“Next Generation” by Michael Nofz

Plant(s): Basswood, mayapple, and maple seedlimgss growing around a decaying stump.
Photo Story: This photo was taken on a Natural Resources Foundation field trip to Lizard Mound State Park. As we followed our tour guide into a wooded area, the stump and seedlings with dappled light came into view.
Equipment: Canon Rebel Tsi6 with Sigma 100-600 mm lens.
Photo ID: 33637

“Late Summer Gold” by Michael Nofz

Plant(s): Yellow coneflower (solidago canadensis) and goldenrod (ratio piñata).
Photo Story: These were right in our backyard. It was a late summer evening, with a low sun. The way the light was illuminating them, they seemed to beg for a photo.
Equipment: Cannon Rebel TSi6 and Samyung wide angle 20mm lens
Photo ID: 33641

“Thistle Sun” by Jenn Pipp

Plant(s): Field Thistle, Cirsium discolor
Photo Story: This image is of a field thistle growing in the front garden. As the sun creeps low in the sky it illuminates the tips of plants creating a halo. This brings back memories of magical encounters with plants in my youth.
Equipment: Canon EOS R5 C, 100 mm macro lens, and lightroom.
Photo ID: 33644

“Sneezeweed” by Jenn Pipp

Plant(s): Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Photo Story: Sneezeweed was the first native plant I added to the garden that was a showstopper. It was glorious in its first year. This lovely sneezeweed lives in the Wellfleet Mass Audobon pollinator garden.
Equipment: Canon RC5 camera, 100 mm macro lens, and lightroom.
Photo ID: 33652

“Enshrined in Glass” by Debbie Rexer

Plant(s): St. John’s Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
Photo Story: Abigail Rexer (age 16)
Just as the first green leaves of spring were emerging, Nashville TN was hit with a rare ice storm. Last year’s seed pods and spring’s new leaves enshrined in icy glass caught my eye. This fragile beauty lasted only a brief time, as the ice melted before noon.
Equipment: Canon EOS 2000D
Photo ID: 33653

“Prairie Smoke” by Adrian Knowles

Plant(s): Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum)
Photo Story: Planted 2 years ago, the Prairie smokes in the garden are firrst to show color and their unusual plumes make it one of my favorites!
Equipment: Nikon z9 with 105 MC lens
Photo ID: 33654

“Spotted Bee Balm” by Adrian Knowles

Plant(s): Spotted Bee balm (Monarda punctata)
Photo Story: We’re so happy that with our Wild ones membership we get the discounts from Johnson nurseries. This is one of the many Bee balms we purchased this year
Equipment: Nikon Z9 with 105mm MC lens
Photo ID: 33657

“Purple coneflowers” by Adrian Knowles

Plant(s): Purple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea)
Photo Story: A favorite of the butterflies, we just wish the flowers could last longer!
Equipment: Nikon Z9 with 105mm MC lens
Photo ID: 33662

“Bergamot” by Adrian Knowles

Plant(s): Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Photo Story: One of the first native plants we introduced two years ago it is a big attraction to the bees.
Equipment: Nikon z9 with 105mm MC lens
Photo ID: 33667

“Passionflower” by Sarah Bradfield

Plant(s): Purple Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)
Photo Story: I really enjoy finding new blooms each day.
Equipment: Canon Rebel Ti5
Photo ID: 33675

“Passionflower Bloom” by Sarah Bradfield

Plant(s): Purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Photo Story: You can see the beginnings of a passion fruit forming.
Equipment: Canon Rebel Ti5
Photo ID: 33676

“Passionflower Climbing Black Eyed Susans” by Sarah Bradfield

Plant(s): Purple Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) and Black-eyed Susan (Rudbekia hirta)
Photo Story: Black-eyed Susans are just one of may things being used as a trellis by this passion vine this year.
Equipment: Canon Rebel Ti5
Photo ID: 33677

“Ox Eye Sunflower” by Jessica Ausnehmer

Plant(s): Ox Eye Sunflower
Photo Story: Ox Eye Sunflower in the garden of my front yard next to the telephone pole.
Equipment: Phone – Samsung S22
Photo ID: 33686

“GBL” by Daniel Higgins

Plant(s): Great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Photo Story: The closer you get, the more great blue lobelia impresses.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T3, EFS 18-55 mm (0.25 m Macro) lens
Photo ID: 33691

“Swamp Milkweed and Monarch Caterpillar” by Jessica Ausnehmer

Plant(s): Swamp Milkweed and Monarch Caterpillar
Photo Story: I was walking in my front garden one morning and saw this in the morning light.
Equipment: Phone Samsung S22
Photo ID: 33693

“Harebells” by Daniel Higgins

Plant(s): Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia)
Photo Story: Morning after rain is a perfect time to capture the delicate beauty of harebells.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T3, EFS 55mm (0.25 macro) lens
Photo ID: 33703

“Anise Hyssop” by Daniel Higgins

Plant(s): Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Photo Story: Anise hyssop provides beauty from a distance and closeup.
Equipment: Canon EOS Rebel T3, EFS 55mm (0.25 macro) lens
Photo ID: 33707

“Common Milkweed” by Jessica Ausnehmer

Plant(s): Common Milkweed
Photo Story: Common Milkweed in my front yard.
Equipment: Phone Samsung S22
Photo ID: 33709

“Spring Beauty” by Steve Berry

Plant(s): Spring Beauty/Claytonia virginica
Photo Story: We were in the area for a wedding and carved out some time to enjoy nature. We found this beauty in Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary. This is a 15 acre plot with over 500 plants and 130 bird species. Ms Butler was a botany teacher. She and 3 other botany teachers asked for a small portion of a park to set up a “wild garden.” It is a lovely place to relax near a big metropolis.
Equipment: Canon EOS R5, taken with an RF 100-500mm lens, at 500mm.
Photo ID: 33737

“Pleasant Surprise” by Cathleen Rendon

Plant(s): Drymocallis arguta
Photo Story: I have been establishing a new wildflower garden and this native appeared for the first time.
Equipment: Apple iPhone
Photo ID: 33765

“Pale purple coneflower seed head” by Patty Berry

Plant(s): Pale purple coneflower/Echinacea pallida
Photo Story: I was looking for some macro photo ops in our front yard native garden, loved the colors in this seed head.
Equipment: Canon EOS R& with EF 100mm Macro lens
Photo ID: 33771

“Three Amigos” by Patty Berry

Plant(s): Columbine/Aquilegia canadensis
Photo Story: I found these three blooms in my front native bed and liked the composition, and light
Equipment: Canon EOS R& with EF 100mm Macro lens
Photo ID: 33773

“Ninebark blooms in my back yard” by Patty Berry

Plant(s): Ninebark/Physocarpus opulifollus and Columbine/Aquilegia canadensis
Photo Story: I was enjoying my garden in the spring, and found these blooms, I couldn’t resist capturing them.
Equipment: Canon EOS R& with EF 100mm Macro lens
Photo ID: 33774

“Columbine in Morning Light” by Patty Berry

Plant(s): Columbine/Aquilegia canadensis
Photo Story: I have been practicing with my macro lens and found this beauty in my front yard.
Equipment: Canon EOS R7 and EF 100mm Macro lens
Photo ID: 33775