Longwood Gardens – Part III
/The water lilies are in a courtyard surrounded by the Longwood Gardens Conservatory. There are several shallow ponds and then beds around the edges with water loving plants. The courtyard is closed in the winter – everything there requires warmer temperatures that the Pennsylvania winter.
Even the lily pads and leaves of water plants are different than the native water lilies we see elsewhere.
The day was cloudy which makes for excellent waterlily photography because the water often looks black. I was surprised it was bright enough to create any reflections. The variety of blooms - colors, structure, stage of development…always something a little different to photograph.
And then there are the bees. This time I observed some bees that entered through the side of the flower center and then exited through the opening at the top!
Tomorrow – the gardens away from the conservatory. They were profuse and colorful.
