Apr 12, 2024 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News, Nature
Pulsatilla vulgaris, Hampshire / Dorset Pasqueflowers are among the UK’s most beautiful perennial wildflowers. As members of the buttercup family, they are easily recognised by their typically deep purple petals, which, like the flower stems, are covered in...
Feb 6, 2024 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, M35 Photography News
Beautiful flowers appearing… At Holme For Gardens, in Wareham, all sorts of flowers are starting to pop up in the borders of the formal gardens. Irises, hyacinths, crocuses, snowdrops, hellebores, heather and a lot more. The basic layout of the 12-acre gardens...
Nov 13, 2023 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Dorset Red Poppies In Autumn Yesterday, I was driving home after photographing autumn colours in Dorset woodland when I spotted a red poppy field. Since it’s mid-November, this was amazing. I was compelled to find somewhere to park, and walked back to take a...
Jun 29, 2023 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) have a long and complex history, with their cultivation dating back thousands of years. Opium poppies do well in our favourable climate and fertile soil, which is an ideal location for growing these delicate flowers. The sap...
Jun 1, 2023 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Spring has arrived in Poole Park. The once-dormant trees have awakened from their wintry slumber, flowers are unfolding and the gentle rays of the sun play upon the Park’s lakes. I do love this time of year because there’s something very special about it:...
May 9, 2023 | Flower Photography, Latest Photographs, Nature
Anacamptis morio Flowering in May and June, the green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio) is classified as Near Threatened on the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain. Taking its name from the green veins in the ‘hood’ formed by its sepals, it is...
