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Four Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) exploring their lucks in the intertidal mudflats with perfect following up moves. The first one got its catch in the beak right after taking it off from the water surface with the typical style while the rest of the three were following the same pattern of moves in the backdrop. The symmetry of moves and the Bokeh transition with the hint of Depth of field are the special effects in this unique composition. Pics was taken from Patibunia beach, West Bengal, India.
Well I’m not much for Astro photography but when a dark moon aligns with perfectly clear skies, you make the drive. This was 3 hours from Vancouver at Cascade lookout in Manning Park. Have a great week. Kris…
alte Bäume
old trees
(Bergstrasse-Odenwald, Global Geo Nature Park, Germany)
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By Catherine Boeckmann
February 9, 2024
The daylily is an amazingly low-maintenance perennial. It’s virtually disease-free, pest-free, and drought-resistant; it’s also not picky about soil quality. Plus, the flower has a long bloom period! Here’s how to plant and care for daylilies in your garden, as well as how to easily propagate them for more plants!
About Daylilies
The daylily’s botanical name, Hemerocallis, comes from the Greek hemera (“day”) and kallos (“beauty”). The name is appropriate since each flower lasts only one day! However, each scape has 12 to 15 buds on it, and a mature plant can have 4 to 6 scapes, which is why the flower seems to bloom continuously.
Originally from Asia, these plants have adapted so well that many of us think of them as natives. Imagine the excitement of a 16th-century explorer cruising the Orient and finding these gorgeous plants! European gardeners welcomed daylilies into their gardens, and when early colonists sailed for the New World, daylilies made the crossing with them.
Despite their name, daylilies are not “true lilies” and grow from fleshy roots. True lilies grow from onion-like bulbs and are of the genus Lilium, as are Asiatic and Oriental lilies. In the case of daylilies, leaves grow from a crown, and the flowers form on leafless stems—called “scapes”—which rise above the foliage.
There are thousands of beautiful daylilies to choose from. Combine early, midseason, late blooming varieties, and repeat bloomers to have daylilies in flower from late spring through the first frost of fall. If you see a height listed alongside a daylily variety, this refers to the length of the scape. Some can reach 6 feet tall!
For more information please visit
www.almanac.com/plant/daylilies
These Daylilies were photographed at Pashley Manor Gardens. At Pashley you will discover 11 acres of beautiful borders and vistas – the culmination of a lifetime of passion for gardening, an appetite for beauty and an admiration of the tradition of the English Country garden. These graceful gardens, on the border of Sussex and Kent, are family owned and maintained – visitors often express delight at the attention to detail displayed throughout and the intimate, peaceful atmosphere.
All the ingredients of the English Country Garden are present – sweeping herbaceous borders, ha-ha, well maintained lawns, box hedges, espaliered rose walk, historic walled garden, inspiring kitchen garden, venerable trees and the Grade I listed house as a backdrop. The gardens are a haven for wildlife – bees, butterflies and small birds as well as moor hens, ducks and a black swan. Then, of course, the plants! Borders overflowing with perennials and annuals – the look changing through the seasons, but always abundantly filled, and each garden ‘room’ planted in a different colour theme.
Pashley is also renowned for fantastic displays of tulips, roses and dahlias. Our annual Tulip Festival features more than 48,000 tulips this year! During Special Rose Week over a hundred varieties of rose swathe the walls, climb obelisks and bloom in flower beds. Then in late summer our Dahlia Days event transforms the gardens once more with bountiful, brightly coloured dahlias in every border and pot.
Add to all this a Café and Terrace with excellent garden views, serving delicious homemade lunches, scones and cakes; Sculpture and Art Exhibitions; a Gift Shop with Plant Sales; and a friendly, knowledgeable team waiting to welcome you, and the recipe for a wonderful day out is complete.
For more information please visit www.pashleymanorgardens.com/
the weather forecast said there might be a chance of rain all week, but so far the weather has been beautiful with glorify sunshine. I am still overwhelm by all feedback I got in the past week, in which 5 of my photos got explored. I trying my best to reply to all the comments and the new contacts!
Along with easter, this weekend also serve as Earth Day! so give some time this weekend
to do some cleaning and recycling!
Have a wonderful day!
edit Made it to #5 on Explore!
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In background you can see the famous arctic cathedral, one of the landmarks of the city and the Tromsø bridge
Canon EOS 600D + Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM @ 1/400 f/8
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Thanks to all for visits, comments & Favs!
On a cold December morning at the nature reserve
Margarethapolder in Terneuzen with ice on the water.
At that time in front of our home.
pp: done with a texture by Deviant Art!
Thank you so much for EXPLORE!! 8 January 2025
position *112. I am winters happy! ;-)
My 40th image on explore (28/05/2023) reaching No. 123!
Friends, in Bills, Reading, Berkshire.
Black and white, shot with a Nikon D40 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens. Off-camera lighting via a ceiling-bounced SB-600 flashgun fired via a Yongnuo radio trigger, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.