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Photos From the Road: Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jun 30, 2017 | Ericaceae Family, North Carolina, Tennessee

I’m back from a wonderful week photographing in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. This is one my favorite regions of the country to visit and photograph, so I was thrilled to be back in the area. Usually when I’m in the area, I mainly photograph wildflowers. This trip was a little different, I spent my time photographing the landscape. I thought I’d share a few of my photos from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Pisgah National Forest with you today.

Smoky Mountain Stream

Great Blue Heron

Newfound Gap

Clouds at Clingman’s Dome

Rhododendron at Roan Mountain

Water Rushing Over The Rocks © 2017 Patty Hankins

Mountains and Clouds © 2017 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my photos of this amazing part of the country.

Introducing Three New Photographs for September

by hankinslawrenceimages | Sep 1, 2016 | Asteraceae Family, Ericaceae Family, Flowers, Iridaceae Family

I wanted you to be the first to hear that I’ve added three brand new photographs to the store on my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.

The new photos include

Lavender Siberian Irises

Yellow and White Siberian Irises

Yellow & White Siberian Irises © 2016 Patty Hankins

Dogwood in the Woods

You can all my new photos at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/new-photos-2/

I’ve also brought back several of my older aster photos for a limited time – they are all brightly colored round flowers presented as square photographs. They’ve sort of become known as my round on square photos. Several people have created fun groupings of these photos by choosing their favorite summer flowers.

These returning favorites will be available until Octobe4 31. After that – they probably won’t be available again until next summer.

Zowie Zinnia

Pink Gerbera Daisy

You can see all of the returning favorites at http://beautifulflowerpictures.com/store/returning-favorites/

Dogwoods in the Woods

by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 24, 2016 | Ericaceae Family, Flowers, North Carolina, Tennessee

I love seeing the dogwoods blossom (Cornus Florida) in the spring – particularly when the trees are blooming in the woods surrounded by other trees. I realized I had several sets of dogwood photos that I’ve never edited. So today I thought I’d share some of my favorite photos of dogwood blossoms in the woods of North Carolina and Tennessee.

Dogwood at the Ogle Cabin © 2014 Patty Hankins

Dogwood - cornus florida © 2016 Patty Hankins

Poinsettias 2015 – part 7

by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 23, 2015 | Christmas, Ericaceae Family, Flowers

Continuing from yesterday with my photos of the wonderful varieties of poinsettias I’ve photographed this year at Longwood Gardens . . .

Prima Donna poinsettia

Red Glitter poinsettia

Red Twist poinsettia

Santa Claus Red poinsettia

Santa Claus White Poinsettia

Look for my last few poinsettia photos from this year over the weekend . . .

New Photo: Wisteria and Azaleas

by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 20, 2015 | Ericaceae Family, Fabaceae Family, Flowers, Georgia, New Photos

I’ve recently added a new photo – Wisteria and Azaleas – to my BeautifulFlowerPictures.com website.

When I think about springtime in the south, I picture landscapes filled with wisteria, azaleas, spanish moss and dogwoods in my mind. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to explore Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia – and see scenes even more wonderful than I’d envisioned. In this particular area of the cemetery I could see lush azalea bushes with wonderful pink blossoms. The wisteria vines wound through the azalea bushes with their clusters of purple flowers contrasting with the pink of the azaleas. The azaleas and wisteria were kept in check and off the graves by one of the wonderful wrought iron fences I kept seeing in Savannah. And in the background of the scene stood a live oak tree – covered with Spanish Moss. For me – this scene totally captures the beauty of spring in Savannah. I had a wonderful time visiting there this year – can’t wait to go back in the spring of 2016.

Wisteria and Azaleas is available as a matted print on my website.

Flame Azaleas – Rhododendron calendulaceum

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 25, 2015 | Ericaceae Family, Uncategorized, Wildflowers

Flame Azaleas (rhododendron calendulaceum) are one of the wonderful native azaleas found in the eastern United States. It is known for it’s colorful blossoms that range in color from pale yellows to apricots to bright oranges and reds. The flowers on the flame azaleas bloom before the leaves but so it’s not uncommon to see the brightly colored flowers on what appear to be bare branches surrounded by the soft greens of other shrubs and trees.

Flame Azaleas are native to the Eastern United States. They can be found as far north as Pennsylvania to as as far south as south as Alabama.

Flame Azaleas are deciduous shrubs that can grow as tall as 12 feet tall. Like many other members of the Ericaceae family, they prefer to grow in slightly acidic soil.

I’ve photographed Flame Azaleas several times in places ranging from Georgia to Pennsylvania. My most recent photographs of Flame Azaleas were taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.

I always love seeing the Flame Azaleas in the woods. I’m hoping to see some later this month when I’m in Smokies.

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