Plant Close Ups

  • close up of bright pink hibiscus flower
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    Garden Sights From Maureen

    Maureen Budney, in North Reading, Massachusetts, is a talented amateur photographer and often shares the sights she captures with us. I love how this photo of a hardy hibiscus (Hibiscus…

  • ornamental onion flower just beginning to open
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    Details from Kris’s Garden

    Today Kris Campbell-Defoe from New Paltz, New York (in the Hudson Valley region) is sharing some garden beauties. I love these photos because they focus in on small details, finding…

  • common bluebell flowers
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    A Nearly New Gardener in the UK

    Today’s photos are from Kayla in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The reddish leaves of a lovely Japanese maple (Acer palmatum, Zones 5–9) glow in the sun. This was one of the…