Fire Pinks – silene virginica
Every spring I look for Fire Pinks in the wood. The bright red flowers add an amazing splash of color to the spring landscape. Native to much of the Eastern U.S except for northern New England, Fire Pinks (silene virginica) are members of the Caryophyllaceae or...
A Few Daffodils
I know - the daffodils finished blooming weeks ago here in the DC area - but I'm just now getting around to posting some daffodil photos I've recently edited. I hope you enjoy them 🙂 Monal Daffodils Geranium  - a Tazetta Daffodil - and no - I have no clue why they...
Foamflowers – tiarella cordifolia
One of the wildflowers I love seeing in the spring is the Foamflowers (tiarelle cordifolia). Their delicate flowers add a sense of light beauty to the woods when they bloom. Foamflowers are members of the Saxifrage family. They bloom in the woods in the early spring -...
Wonderful Yellow Lilies
There's something about photos of lilies that make people smile - whether it's a memory of when they've seen similar lilies - or just imagining their wonderful fragrance. I've noticed that when I post a photo of a lily on social media - people always respond well to...
Join Me for a Flower Photography Workshop – July 18-20, 2014
Have you spent thousands of dollars on camera gear and still aren't happy with your photos? Have you ever felt uplifted by what you see in nature - but you couldn't bring that feeling home in the photos you took? Have you ever wondered how some photographers take...
More Tulips at Sherwood Garden
As promised - here are the rest of my tulip photos from Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore 🙂 Ollioules Tulips - my favorites of the tulips I saw at Sherwood Gardens Flaming Flag Tulips I hope you've enjoyed seeing my photos of the tulips at Sherwood...
Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty (claytonia virginica and claytonia caroliniana) is one of my favorite early spring wildflowers. Here in the Washington DC area, it's often one of the first to bloom. Some years, I can find these delicate little blossoms in late March. To me, finding...
Tulips at Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore
For years I've heard about spectacular tulips that bloom every spring in Baltimore. This year, I not only found out where they are - a place called Sherwood Gardens - but also had a chance to photograph the tulips. The tulip garden at Sherwood Gardens dates back to...
May Apple – Podophyllum peltatum
One of the very common spring wildflowers in the Eastern United States is May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It's always fun spotting the little white flowers among the sea of green leaves. May Apples are native from the East Coast to as far west as Texas and...
A Few Echeverias
Over the years I've photographed several echevaria plants. Most echevarias are native to the semi-desert areas stretching from Mexico to the northern South America. All are members of the Crassulaceae or stonecrop family. Molded Wax Plant - echeveria agavoides -...
Bright Pansies
I don't know about you - but I love seeing pansies in the garden any time of year. Whether they've been added in the fall to lengthen the season of blooming flowers - or in the spring when they're one of the first hardy annuals that can be planted - they always add a...
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia Virginica
Just as the blooming of the bluebonnets means spring in Texas - the blooming of the Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia Virginica) means the wildflowers and spring are here in the Washington DC area. I love photographing the Virginia Bluebells - they add such a bright...