ThePhotoGardenBee » Garden Focus http://thephotogardenbee.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:54:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Lilies http://thephotogardenbee.com/2011/06/13/lilies/ http://thephotogardenbee.com/2011/06/13/lilies/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:52:04 +0000 Britt http://thephotogardenbee.com/?p=7082

Lily © Britt Conley

The Lily: by William Blake

Lily © Britt Conley

The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,

Lily © Britt Conley

The humble sheep a threat’ning horn:

Lily © Britt Conley

While the Lily white shall in love delight,

Lily © Britt Conley

Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.

Lily © Britt Conley

I photographed these yesterday, just before and during the rain.  The perfect light and the sweet smell of rain is too lovely to resist photographing in.  One of my favorite moments to be outdoors is just before the rain comes.
Britt : )

 

 

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Wordless Wednesday © Britt Conley

Britt

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What is this? © Britt Conley

Every once in a while I stumble onto that wonderfully fascinating plant that just says… Hello!

What is this? © Britt Conley

Today’s plant is right up this Bee’s curiosity isle.

What is this? © Britt Conley

Often, the crazier the biological structure, the cooler I’ll find it.

What is this? © Britt Conley

So who out there can set me up with a name for this fantastic plant?  What is it?  From what planet does it come from? : )  All I know is once I find out what it is I’m adding it to what will be my all geometric garden.  It’s perfect.

Britt : )

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Wordless Wednesday © Britt Conley

Britt : )

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]]> http://thephotogardenbee.com/2011/05/25/wordless-wednesday-49/feed/ 0 Irises: A Perfect Perennial! http://thephotogardenbee.com/2011/05/19/irises-a-perfect-perennial/ http://thephotogardenbee.com/2011/05/19/irises-a-perfect-perennial/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 08:11:03 +0000 Britt http://thephotogardenbee.com/?p=7037 The lovely bearded iris comes in nearly every color, perhaps barring green : )

 

Irises © Britt Conley

My particular favorite stage of the flower resembles hand-dyed silk turbans.

Irises © Britt Conley

I absolutely love them at this time.

Irises © Britt Conley

Initially they rise from their greenery with only hints of the coloring to come.

Irises © Britt Conley

But as the buds emerge out of worn cotton-like shawls…

Irises © Britt Conley

they eventually unfurl into the stunning variety of vividly colored, textured petals.

Irises © Britt Conley

But irises are not all petals, they have lovely and complex parts along with their vibrant coloring which together add to their fiery allure.

Irises © Britt Conley

One of the captivating things I love about irises are their petals.  Like crossing two time signatures in music: a 4/4 background beat with a 3/4 topper, iris petals have three curled petals which crown the four splayed beneath.  It’s one of those great oddities that makes them so wonderfully photogenic.

Irises © Britt Conley

There is a reason so many artists have painted Irises over the centuries.  They tower with picturesque perfection above wistfully tall, green grass stems.

Irises © Britt Conley

Odds are if they are in bloom, I’m somewhere hovering over a batch.  The Mid-Atlantic is currently in full bloom.  Check your local garden’s website for their ‘what’s in bloom’ section to see if it’s time in your area!  They are magnificent.

Irises © Britt Conley

Britt : )

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Wordless Wednesday @ Britt Conley

Britt : )

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Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

After a couple of years of arriving a bit too early or a little too late…

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

…I managed to arrange my visit just right and see the famed wisterias in full beautiful bloom!

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

The Wisteria Garden is just off the main Flower Garden Walk residing next to the Sundial and Iris Gardens which should be bursting forth next week.  Both these adjacent gardens were designed by Pierre du Pont.  They are surrounded by lovely hedges which keep the garden experience distraction free.

Iris blooms at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

The wisterias here come in a multitide of colors.  The purple are my personal favorite.

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

The blooms hover above..

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

and below…

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

All are stunningly fragrant!!! The aroma under the pergola is akin to being enveloped in lavender honeysuckle.

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

The walk itself is quite romantic.  Even long after the wisterias have come and gone.

Wisteria Garden at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

If you can get there this weekend or easily through week and possibly the next, they are still blooming!

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

You can see them up close and personal or be overwhelmed by the overall.

Wisterias in full bloom at Longwood Gardens © Britt Conley

I can’t recommend Longwood enough and here is yet another reason why : )

For more information visit www.longwoodgardens.org

‘Til Monday…

Britt : )

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Wordless Wednesday © Britt Conley

Britt : )

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Wordless Wednesday © Britt Conley

Britt : )

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Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

Each year some 80,000 tulip bulbs burst into one of Baltimore’s finest Spring events and all in a lovely little six acre residential park called Sherwood Gardens.  I visited a couple of weeks ago and found peak was still a week or two away.  Now would be the time to go if you haven’t yet!

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

The famed Olmsted Brothers originally designed the garden space for one of the park’s surrounding residents.  It was in the 1920′s that 1920′s John W. Sherwood began planing imported tulips from the Netherlands.

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

I was lucky enough to go share my photographic experience with photographer Eileen Ryan who also on the Photo Editors for USA Today.

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

We were both amazed at the sheer amount of tulips that had both bloomed and were still to come!

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

Even after the tulips have faded there are still treats to be had!  According the garden’s,

The tulip bulbs are removed from Sherwood Gardens beds at the end of each blooming season to be replaced by new bulbs for the next spring bloom. At the end of May each year, always the Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend starting at 7:00 AM the tulip bulbs are available to be dug and purchased for a nominal cost of 30 cents per bulb. Participants should bring a shovel or spade and a bag for their bulbs.

This year, the tulip dig will be on Saturday, May 28.

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

For even more photographs visit : http://www.guilfordassociation.org/sherwood/photos.php

Sherwood Gardens © Britt Conley

For directions visit: http://www.guilfordassociation.org/sherwood/location.php

For more information go straight to the source : http://www.guilfordassociation.org/sherwood/

‘Til Tomorrow,

Britt : )

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