by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 29, 2011 | Flowers, New Photos
Sparkleberries © 2011 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo – Sparkleberries – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
When we think about colors of fall – we usually think of the leaves changing to wonderful shades of reds, yellows and oranges. But there is also another type of fall color – the wonderful berries that are found in the fall and winter. I spotted these great bright red berries intermingled with the wonderful green leaves in early October. The tag on the tree said Sparkleberry. With a little research I learned that Sparkleberry is a variety of Holly (Ilex (serrata x verticillata)) released in 1978. It was developed at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC and is readily available.
This photograph is available as either a 12 X 8″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Sparkleberries from my website.
by hankinslawrenceimages | Oct 10, 2011 | Flowers
I spent a few hours over at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland recently. I never quite know what to expect to find in early October – some years – there are still some flowers in great shape to photograph. This year – the flowers were OK – nothing special – but I did find some wonderful early fall colors to photograph.
The first plant to catch my eye was a very small Japanese Maple tree. Some the leaves were turning red – and with the rain we’ve had recently – there was lots of water still on the leaves.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
© 2011 Patty Hankins
© 2011 Patty Hankins
In the Fragrance Garden I found all sorts of wonderful leaves on some sweet potato vines to photograph. Not only so the leaves have incredible shapes but they also are found in all shades of greens, red, and purples.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
© 2011 Patty Hankins
And then I found some wonderful red sparkleberries to photograph! A member of the holly family, Sparkleberries have bright red berries that last all winter – or at least until the birds eat them.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Fall is a wonderful time to photograph at Brookside Gardens – lots of leaves that change colors at different times. I’m looking forward to heading back there in the next few days to see what else I can find.
