Photo of the Week: My Garden Today, Coreopsis in Bloom

Red-centered yellow petaled flowers against a sea of green leaves.

With the cool weather and heavy spring rains ending (we hope!) in southeast Michigan, my early summer flowers are finally in bloom. Including one of my favorites, the yellow-petaled Coreopsis that blooms in my front courtyard. I believe the blooms in this post are a hybrid between the Field Coreopsis I’ve had for years (with… Continue reading Photo of the Week: My Garden Today, Coreopsis in Bloom

Photo of the Week: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

White day lily glass art stands out against the dark background, in a pond with faint reflection of the lily below.

While I was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this weekend for WordCamp Pittsburgh, I took time to visit Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens near Carnegie Mellon University.

Part of Schenley Park, the steel and glass Victorian greenhouse built in 1892 is a historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Continue reading Photo of the Week: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens