Inkberry or Pokeberry, September’s Plant of the Month
This plant is distinguished its elongated clusters of light pink flowers, green berries and ripe fleshy blue-black berries all at the same time. Inkberry or Pokeberry is a beautiful plant […]
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Poppies, June’s Plant of the Month
In early June I posted about the glorious poppies that were coming up all over the city. But the next week I went to the university and found another batch […]
Poppies, June’s Plant of the Month
I’ve picked poppies as June’s Plant of the Month, but depending on the type and where you are they can start blooming as early as March. In the Arizona desert […]
Pink Bougainvillea, a Tropical Vine
My flower of the month has been messed up by the weather. After a cold snap in November we had unseasonably warm December and January, and tons of flowers, even […]
A Rose By Any Other Name
Peace Rose in my ex-garden. Vancouver is a bit too wet for most roses and this one succumbed to various molds.Then I discovered old-fashioned roses. They seem immune to mold […]
Close-ups of Leaves and Their Structures
Back-lit Peacock Plant leaf. Croton leaves in dark green spotted with cerise.Tropical Philodendron leaves, one of my favourite photos from 2017.Banana leaves with red undersides.Striped leaf of the Calathea ornata plant. […]
Cosmic Challenge: Shapes, Shadows and Silhouettes
I took some photos of a burgundy Calla Lily on a sunny day and was intrigued by the way the shadows of the leaves underneath changed the image into almost […]
