Category: Wildflowers and plantsPage 2 of 4
I love these seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/800s Aperture: ƒ/4 ISO: 400 Focal length: 220mm Taken: 28 August, 2018 15:08 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II
This Acer provides colour and interest from spring right through to autumn. I have it in a pot, and the pot is in the shade of next door’s…
The Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha) is a common fungi, and I get some in my front lawn most years. Shutter speed: 1/50s Aperture: ƒ/2 ISO: 227 Focal length: 4.48mm Taken: 24 August, 2016…
I walked a section of the Fife Coastal Path from Kinghorn to Kirkcaldy , and came across a spectacular patch of fireweed – Chamaenerion angustifolium. Shutter speed: 1/200s Aperture: ƒ/5.6…
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (it’s formal title) are a short bus ride or walk (downhill) from the city centre. There are 70 acres of landscape, a wonderful…
These gardens are a gem, tucked away off the Dundee Road on the eastern edge of Perth. It’s not too far to walk from the centre (in my…
My garden was awash with spring flowers. I planted some cowslips a while back and they are happily self-seeding, the daffodils come up every year and the snakes-head…
I love the fluffy seed heads on bulrushes, and here I also love the contrast between the sharp stalks, and the water behind. Shutter speed: 1/320s Aperture: ƒ/5.6 ISO: 200 Focal…
The Explorer’s Garden in Pitlochry is another gem. It looks at the lives of some of Scotland’s most noted plant hunters, and their contributions to the way our…
I have a giant cow parsley in my garden, and loved the delicate cobwebs with the seed heads. Shutter speed: 1/1000s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 400 Focal length: 42.5mm Taken: 14 October, 2015 08:10…