by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 19, 2019 | Hydrangeaceae Family
Whenever I photograph hydrangeas, I seem to always take lots of photos from different angles, with different focal lengths, with different apertures, etc. So I end up with lots of photos to choose from when editing and always have several photos to share.
In this post, I’m sharing photos of Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas from Longwood Gardens and Oakleaf Hydrangeas from Mt. Cuba Center
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas photographed at Longwood Gardens. Lensbaby Velvet 56
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins
Pink & White Ravel Hydrangeas © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangeas – hydrangea quercifolia – Mt Cuba Center
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
Oakleaf Hydrangea – hydrangea quercifolia © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 14, 2019 | Ranunculaceae Family, Uncategorized
The more I photograph flowers, the more I learn about them and the families they belong to. The Ranunculus or buttercup family is one that I’ve discovered I like an awful lot of flowers that are members of the family! So often I photograph a flower at a garden and then come home to learn that it too is a member of the Ranculus family. Here are a few photos of flowers in this wonderful family.
Blue Jay Delphinium – Longwood Gardens
Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Blue Jay Delphinium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Salmon Cloni Ranunculus photographed in my studio – 7 images stacked in Photoshop
Salmon Cloni Ranuculus © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lenten Roses at Brookside Gardens
Lenten Roses © 2019 Patty Hankins
Columbine at Longwood Gardens
Red & White Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins
Purple and Yellow Columbine © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Aug 12, 2019 | Apocynaceae Family, Wildflowers
Earlier this summer I had a chance to photograph some wonderful Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) at Mt Cuba Center in Delaware. They had it growing in both their formal gardens and in multiple places in the more natural areas of the property. Every where I saw the butterfly weed, I saw butterflies! It is a great host plant for those of us in the Middle-Atlantic region who want to attract pollinators to our gardens. I planted several earlier this year and already I’m seeing butterflies visiting my garden.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 31, 2019 | Orchidaceae Family
And we’ll end the month of July with a few photos of some wonderful Yellow Lady’s Slippers! I love these native orchids and am always thrilled to see and photograph them
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Lesser Yellow Lady’s Slipper – Cypripedium parviflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 29, 2019 | Paeoniaceae Family
The peonies at the local gardens were spectacular this year. Here are a few photos I took earlier this year.
Chanticleer Garden
Tree Peony © 2019 Patty Hankins
Peonies at Winterthur Gardens
Peony © 2019 Patty Hankins
Peony © 2019 Patty Hankins
Peony © 2019 Patty Hankins
Longwood Gardens
Bing Shan Fei Cui Tree Peony © 2019 Patty Hankins
Ladew Gardens
White Peonies © 2019 Patty Hankins
White Peonies © 2019 Patty Hankins
by hankinslawrenceimages | Jul 24, 2019 | Liliaceae Family, Wildflowers
And in case you didn’t get enough trillium photos the other day, here are a few more photos of one of my favorite spring wildflowers
Trillium Grandiflorum at Winterthur Gardens
Trillium Grandiflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Trillium Grandiflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
Deep Rose Purple Trillium – Trillium grandiflorum deep rose trilllium – photographed at Mt. Cuba Center. I’m assuming these are a cultivar of the usual white Trillium grandiflorum. While those do turn pink once they are pollinated, it’s not this shade of pink. I can find no record of a native Deep Rose Purple Trillium in any of my wildflower books.
Deep Rose Purple Trillium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Deep Rose Purple Trillium © 2019 Patty Hankins
Trillium Grandiflorum at Mt Cuba Center
Trillium Grandiflorum © 2019 Patty Hankins
