Category Archives: Gardens

POD ~ Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

By Ron | Published September 21, 2011

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A beautiful Giant Swallowtail Butterfly inspecting Bougainvillea blooms in our Tropical Garden on a recent afternoon.

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POD ~ Orchid Bloom

By Ron | Published July 21, 2011

Orchid growing on palm tree

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The first bloom from an orchid happily growing on a cabbage palm tree in my garden. The parent of this plant has been growing and outgrowing pots for over ten years. I believe the offspring clinging to the palm tree, after a slow start, is going to be quite content.

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Anoles Are Everywhere

By Ron | Published May 25, 2011

I was raised by a maid who came from Martinique
She wore geckos around her neck and bracelets on her feet
A superstitious woman from the land of sugar cane
She’d sing the sun to bed and dance out in the rain
Dance out, dance out, dance out in the rain

Jimmy Buffett

Anole

Anole

Anoles seem to be everywhere this time of year. And they are most welcome being our native pest control as they will eat spiders, cockroaches, ants, and other bugs. The brown Cuban anole is by far the most common in our garden. Anole lizards are frequently and incorrectly called American chameleons or geckos, although they are not closely related to either of those groups. In fact, they are more closely related to iguanas.

They are often quite curious. This fellow will watch me as I am taking photographs for the Tropical Garden Prints Project. In the above photo he is resting and watching from a shell fossil. Below, he is sunning on a dendrobium orchid cane.

Anole

Anole

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Duo Tone

By Ron | Published September 29, 2010
Selby Gardens

Selby Gardens

An image taken at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, FL, converted to a duo tone, just for fun.

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Photo of the Day – Flower Urn

By Ron | Published May 31, 2010

Urn with Flower

Urn with Flower (click to enlarge)

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Photo of the Day – Bamboo

By Ron | Published May 17, 2010

Bamboo

Bamboo (click to enlarge)

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Photo of the Day – Philodendron Bloom

By Ron | Published May 12, 2010

Philodendron Bloom

Philodendron Bloom (click to enlarge)

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Photo of the Day – Fiddlehead

By Ron | Published May 10, 2010

Fiddlehead

Fiddlehead (click to enlarge)

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Photo of the Day – Cattleya Orchid

By Ron | Published May 7, 2010

Cattleya Orchid

Cattleya Orchid (click to enlarge)

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Organic Glass

By Ron | Published February 2, 2010

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

Recently Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami hosted an installation of blown glass by Dale Chilhuly.

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

The lush tropical garden is a perfect setting for the bold colors and organic shapes of the glass.

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

Currently Chihuly has an exhibit at the Naples Museum of Art,Naples, Florida

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

Fairchild Tropical Garden (click to enlarge)

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