Flowers

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever." Alfred Tennyson Jane Peterson - Cattleya Orchids, ca.1930.

I love the velvety richness of this oil painting by Cedric Morris (1889-1982): the flamboyant “Irises and Tulips”. As well as being an artist, Morris was an art teacher and plantsman. Indeed, he produced at least 90 named varieties of irises — his favourite subject matter. As a student of... See more

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A flor mais linda do cerrado Planta - Sálvia do Cerrado #flora #cerrado

While the wildflowers are a long way from their peak, it's still a beautiful time to visit Stebbins Cold Canyon Nature Reserve in Solano County. We saw several FOOTY (First One Of The Year 🥸) blooms for us, such as buck brush (Ceanothus cuneatus), hound's tongue (Adelinia grandis), and warrior's plume (Pedicularis densiflora). With the low angle of... See more

End of January blooms at a few local restoration sites😍🌸🌱 Did you know Native West Nursery has its roots in habitat restoration? We began operations in 2003 to meet the growing need for large volumes of Restoration Quality native plant and seed material from the southwestern United States. Today we provide contract... See more

What a stunning winter beauty.

Ogawa Kazumasa, Cherry blossom, 1896⁠ ⁠ Ogawa was a Japanese photographer, printer, and publisher known for his pioneering work in photomechanical printing and photography in the Meiji era.⠀⠀⠀⁠ ⁠ One of several of his images available as prints from our online shop — visit link in bio.... See more