Phil's photos with the keyword: Horticulture

One of the floral displays in Greenfield Memorial Gardens in the town of Haslingden, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

One of the easiest orchids to grow, Phalaenopsis (a.k.a. "Moth Orchid") is a small compact plant which has no "resting period" so it will often stay in flower all year round. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with NIkon Capture NX2.

Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the New World Tropics from Mexico to the West Indies and South to Argentina. Some species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, especially as houseplants and have become naturalised on a few tropical islands. Dieffenbachia is a perennial herbaceous plant with straight stem and simple alternate leaves containing white spots and flecks, making it attractive as indoor foliage. Species in this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance of shade. Its English name "Dumb Cane" refers to the poisoning effect of raphides in it's sap which can cause temporary inability to speak if ingested. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D300s Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Ananas is a plant genus of the Bromeliad family (Bromeliaceae), native to South America and Central America and which includes the species Ananas comosus, the pineapple. This genus originated in Mesoamerica and was brought to the Caribbean Islands by the Carib natives. In 1493 Christopher Columbus saw plants of this genus in Guadeloupe. It was brought from Brazil to Europe and from there was distributed to the Pacific Islands by the Spanish and the English. Commercial pineapple plantations were established in Hawaii, the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Florida and Cuba. The pineapple has become one of the world's most popular fruits. The tough leaves grow in large rosettes, arising basally from a crown. These leaves are long and lanceolate with a serrate or thorny margin. The flowers, arising from the heart of the rosette, each have their own sepals. They grow into a compact head on a short, robust stalk. The sepals become fleshy and juicy and develop into the well-known complex form of the pseudocarp fruit, crowned by a rosette of leaves. (Wikipedia (edited)). Camera: Sony RX100 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A group of Summer flowers, mostly geraniums and pansies, photographed today on Brierfield railway station whilst waiting for a (delayed, as usual) train. The trains are ancient, uncomfortable and seldom run on time but the station, at least, has been improved with the addition of a small garden and flower boxes. Camera Sony RX100 and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.