I'm accustomed to having a nearby garden to visit to satisfy my need for color and flowers. Unfortunately my usual target close-to-home garden is in a state of transition this year so I need to wander further away.
Yesterday I headed to Portsmouth, NH to visit the gardens of Prescott Park plus some gardens I found between my parking spot just off the highway and Prescott Park on the shores of the Piscataqua River.
The first two flowers to jump out at me when I arrived at Prescott Park were a cleome and a dahlia.
Cosmos petals fluttered in the wind.
Surprisingly there were still a few poppies in bloom; it feels too late into the summer for them.
And here's another mystery flower, creating a splash of bright yellow.
Those are beautiful pictures.
Heres a quick flower pic I took the other day. I should have used portrait mode and tried the boca effect. Not sure if I spelled that correctly.
I love these flowers!
Here’s another one. It’s a poor picture but it still captures the deep colours.
I felt a need for flowers and color yesterday. Since the garden near me is in a state of transition I headed to Portsmouth, NH and Prescott Park. I walked through a community garden before heading into the park, spending a fair amount of time attempting to capture flowers with my camera. It was a bit of a challenge since the wind never stopped and the flowers were in a state of constant motion.
While it is no longer strawberry season here I loved this sign from a patch in the community garden.
A teddy bear sunflower posed from the side:
Dahlias were still in bloom.
Liatris/Blazing Stars :)
Ligularia. Love these tall yellow spikes!
@RebeccaMatthews thanks so much for identifying both of these flowers!
YW :)
The air is getting cooler but there are still flowers in the gardens of Prescott Park. This morning felt like a good time for a flower visit.
A sunflower tips toward the ground as it moves in the wind.
Most of the echinacea has faded to black but there are still a few wearing bright colors.
There are still happy bees feasting on the dahlias.
I realized this morning that it had been 3 weeks since I last visited the gardens in Portsmouth. It was time to check on the flowers!
A butterfly was kind enough to sit on a zinnia long enough for me to grab a picture (although not long enough to capture it from a good angle).
Many of the flowers are fading.
But this dahlia looks to remain in prime condition.
