Compared to the Huntington Botanical Gardens, the Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street are more on the intimate side composed of 23 acres. Filled with pocket gardens, you are constantly surprised by what you will find around the next bend. This concludes my tour of the Denver Botanic Gardens. Next week, more of our trip…
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Photography Monday: Denver Botanic Gardens Part V
Being a designer, I am always looking for patterns and textures in everything. Paper, textiles, food, movies, antiques and most definitely the garden. I love and always appreciate the details. It makes the world a fascinating place. The Denver Botanic Gardens had some lovely details that I will share with you. Nature uses only the longest…
Photography Monday: Denver Botanic Gardens Part IV
Nature is incredibly inspiring and that is one of the reasons why we love to visit botanic gardens. Let’s continue our tour of the Denver Botanic Gardens. Flowers…are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all of the utilities of the world. -Ralph Waldo Emerson *Tina
Photography Monday: Denver Botanic Gardens Part III
Visiting botanic gardens are always a feast for the eyes because I am able to see new plant varieties and species. Color, texture and pattern are important to me and these garden visits allow me to explore those aspects that are an essential part of nature. Let’s look at some of the beautiful flowers from the…
Cricut Friday: Floral Thinking of You Card #2
A dear friend is experiencing some challenges in her life and I wanted her to know that I am thinking of her. You need the following tools and supplies to create this card: Cricut machine Cricut Florals Embellished cartridge Cuttlebug machine Cuttlebug embossing folder cardstock adhesive Fold the green cardstock so it is a finished size of…
Photography Monday: South Pasadena Rose Parade Float
Living in the shadow of the Rose Parade, you either embrace it or run for the hills. I choose the former since I have loved the Rose Parade since I was a child. The City of South Pasadena is one of the last entities that creates and builds its own float. Most floats are designed…
Photography Monday: Photo Calendars Part II
Here are the last six photos that will be featured in the 2013 calendar: The next step is turning these beautiful photos into magnificent handcrafted calendars. I will post the project in a few days. Enjoy the beauty! *Tina
Dreaming of Dahlias
My mother has a fabulous cut flower garden. It is filled with roses, sweet peas, hydrangeas and dahlias. Her newest obsession is dahlias and they took over the front plot of their garden with some stalks growing to about 8 feet. A few weeks back, we were visiting a relative and a dear friend that were both…