A Stunning Two-Toned Dahlia

A Two-Toned Dahlia, originally uploaded by Abby Lanes.Stop by the garden of a true gardener, and you never know what might sneak up and surprise you. I've passed a rose garden for months, telling myself to stop by and photograph those amazing roses. I finally did it today. While I was poking through the roses, I found, what appeared to be the last dahlia of this season. It was starting to

True Flowering Carpets

I recently came upon these fantastic photographs of Brussels' live Flower Carpet, which they set up in the main square called the Grand Place. One million begonias are placed directly on the cobblestones of the main square mimicking a medieval carpet design called Savonnerie. Grass and bark are used to fill in for the brown and green, dahlias for the blue. The total size is an incredible

Pretty & Pink Geranium

Pretty & Pink, originally uploaded by Abby Lanes.This has to be one of the easiest plants to care for on Earth. One of the most memorable flower articles I ever read was on geraniums, by the Martha Stewart Living Magazine. You can find the article here. http://www.marthastewart.com/article/geraniums