when the cactus plants you look forward to photographing suddenly go missing, it’s heartbreaking. Stealing catalytic
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As the spring bloom continues in the gardens, Tulips and Pasque flowers ultimately give way to Ornamental Onions. Also known as Allium, their big, round, pom pom looking heads begin to dot the gardens in mid-spring. Each head actually consists of dozens of tiny lilac-colored, star-shaped flowers. While coming in various sizes, varieties and shades
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