Ranunculus Studies

I was at Sunshine Express Nursery on Carlton Street in St. Catharines last week and they have lots of flowers in the greenhouses.  I was particularly attracted to the Ranunculus.  For the first 2 I desaturated the colours to bring out the centres.

On this third image, I've kept the brilliant orange colour of the original.

Chrysanthemum Festivals

November's flower is the Chrysanthemum, and Longwood Gardens, south of Philadelphia has a masterful display of trained chrysanthemums.  The most spectacular is the Thousand Blossom Tree - shown in the photos here.  Each flower has a metal stake and loop frame around it to keep it in place.