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READER PHOTOS! Light and shadow

comments (4) May 16th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Today's photos are from Carol Thompson in Charlotte, North Carolina. She says, "I took these pictures late one spring afternoon in my garden. With the sun backlighting several of the plants, it was amazing to see the play of light and dark, the shadowing, and the lovely transparency of the colors. Included are 'Dr Tinsley' camellia, 'Blue Lady' hellebore, an unnamed daffodil, 'Fireglow' Japanese maple, an unnamed azalea, and 'Ivory Prince' hellebore. Beautiful, Carol! **Be sure to click on all of the photos on the left!

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caroldt writes: It's hard to tell from the picture, but the unnamed azalea's color leans more towards a pale lilac than George Tabor. This color seems to blend with everything! I have a couple of George Tabors in the yard and really appreciate their very subtle coloring. I would love to know the name of this azalea. It was in the yard when we moved in the house in 1984! Does anyone recognize it? The leaves become very tiny over winter. I have three of these azaleas which are about 4 - 5 feet tall. It has a loose, open habit and the branches appear almost bare until early spring when it leafs out more and buds begin swelling. Posted: 7:56 pm on May 17th

LAgardener writes: What a fine illustration of how one color plays throughout a garden in different plants, from camellia to hellebore. Is the "unnamed azalea" 'George Tabor'? Posted: 11:53 am on May 17th

caroldt writes: Thanks, Sheila. Who would have thought a backlit hellebore petal would allow so much sunlight to pass through! Posted: 3:51 pm on May 16th

sheilaschultz writes: Lovely, Carol The shadowing on the helebore is especially dramatic. Posted: 12:58 pm on May 16th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.