Garden – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Silent Sunday

My friend Joan gave me this perennial.
I will ask her the name of it and add.
Update :*Bear’s Britches(breeches) is the common name . It is a wildflower that grows in Pa woods. Needs sun to flower as it is doing now. I will look up the Latin name and get back in to you later.*

Second update Ruth it is **acanthus mollis**. It needs partial shade and very wet soil. It needs some sun to bloom well. It can be invasive so you have to watch it and pull out stems and roots if it starts to expand. I have not found it to be a problem in that regard but I don’t let it expand much

And then my sister just sent me a photo from her Hudson River Walk today in New York City

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Garden, Photography, silent SundayTags: friendship, garden, perennial, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 9 Comments

Flower of the Day Challenge

I have found the inspiration for the Train and Tracks post and the Flower of the Day Challenge from Cee at her CeenPhotography blog

Here is a true lily amongst the daylilies ( which I just learned aren’t true lilies after all ) Found in my backyard under the Eastern Redbud Tree.

Lily “a bulbous plant with large trumpet-shaped, typically fragrant, flowers on a tall, slender stem. Lilies have long been cultivated, some kinds being of symbolic importance and some used in perfumery.”

June 21, 2020June 22, 2020 by Ruth Categories: GardenTags: blogging, Cee's Flower of the Day Challenge, dsylily, flower, FOTD challenge, garden, lily, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday 13 Comments

Silent Sunday

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Garden, silent SundayTags: flower of the day, garden, neighbor, photography, postday, rose, rose bud, silent Sunday 6 Comments

Bridal-Wreath Spiraea in Bloom

Cascades of white blossoms, like water spilling over the falls. This week the Spiraea is in full bloom.

“Spiraea prunifolia, commonly called bridalwreath spirea, is a species of the genus Spiraea, sometimes also spelled Spirea. It flowers mid-spring, around May 5th, and is native to Japan, Korea, and China. It is sometimes cultivated as a garden plant elsewhere. WikipediaScientific name: Spiraea prunifolia”

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Garden, PhotographyTags: blossoms, bridal wreath, flowering bush, flowers, HIghland Park, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Spiraea, Spring 9 Comments

Silent Sunday

My backyard in blossom. Eastern Redbud, Apple blossoms , purple and white Lilacs

May 2, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Garden, Photography, silent SundayTags: apple blossom, Eastern Redbud, flowers, garden, home, lilacs, nature, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, silent Sunday, Spring, weather 28 Comments

Anticipation

Waiting. Patiently.

My granddaughter Anna made the beautiful flower covered ceramic art in her high school ceramics class. She gave it to me at Christmas. I put a glass jar inside to hold the stems in water.

The daffodils are from Ireland, but bought them at Trader Joe’s Monday afternoon. I’m sure many will have opened up by morning.

Bringing Spring inside

March 9, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Art, GardenTags: Anticipation, art, Ceramics, daffodils, flowers, garden, granddaughter, Ireland, photography, postaday, Spring flowers 9 Comments

Optimistic

photographed March 9th 2017

March 8, 2020 by Ruth Categories: GardenTags: Crocus, flowers, garden, hope, optimistic, photography, postaday, Spring, weather 7 Comments

Found on my Doorstep

I didn’t hear the doorbell ring or the knocker on the front door but look what was left on my doorstep.

I found a beautiful bouquet from my neighbor’s garden.

A sweet note attached to the glass milk bottle.

Thank you Marion. A lovely way to start this sad day of remembrance and memories.

Your flowers are absolutely gorgeous.

September 11, 2019 by Ruth Categories: GardenTags: bouquet, color, dahlia, doorstep, flowers, front door, garden, kindness, milk bottle, neighbor, photography, postaday, remembrance, thoughtfulness 12 Comments

June Gallery of Roses in Berlin

The first photo a rose bouquet I purchased from the Winterfeldplatz Market. The other roses seen while walking.

Rose season in full bloom.

At all stages of blossoming, they are lovely to see. When I went to find rose quotations to accompany the photos there were over three hundred to choose from including the mention of thorns, of course.

Decided on a single most well known quotation spoken by Juliet but I’m sure more thoughts on roses will come to your own mind.

(And on a side note Kiez Eis https://kiezeis.de/ on Winterfeld Strasse is featuring Rosewasser Ice Cream in addition to the rhubarb and asparagus flavors I’ve mentioned recently.)