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| This is by no means a complete list. It's just the stuff I
grow or happen to see in my travels around town with my digital camera.
If you see something on the list that's no longer blooming, or that is
blooming and I've failed to mention it, please drop me an e-mail.
Thanks! Also, if you see something on this month's list that isn't blooming
yet, it's on there because it will be soon... as in this
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I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. — Claude Monet
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Tree dahlia (Dahlia imperialis)
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Floss-silk tree (Chorisia
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Daisy Bush (Euryops pectinatus) |
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Brugmansia
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Lion's tail (Leonotus leonurus)
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Azalea |
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Mexican bush sage
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Bird-of-Paradise |
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Ornamental kale foliage color
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Common Heliotrope
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Pansy
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Primrose |
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Snapdragon |
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Iceland poppies |
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Sasanqua camellias!!!
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Gardenia |
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Common geranium
(Pelargonium x hortorum) |
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Princess flower
(Tibouchina urvilleana) |
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Nasturtium |
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Fibrous, Bedding begonia
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Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) |
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Lobelia
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Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) |
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Santa Barbara daisy
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Flowering maple
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Fuchsia |
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Toadflax (Linaria) |
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Coreopsis |
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Salvia |
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Cape plumbago
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Daylily (Hemerocallis) |
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Solanum rantonnetii |
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Dead nettle
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Kangaroo paws
(Anigozanthos spp.) |
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Lavender (Lavandula) |
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Potato vine (Solanum
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Rose |
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WANT TO TAKE BETTER FLOWER & GARDEN PHOTOS? |
1. Go digital.
Just do it. Come on. Come-awwwwwn! |
2. Get Photoshop or Photoshop Elements for image editing (cropping, resizing, color tweaking, sharpening, etc.).
Available for PC & Mac. |
| 3. Learn. Read books, attend workshops, join a camera club... whatever works best for you. |
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4. Shoot whenever you can to improve your craft. I'm amazed by how bad some of my older shots are. I've also noticed that my photos get better with each digital camera upgrade. Higher lens quality, more megapixels... it all helps.
It also takes time to get to know a particular camera and to get to know yourself as a photographer. Digital cameras are so capable these days there's no excuse not to give one a try. Oh, and read the manual. |
5. Share your flower and garden photos— print 'em, e-mail 'em, make digital slideshows & share 'em on the web! Help conquer the world shortage of flower photos. That's a joke.
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| A Few of my Favorite PHOTO LINKS: |
| Digital Photo Review-- In-depth camera reviews |
| Photo.net-- Critiquing and general photography information |
| B&H Photo-- Reputable online camera dealer |
| Outdoor Photographer Magazine |
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| Top 2 ONLINE PHOTO FINISHERS, according to Consumer Reports... I've used both companies and have been very happy with the results. |
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