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A Few Last Irises for 2016

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 23, 2016 | Flowers, Iridaceae Family

I think I’ve found all of my iris photos from earlier this year and this is the last set for me to share. These area a few Siberian irises, Japanese Water irises and a Blue Flag Iris.

Blue Flag Iris – Iris Versicolor

Sky Wings Siberian Irises

Sky Wings Siberian Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Siberian Irises in a Field

Japanese Water Irises

Japanese Water Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Wonder how long until the irises start blooming next year?????

A Few Bearded Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 14, 2016 | Flowers, Iridaceae Family

I realized that I never shared my last sets of irises from this spring. So today I’ll be sharing some photos of bearded irises – and I’ll share the siberian, flag and water irises soon. I hope you enjoy a last taste of spring bearded irises.

Stairway to Heaven Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Spooned Fantom Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Clear Morning Sky Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

My Lady's Manor Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Pacific Fire Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Rippling Waters Bearded Iris © 2016 Patty Hankins

Spring Morning at Greenspring Gardens

by hankinslawrenceimages | May 16, 2016 | Cornaceae Family, Flowers, Iridaceae Family, Papaveraceae Family, Violaceae Family

In mid-April, I spent a wonderful morning photographing at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, Virginia. Like most of the gardens, Green Spring has flowers and plants to photograph most of the year. In the spring – Green Spring really shines. Mid-April through Mid-May is my favorite time of year to visit this lovely garden. Here’s what I found to photograph in mid-April.

Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra Speactibilis

Bleeding Hearts - dicentra spectabilis © 2016 Patty Hankins

Pink Dogwood – Cornus florida

Purple Pansies

And the first bearded irises I’ve seen (and photographed) this year 🙂

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the beauty I found at Green Spring Gardens earlier this year.

A Few More Bearded Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 11, 2014 | Flowers, Iridaceae Family

As I was looking through some of my photos, I realized I never posted the last few bearded iris photos from last year. So I figured I’d better get them posted – before I start photographing bearded irises this year – and have many more photos to share.

Knock Em Dead Bearded Irises

Knock Em Dead Bearded Iris © 2013 Patty Hankins

Tijuana Brass Bearded Iris

Olympic Challenge Bearded Iris

Over Alaska and Bon Appetit Bearded Irises

And finally – just some wonderful garden beds full of irises

Do you have a favorite variety of bearded iris? If you do – I’d love for you to tell me about it in the comments below.

Purple and White Bearded Irises

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 26, 2013 | Flowers, Iridaceae Family

I posted the first few iris photos I took at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens a few weeks ago. I’ve been having a wonderful time editing the other photos I took there – my challenge was how to organize them so that I don’t end up posting a random bunch of irises. I’ve decided to post them by color.

So the next few iris photos I’ll be sharing are some of the purple and white irises I photographed.

Xanadu