Ornamental Red Grass in Median at Reynolda Village, W-S, NC 8/29/2015

T his image should have been posted Sept. 6th, 2015.  I took this image of the red grass that was part of a median landscape at Reynolda Village in Winston-Salem, NC. I do not know the name of this cultivar. I wanted to just capture the grass but it was blowing in the breeze and  had coleus, banana plants, elephant ears in this same area. Depending on the angle, you could get parked cars too. The good thing was it was overcast when I took the image.  I had gone to a Paw Paw Festival and bought one these plants for my garden.  Camera+ app, edited the highlights, midtones, sharpened & applied slight vignette PSE 11.

Reynolda Garden Conservatory - Winston-Salem, NC 8/29/2015

Last weekend my friend, Pat, and I went to Reynolda Garden.  Spring is my favorite time to visit this garden as more pretty flowers are in bloom. They have a huge rose collection. It was overcast and I did try to take an image of their conservatory.  It is not very big but there were some shrimp plants, bromeleids, and orchids in bloom.  Camera+, HDR.   Used SKWRT app to decrease distortion. Slight editing in PSE 11. Afterward we went to eat at the Village Tavern which is in Reynolda Village shopping center adjacent to this builidng.

Macro Chinese Dogwood Fruit - Reynolda Garden, W-S, NC

This image should have been posted September 2nd, 2o15. 
 I took the left  image at Reynolda Garden in Winston-Salem on Saturday. However,  one of my neighbors has 2 of these Chinese dogwood trees.  Botanical name Kornus kousa.  The right image was taken this spring with the iPhone 5C native app. --no editing.   It blooms later than the flowering dogwood we are familiar seeing in NC in spring.  The left image is the fruit which appears late summer and into the fall. According to the Missouri Botanical Garden website these berries are exceptionally large (about 1.25 inches) and are edible (inner custard-like consistency) off the plant. Birds also love the fruit.  Elliptic-ovate, pointed, dark green leaves (to 4” long) turn orange-red to scarlet in autumn. The left image taken with Camera+ app, HDR, macro setting.   Edited with PSE 11: cropped, increased midtones, sharpened.