A Few Purple Spider Mums
Spider Mums are my favorite type of chrysanthemum. The long tube-like petals give these mums amazing shapes and textures. And I've been seeing them in some pretty wonderful color combinations in recent years. For some reason - my favorites spider mum photos from 2012...
Capturing Nature’s Peaceful Beauty Workshop — July 19-21, 2013
Would you like to take photos like the ones you see on this page? If you would - then this is the workshop for you . . . Capturing Nature's Peaceful Beauty A Hands-on Workshop with Award-Wining Flower Photographer Patty Hankins July 19 - 21, 2013 The workshop includes...
Links – February 22, 2013
Bird of Paradise I (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links The Washington Post has Park Service says contractor mistakenly cut down historic ginkgo tree National Park and...
Asiatic Lilies
I love photographing Asiatic Lilies. Every time I see them - I feel like have to photograph their wonderful colors and textures. And fortunately for me, most of the botanical gardens in my area usually have some Asiatic Lilies in bloom when I visit. Here are a few of...
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show – Feb 21-24, 2013 – Hartford, CT
I will be at the at the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT this weekend February 21-24, 2013. This will be my first show in Connecticut – so I’m really looking forward to the show and meeting new people. I...
Links – February 15, 2013
Bread Poppy (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links National Geographics has Earliest Blooms Recorded in U.S. Due to Global Warming Biological Diversity has Endangered...
Connecting the Generations with Flowers
Bleeding Hearts © 2013 Patty Hankins Bleeding Hearts are one of the flowers that always make me smile when I see them. Here in the DC area, they bloom in April - adding a wonderful splash of bright splash of color to the local gardens. What I didn't realize when I...
New Jersey Flower & Garden Show – Feb 14-17 2013
I will be at the at the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison, NJ this weekend February 14-17, 2013. This will be my first show in New Jersey – so I’m really looking forward to the show and meeting new people. I will have a...
Links – February 8, 2013
Fish Peppers (c) 2009 Patty Hankins Here are some posts and articles that I enjoyed this week; I hope you enjoy them as well Flower and Plant Links National Wildlife Federation has Nonnative Plants: Ecological Traps? Ecosystem Gardening has What Did Black Swallowtails...
Winter at Great Falls
Over the weekend, Bill and I headed out to Great Falls National Park in Virginia. I wanted to take some photographs of water at different shutter speeds for a video I'm working on for my FantasticPhotoTips.com site. What I didn't expect was to find some wonderful...
Spiderworts
Spiderworts are a group of plants native to the Western Hemisphere - from Canada to Argentina. There are a number of varieties that are native to the Eastern United States. Members of the Commelinacae family - they are known for having weak stalks - so often are...
New Photo: Bleeding Hearts
Bleeding Hearts © 2013 Patty Hankins I’ve recently added a new photo – Bleeding Hearts – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website. Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis) are one of my favorite spring flowers. I love seeing the heart-shaped splashes of pink and...