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| For this one, I'm revisiting the chrysanthemum show at the New York Botanical Garden. Flowers seemed appropriate for the first day of spring, and these are, in fact, very large. The blooms are several inches across and this ozukuri is one huge plant, on a single stem! |
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| It takes about a year to grow/train one. [To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, visit Dale's meme.] |
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| Last week I showed you some nice chrysanthemums— pretty much what you'd expect to find this time of year. But then I visited the New York Botanical Garden to see their spectacular chrysanthemum festival . . . |
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| with blooms arranged in the shape of bridges, bonsai, and waterfalls. On the left is an example of ozukuri: A single plant is trained to produce hundreds of flowers in a huge dome-shaped display. (This one was started a year ago.) [You can see more Mellow Yellows at Gemma's meme. To see more Macro Monday posts, go here.] |
