Earlier this spring, I photographed two types of columbine (aquilegia) – McKana Group and Robin – at Longwood Gardens. While photographing, I was chatting with another photographer – who asked had I seen the columbine around the fountain? Apparently each year, the staff at Longwood Gardens plants columbine around the fountain at the center of the Flower Garden Walk.
When I made another visit to Longwood in early May, the fan columbine (McKana Group) was all around the center fountain. It was gorgeous.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
There were so many color combinations in the flowers that I never did manage to photograph them all. Here are some of my favorites.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
The purple and white are particularly striking.
I was there the last week of April 2008 and saw the columbines around the fountain. It was the most beautiful site. I don’t think that any photo I have comes close to giving it justice. I felt inspired to create a similar look around a Spring Garden of mine. I purchased a few more columbines since then but haven’t quite recreated that image 😉
Have a fun day!