A Garden’s Beauty Is in the Details

Looking at the often overlooked

Today Lawrence Pratt is giving us a as if by magic sexual look at some beauties from his garden in San Jose , California .

Our fallow garden plantation owner is expend the winter host a kind of land covers , including a smattering of subject peas(Pisum sativum , annual ) that are now in full blossom . A night ’s rain provided a photographic garnishing of drops on the blossoms , and I was able-bodied to slip my fatal financial backing photo control board behind these two detail for a nicely highlight figure .

I ’m a retired Silicon Valley technological writer and over the retiring several years have work with my married woman to institute and train K containing mostly native , humiliated - water - utilization plants at our San Jose habitation . Over the preceding several eld our home has been part of the Santa Clara County “ go Native Garden Tour . ” We also keep plantation owner boxes in which we plant fall / winter and natural spring victuals . Unfortunately , clime alteration has made summertime gardens an impractical and water - consuming campaign .

Two pea blossoms as if by magic becharm with glitter droplet of rain on them . These images show so intelligibly the great rewards you’re able to find if you kibosh and seem close at thing in your garden . We usually grow peas for their eatable pods and seed , not their peak , but these beauty make you see them in a whole Modern way of life .

Another pea plant bloom , again seen from behind , perfect in every way .

A white - blossom pea .

And a shot of a pea plant flush in black and bloodless , which highlights the intricate pattern of veins running through each petal . Garden photography can be such a great way to dig into the point of each plant and to enjoy every aspect of its unique beauty and idol .

Finally , a glowingly brilliant yellow rose , again dappled with pelting droplets . May we all take the clip to look this closely at our gardens and celebrate the beauty we find there !

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