Starburst tulips
Pink tulips at Phipps Conservatory create starburst as they open.
Monaco Ferns
Undulating shapes of ferns in Monte Carlo catch the artist's eye
Monet's fuschia
In Claude Monet's garden in Giverney, France, a detail of pink fuchsia flowers
Ballet: by cleome and grass
Denver Botanical Garden combines cleome with tall grass to create a graceful balletic pose
White Cleome in summer garden
The sun spotlights a delicate white cleome, that grows tall in a summer garden
Pink wildflower and bud
Pink wildflower in bloom next to a bud of the same gives a suggestion of the passage of time, life and rebirth, along with the invitation to enjoy the simple beauty of the present.
Two butterflies amid ginger
Two highly structured black and white butterflies contrast with the soft outreaching leaves and flowers of the ginger plant.
Emerald green butterfly on orange plant
Color and structure of the emerald green butterfly stands out as it visits an orange flowering plant
Orange tulip
Orange tulip with petals spread wide open. Does it seek to share its whole self?
Red and white tulips with inner glow
White tulips with bold red streaks glow yellow in the center. A low perspective reveals this inner glow.
Unique gesture of a peony
One petal with dark pink streaks makes this white and pale pink peony unique
Shapes of a dogwood in bloom
Flower shapes form in the center of a dogwood bloom. Flower within a flower, story within a story. Shape of a cross, symbol of Christianity.
Perfect lavender orchids align
Between the large leaves of another tropical plant, six identical lavender orchids bloom,
Paper kite butterfly on ginger
Paper kite butterfly's black and white pattern contrasts the vivid colors of the ginger plant.
Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on red flower
Pausing to pollenate: A striking Tiger Swallowtail butterfly alights on a red flower.
Perfect pink tulip with buds
Delicate pink tulip in bloom with buds and leaves surrounding.
White tulips with cascading leaves
Soft rendering of white tulips amid cascade of delicate vines
Fall hydrangeas
Harvested just before the Autumn freeze, these hydrangea blooms show a range of soft colors
New Zealand ferns: true colors
Younger pink ferns appear to become green as they mature. See in New Zealand
Monarch butterflies mating
As monarch butterflies mate, they resemble a butterfly with four wings
Row of white orchids
Sunlight spotlights row of white orchids, while surroundings fall into darkness
San Francisco Sunflowers
Like multiple sunrises, three sunflowers lead with their golden petals
Denver sunflowers with bee
Bee in the sunflower garden, the way it works.
