Morning Eye Candy

Morning Eye Candy: Best Buds

Posted in Photography on December 12 2014, by Lansing Moore

Autumn-flowering cherry blossoms stand up the winter’s chill.

Prunus × subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Nothing Gold

Posted in Photography on December 11 2014, by Matt Newman

Rich with deeper meaning, Frost taught us that “nothing gold can stay,” but I do wish—in the most literal sense—that this eulalia grass would stick it out.

Eulalia grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’) in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Dragonfly Wings

Posted in Photography on December 10 2014, by Lansing Moore

Viburnum × burkwoodii in front of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Ornaments

Posted in Photography on December 9 2014, by Lansing Moore

Who needs glass baubles with berries like this?

Idesia polycarpa in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: When Blue Sees Red

Posted in Photography on December 8 2014, by Lansing Moore

Highbush blueberry adds a warm splash of red to a winter’s day.

Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Elliott’ in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Good Bones

Posted in Photography on December 5 2014, by Lansing Moore

Hervey’s aster is one of many plants this winter whose structures bring character to the newly-redesigned Seasonal Walk.

Eurybia × herveyi in Seasonal Walk – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Winter Whites (& Pinks)

Posted in Photography on December 3 2014, by Lansing Moore

Before the snowflakes begin coming down in earnest, our autumn-flowering cherries are bringing some white fluff to the Garden this season!

Prunus × subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ in the Ross Conifer Arboretum – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Soft Notes of Fall

Posted in Photography on December 2 2014, by Lansing Moore

Maiden grass is good to have around when the time comes to make dried flower arrangements for fall.

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Languid Lily

Posted in Photography on December 1 2014, by Lansing Moore

The swamp lily always looks tired out—but in such a graceful way.

Crinum americanum in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: Aglow

Posted in Photography on November 30 2014, by Matt Newman

In the Holiday Train Show, through January 19 – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen