iPhoneography: Cucumber beetle on Gerbera daisy

iPhone 7Plus, Camera+ app in macro mode, Snapseed app border

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena) Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro, f/18, 1/100 sec, ISO 250

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Love-in-a-mist in blue and white

One of my favorite flowers to photograph—the ethereal, other-worldly Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)

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Love-in-a-Mist

Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damscena), photographed at Green Spring Gardens

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Blooming in my garden: Viola sororia ‘Freckles’

The rare and unusual Sister Violet (Viola sororia) ‘Freckles’, with heart-shaped evergreen leaves and tiny snow white blooms speckled with deep purple spots, is similar to a wild violet. This hardy perennial likes well-drained soil in full to part sun (mine is in shade for a good part of the day). It’s a great plant for naturalistic shade gardens and it spreads by seed and underground rhizomes. I planted my first bunch a few years ago in an egg shaped wire sculpture perched atop a big urn. This year the plant has escaped from its cage and began spreading on the ground!

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