30.5.11

FLORA









Tropical Room

Hanami

I've been lucky enough to visit the Brooklyn Botanic Garden three times in the last month and a half, and each time I've found something new to fill me with awe. In the photos above, it was cherry blossoms and magnolias, gardenias in the Tropical Room, and an enormous patch of vibrant blue grape hyacinths. Last week, it was a swath of bluebells under a cool canopy of trees, the most bluebells I have ever seen in my life. It was incredible, like something out of my pastoral British countryside dreams! I forgot my camera like a fool, but fortunately I was there with Eva from Bows & Bandits for another little project that I'm excited to share with you soon :n )

17 comments:

rose said...

Finding British countryside in Brooklyn- what a cool discovery! Beautiful photos, bet the blossom looks lovely when it catches on the breeze now and then, oo romantic :) looking forward to your project with Eva!xx

Bird said...

Love these photos, absolutely beautiful x

E-BAD said...

Cranford Rose Garden in full swing NOW, NOW, NOW! There are also exactly 40,000 blue bells.

Helen said...

I love blossom :D

Astrid said...

I haven't been to your blog in a while, but I picked up the latest issue of Bust to get shipped to Australia, and saw you in the Contributers page! So very exciting to see an old favourite in a new favourite (just discovered the magazine issue before last).
Nice work, and I'm glad I stopped by for the jealousy-inducing pictures of blossoms.

discotheque confusion said...

Oh, I'd love to see the blossoms in the brooklyn botanic garden, when I went last year I was a month or so too early and there was nada.

So thank you for posting these, not quite the real deal but as close as I'll get for now!

Anonymous said...

beautifull

Love_Again said...

beautiful spring blooms!

Maggie said...

I love botanical gardens--they are a better pick-me-up than almost anything I can think of. And botanical gardens + koi = even better. Beautiful photos.

Anonymous said...

beautiful images! just saw your article in NEET Magazine! ;)

http://some-kind-of-style.blogspot.com/

celine said...

oh gosh! i love all of these! that second photo with the fish is ace and the last one is totally dreamy! :)

YnR said...

What lovely photos and flowers! It's so nice to take advantage of the season and see what nature has to offer around this time of the year :) Thanks for sharing a piece of it with us!

C T said...

Oh, these are BEAUTIFUL.

I love flowers in the spring, and just after rain.

Beautiful photography too.

alexandra grecco said...

love these photos!

xx
alexandra

Meg said...

this looks so beautiful!!

Alicia said...

wow! I love (the most) the one with the duck.

Claire M. said...

Gorgeous photos!