Berkshire Botanical Gardens
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Budding
Budding flowers give the promise of new life. However, when I look at magazines like Better Home and Gardens or gardening websites, buds are often left out of pictures unless there is a particular focus of a horticultural procedure or planting guide. Yet, I find buds to be a testament of not only the evolution to come but…
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Carpel Diem: Southern, Northern and Learning About Magnolias
This is my third post featuring some of the shots I took on Mother’s Day at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. For this post, I decided to focus on the beauty of the magnolias this year and added a few more pictures from a 2009 trip to Mount Vernon. ……………….. I often thought of magnolias as a southern thing. Cliches…
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It’s Beautiful Being Green: Of Ferns, Frog and Flowers
This is my second post featuring some of the shots I took on Mother’s Day at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. For this post, I decided to focus on the varied shades and shapes of green. ……………….. There is a bit of magic to the first sightings of green in spring. The first hints of life after a…
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Berkshire Botanicals: Mother’s Day in the Gardens
Mother’s Day was a glorious picture taking extravaganza for me. Hubby and son knew exactly how much fun it would be for me to be out among the flowers with my camera. The next few posts will feature some of the shots I took on Mother’s Day at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens. My plan is…