Holme Gardens, July

[puddleshark]

Another overcast grey morning. Made the most of the soft light to head over to Holme Gardens for some flower photography.


Once again, I was bowled over by how fabulous the gardens were looking, and by the inventive planting, which always presents a challenge to the photographer - how to capture the way the colours and the shapes interact with each other?


Echinacea.


Yarrow.


Not a mystery plant... but I can never remember its name.


Eryngium & Verbena bonariensis.


Loosestrife, maybe?


Limonium sinuatum, maybe?


Something in the onion family, I am guessing.


Mystery shrub/tree with gorgeous delicate white blossom.


The soldier beetles seemed fond of this one.


Hollyhocks.














Corn marigolds & day lilies.


Cornflowers.




Linaria marocanna 'Fairy Bouquet', I think. It truly lives up to its name.


Echium, planted by a silver-needled conifer. Not a great picture of it, but the effect was stunning. One corner of the garden turned to blue and silver.

Comments

[bleodswean]

WOWZA!!!

[puddleshark]

Yeah. These gardens are always spectacular, but I think they have outdone themselves this year.

[bleodswean]

As have you with these gorgeous photos!

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

[heleninwales]

The soft light from an overcast sky is perfect for flowers. You really have an eye for making a pleasing composition out of quite a chaotic subject.

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

I was out with the macro lens yesterday, so I got to play around a lot with aperture, trying the same shots at f2.8 and f8, to see which worked better.

[sartorias]

Those hollyhocks and the purple onions especially caught my eye.

[puddleshark]

The purple onions were very strange & wonderful! Every time I visit, I come across something new in these gardens.

[kotturinn]

Lovely.

[puddleshark]

Isn't it! It is always a wonderful garden to visit, but I think the gardeners have outdone themselves this year.

[house_wren]

Thank you for the flowers!

[puddleshark]

You're welcome!

I had to make the most of the cloudy weather. We're having a really hot dry summer, and the harsh sunlight isn't great for garden photography.

[nikonf3]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

[puddleshark]

Fabulous gardens, soft light, and a working macro lens... It was the perfect garden visit!