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• Join Me for a Flower Photography Workshop – July 18-20, 2014

  

  Have you spent thousands of dollars on camera gear and still aren’t happy with your photos? Have you ever felt uplifted by what you see in nature – but you... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• More Tulips at Sherwood Garden

  

  As promised – here are the rest of my tulip photos from Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore Ollioules Tulips – my favorites of the tulips I saw at Sherwood Gardens... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring Beauty

  

  © 2013 Patty Hankins Spring Beauty (claytonia virginica and claytonia caroliniana) is one of my favorite early spring wildflowers. Here in the Washington DC... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Tulips at Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore

  

  For years I’ve heard about spectacular tulips that bloom every spring in Baltimore. This year, I not only found out where they are – a place called Sherwood... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• May Apple – Podophyllum Peltatum

  

  May Apple © 2011 Patty Hankins One of the very common spring wildflowers in the Eastern United States is May Apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It’s always fun... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Echeverias

  

  Over the years I’ve photographed several echevaria plants. Most echevarias are native to the semi-desert areas stretching from Mexico to the northern South... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Bright Pansies

  

  I don’t know about you – but I love seeing pansies in the garden any time of year. Whether they’ve been added in the fall to lengthen the season of blooming... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia Virginica

  

  Just as the blooming of the bluebonnets means spring in Texas – the blooming of the Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia Virginica) means the wildflowers and spring ar... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Bluebonnets!!!!!

  

  I’ve always heard the the bluebonnets are spectacular in the spring in Texas and that every wildflower lover has to see them at least once. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring: A Burst of Color Exhibit – Opening Reception May 2, 2014

  

  I’m really excited to share with you that I will have two of my flower photographs in the Washington ArtWorks “Spring: A Burst of Color” exhibit which will be o... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Editing Your Photos in Lightroom Workshop – June 7-8, 2014

  

  Are you frustrated that when you edit your photos they still don’t look the way you want them to? Are you confused about what steps to take to edit your photos... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Wonderful White Lilies

  

  I always love seeing Asiatic lilies growing at local botanical gardens. Some of my favorites are the stunning white lilies that stand out when surrounded by... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• And a Few More Passion Flowers

  

  As promised – here are a few more photos of the various passion flowers I’ve photographed. As much fun as they are to photograph – it’s equally fun to see... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Horse Nettle – Solanum Carolinense

  

  Horse Nettle (solanum carolinense) is a small wildflower that I’ve photographed on several occasions. A member of the Solanaceae (Nightshade) family, horse... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Summer Flower Photography & Lightroom Workshops

  

  I just wanted to let you know I’ve added three workshops to my teaching schedule for later this year. On June 7-8, I’ll be teaching a new workshop – Editing You... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Bold Vanessa and Honey Glow Decorative Chrysanthemums

  

  Bold Vanessa and Honey Glow are two varieties of Decorative Chrysanthemums that I photographed last fall. The Decorative Mums have blossoms that appear almost... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• A Few Passion Flowers

  

  Passion flowers are always fun to photograph. They all have common elements – alternating petals and sepals (all about the same size), the corona with... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Blue Poppies – 2014

  

  Once again, Longwood Gardens put their famous blue poppies on display in March. I didn’t make it up there until almost the end of the display -so the flowers... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Crocuses!!!!

  

  To me, nothing says Spring like photographing the first crocuses of the year. Most years – they bloom in the DC area before the first of spring. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Beautiful Irises II – My New Video

  I love irises. My Mom had a garden full of bearded irises just outside the front door when I was a kid – and everytime I see bearded irises at a local garden I... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2014 GARDENING, HOME