Experimental Roses Shot In San Jose

An experimental rose at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

An experimental rose at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

 

A Tree Called Life; Big Basin Redwoods

An e.e. cummings quote with a photo of ancient redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State
Park in Santa Cruz County in California. This area was burned in a 2020 wildfire.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

Clearview David A Beautifully Blended Dahlia

Clearview David dahlia photographed at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park
by The Flower Photographer of San Francisco, Glenn Franco Simmons.
Please share, if so inclined. © Glenn Franco Simmons.

 

Cicero: If Have A Garden, Library, You Have Everything

There are several translations of this quote, but this is my favorite. The dahlia is Veca Lucia.
It was photographed at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. Please share if so inclined.
Word-of-mouth is my overwhelmingly main form of advertising. © GTFS.

 

Cherry Parfait Roses Among My Favorites

Cherry Parfait rose photographed at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

Cherry Parfait rose photographed at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

Cherry Parfait rose photographed at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

 

Beautifully Blue Vanda Orchids

Beautiful Blue Vanda orchids photographed at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center
at a Pacific Orchid Exposition event a few years ago. © GTFS.

 

Redwood Photos Before Big Basin's Devastating Fire

Photo of the now fire-decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which was the first state park in California's history. A 2020 lightning-caused wildfire destroyed the areas where these photos were taken, according to news reports (the park remains closed).

Photo of the now fire-decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which was the first state park in California's history. A 2020 lightning-caused wildfire destroyed the areas where these photos were taken, according to news reports (the park remains closed).

Photo of the now fire-decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which was the first state park in California's history. A 2020 lightning-caused wildfire destroyed the areas where these photos were taken, according to news reports (the park remains closed).

Root Of The Root, Bud Of The Bud

An e.e. cummings quote with a photo of ancient redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County in California. This area was burned in a 2020 wildfire. Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

 

If You Have A Garden & A Library

Cicero’s famous quote, “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need,” was adapted from a letter he wrote requesting a meeting with his friend Varro in 46 B.C. There are multiple translations. This is the one I like the best. I've used a Veca Lucia dahlia to illustrate it. It was photographed in San Francisco The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park ~ before it became extremely dangerous to have professional photography equipment in San Francisco. Criminals have beaten up people for their cameras, including TV news crews on multiple occasions. Three people have been killed in the Bay Area over cameras or video cameras, according to news reports I read.

© Glenn Franco Simmons.

 

Alden Pearl Dahlia In Golden Gate Park

Alden Pearl dahlia photographed in San Francisco, Calif., by The Flower Photographer of San Francisco. Please share, if so inclined. © Glenn Franco Simmons. 

Iconic Big Basin Redwoods Landscapes

Photos of the new fire-decimated Big Basin Redwoods State Park, which was the first state park in California's history. A 2020 lightning-caused wildfire destroyed the areas where these photos were taken, according to news reports (the park remains closed). Please share, if so inclined. © GTFS.

Small Victoria Ann Dahlia Blossoms Feature Purple Beauty

 The Victoria Ann dahlia is classified as a small (BB) dahlia four to six inches in diameter. It is semi-cactus in form and it is listed as light in color, but the photos I took at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park were graced with a darker to lighter, blended purple. It was introduced in 2003 by N. Gittz. The ADS Classification Code is 3210. This perennial requires full sun. It is deer-resistent. You can grow it in a 3-gallon container on up or in the ground. These photos were taken in San Francisco.

Victoria Ann Dahlia A Real Beauty

A Victoria Ann dahlia photographed in San Francisco. To purchase this photo in full resolution, and to view other photos of mine, please visit my Fine Art America website. You may download this image for private use only. If you repost, you must link it to this site. Commercial use is illegal. © Glenn Franco Simmons. 

 

Amazing Butterfly Cluster In Pacific Grove

Occasionally, I'll post non-flower photos on this site. These are Monarch butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif. © Glenn Franco Simmons. If this photo appears blurry, please click on it and it should be clear.

 

Moth Orchids Displayed in San Francisco

All moth orchid photos © GTFS.

Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are one of my favorite genus of orchids. "Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end," according to Wikipedia. "Orchids in this genus are native to India, Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia with the majority in Indonesia and the Philippines.

"The genus Phalaenopsis was first formally described in 1825 by Carl Ludwig Blume and the description was published in Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indie. The name Phalaenopsis is derived from the Ancient Greek word phalaina meaning 'a kind of moth.' The genus name is abbreviated Phal. horticulturally."

I photographed these orchids in San Francisco, Calif.