If you had asked me what I thought of a pink poinsettia sight unseen, I’d have probably said ‘Not so much.’ But I’ll admit, I kind of liked this one:
After work earlier this week, I swung by our greenhouses to try to catch the crew from Hortus Forum, Cornell’s student horticulture club, preparing plants for their regular Friday plant sales and their big poinsettia sale Dec. 7 and 8. I had to leave before most of them arrived. But I was able to shoot this year’s poinsettia selections.
A longer shot of the pink poinsettia.
A more traditional red.
Perhaps my favorite, a red with frosting.
A white.
A white-splotched red.
Christmasy.
I love getting close up to poinsettias.
Some long shots.
Panorama. First time I’ve used photomerge in PhotoShop.
Supersized.
I quite like that pink poinsettia. I also like the limey green ones-but I like to see both pink and lime green growing in a garden, where you can really appreciate the beauty of the plants. (Of course I know that’s impossible in temperate climes).
These are real beauties. It’s that time of year…
NO! NO! It is too early, no matter how pretty they are and how well you photographed them.
Les: Maybe I should have labeled it, ‘A preview of poinsettia season.’
Sorry. Not trying to rush things here. They don’t go on sale until Dec. 7 & 8.
Gorgeous images! I like the pink ones too.
This post makes me miss my days in grad school – when my office was in the same building as the MSU Horticulture Dept – and connected to the greenhouses. During Christmas, it was so fun to take a break from the lab and go wander the poinsettias.