One of my favorite insects to photograph are bumblebees. Here are just a few photographs from a session with these pollinators visiting black-eyes Susans in one of the flower gardens as well as some information about them. A bumblebee visiting a black-eyed Susan growing in the garden. There are over 250 known species of bumblebees, […]
Trees, Plants & Flowers
This category contains posts that are related to the flora around where I live. I photograph and write about the trees, plants and flowers that inspire me.
Flowers and Insects
A bumblebee Bombus sitting on a bright orange annual African marigold Tagetes erecta in the garden. A bumblebee feeding from a purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea. A painted lady butterfly Vanessa Cardui visiting mammoth sunflower Helianthus. Bumblebees visiting a mammoth sunflower Helianthus during the early autumn. A bumblebee feeding from a perennial purple coneflower Echinacea Purpurea. A bumblebee […]
Growing Beautiful Wildflowers
California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) are also known as Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and a cup of gold. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are also known as bachelor’s button, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle, bluebonnets, blaver, blue-poppy, thimbles, brushes, corn pinks, witch’s bells, bleuet, barbeau, and casse lunette. Garden Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) are annuals that bloom in […]
Summer Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus flowers are also known as garden cosmos, wild cosmos, or Mexican asters. This species of flower is a half-hardy annual and grows in different shades of pink, purple, and white. A light pink cosmos flower growing in the garden. A side view of a garden cosmos in the flower garden. A dark pink […]
Blooming Eastern Purple Coneflowers
The Eastern Purple Coneflower Enchinacea purpurea is a popular North American species of a herbaceous perennial, flowering plant. The flowers have cone-shaped flowering heads and grow well in full sun or shade and in well-drained soil. These beautiful flowers attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and if the heads are left intact during the winter, birds […]
Growing a Summer Herb Garden
Mammoth dill (Anethum graveolnes) is a tall and late-blooming annual variety of dill, making it a perfect choice for fresh kitchen use and pickling. Munstead lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a fragrant perennial evergreen shrub, which can be used for perfumes, oils and dried for sachets. Chocolate mint (Mentha x piperita) is a fragrant and easy […]
Summer New England Flowers
An orange lily Lilium bulbiferum is also known as a fire lily or tiger lily. A white daisy Bellis perennis with raindrops on its petals. The geranium Pelargonium x horotum is a popular bedding plant. Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta is a North American flowering plant also known as brown-eyed Susan, brown betty, and yellow daisy. Cosmos bipinnatus is […]
Spring Apple Blossoms
We have a few beautiful apple trees (Malus domestica) here in the yard in Maine. Every spring, the yard is filled with the wonderful fragrance of apple blossoms. During this time of year, I have the chance to take many photographs of these beautiful blooms. In the fall, these trees are then filled with plenty […]
Vibrant Nasturtium Flowers Growing in the Garden
Nasturtium is one of the most recognizable flowering plants, belonging to the Tropaeolum genus and the Tropaeolaceae family. The flowers are intensely bright in color with a five-petal flower head and rounded shield-like leaves. Nasturtium plants are easy to grow and versatile in their uses, from keeping garden pests away to medicinal uses and being […]
Flowers Blooming Around the Yard
A red trillium flower (Trillium) growing in the backyard during the early spring. Spring apple blossoms blooming on the apple trees (Malunus pumila) in the backyard. A spring iris flower (Iris) growing in the perennial gardens. An orange lily, fire lily or tiger lily (Lilium bulbiferum) is a perennial species of flower growing in the […]