Cornell Botanical Gardens on 6.6.12

A must see is the huge flower of the Gigantic Magnolia flower that is in bloom on a tree in the Botanical Garden, right behind the Lewis Building.  Lewis himself obtained a seed for this tree in 1963 from its native habitat in the South.  The tree has survived here due to the micro climate of a protected area between the Lewis building and the Rhododendron Knoll.

In the Young garden, there are many different iris in bloom.  One can read about the cultural use of iris in the book provided in the garden. That is a nice touch for a visit.

Giant Magnolia

peony

iris

iris

iris

iris

poppies

Poppies

poppies

In the herb garden, there are three types of poppies in bloom.  Although it was mid day when I took these pictures and the wind was starting to ruffle the flowers, I was able to obtain some decent images.

Cayuga Nature Photographers and the Cornell Plantations

Today, the Cayuga Nature Photographers held a photo shooting workshop in the Cornell Plantations as part of a join class in photography.  Last Wednesday was an introductory session and next Wednesday will be for follow-up on post processing and sharing images with the group.  While helping out, I took some pictures with a Nikon Cool Pix camera. We avoided serious rain and finished the session just before the breezes started interfering with flower stability.

We started at 7 AM, with heavy moisture still on the flowers.  Here are photos of a Rhododendron, Hosta (2), the Giant Magnolia (2), Allium, Lilies (2), Poppy, Catalpa flowers, Foxglove, and an iris.