Some plants looks so lovely in person but are so hard to take photos of that can convey their pleasing character on to images.
I suppose it's not so much of an issue if you have a sophisticated camera and have the time to enhance images using a photo editing software, neither of which we have.
But sometimes all you need to do is to give such plants a helping hand. Like the airy Nandina domestica 'Filamentosa' below:
And this Mahonia fortunei
Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes
variegated Phyllostachys aurea
Most plants however are complete show-offs, they don't need any helping hand and are ready to be photographed almost anytime like the Fatsia polycarpa below:
But these show-offs still needs the helping hand of a gardener to keep them looking good, in another way of course.
Mark :-)
I suppose it's not so much of an issue if you have a sophisticated camera and have the time to enhance images using a photo editing software, neither of which we have.
But sometimes all you need to do is to give such plants a helping hand. Like the airy Nandina domestica 'Filamentosa' below:
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| Nandina domestica 'Filamentosa' |
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| Can't wait for it to get bigger! |
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| Looks unique and distinctive from other mahonias - Mahonia fortunei |
variegated Phyllostachys aurea
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| Phyllostachys aurea 'Variegata' |
But these show-offs still needs the helping hand of a gardener to keep them looking good, in another way of course.
Mark :-)
This gardening blog follows our journey as we create our Tropical and Exotic themed garden. We hope you'll enjoy the journey as much as we do. We started our Exotic Garden in 2005 and this site will show its development, as well as our travels, both abroad and within the UK to gardens, nurseries and friends.
