A couple of weeks ago I spent a wonderful day photographing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. I’d been to Lewis Ginter a few times before, but only when there wasn’t much blooming outdoors. On this trip – the gardens were in full bloom – and it was spectacular.
The first set of flowers I photographed were three varieties of peonies. The soft pink petals had wonderfully intricate curves to them.
Pink Peony (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Bev Peony (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Archangel Peony (c) 2009 Patty Hankins
The peonies were just one of the types of flowers I photographed on the day I visited Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. The trip would have been amazing if they had been the only flowers I photographed.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is located at 1800 Lakeside Avenue in Richmond, VA. The garden is open from 9 AM to 5 PM daily. Their conservatory is absolutely wonderful and they have a new butterfly exhibit that just opened for the summer.
May 26, 2009 at 4:42 am
The peony, with its large blooms, is one of the most fantastic flowers. Zappa Garden
May 27, 2009 at 1:52 pm
[...] Photographer @Patty Hankins featured our pink peonies on her photo blog. [...]
May 27, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Amazing pictures, as always
June 20, 2009 at 5:11 am
[...] 2009 — hankinslawrenceimages Earlier this spring, I had a wonderful time photographing the Peonies at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Virginia. Recently, I had the chance to photograph a few more varieties of peonies at [...]
July 13, 2009 at 5:40 am
[...] Pitcher Plants at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden July 13, 2009 — hankinslawrenceimages One morning in May, I heading to Richmond, Virgnia to do some photography at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. I’d visited Lewis Ginter a few times before, but really had a chance to explore the gardens when the flowers were blooming. The first flowers I photographed were the peonies. [...]
August 19, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Saw photo of Patty’s Peonies on Sally’s album. Your photos are amazing!!!!!!!
Would like to see more of other flowers too.