Most Beautiful Flowers Photography

　　
Most Beautiful Flowers Photography 　　Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858
Flowers are not only a sign of beauty but also of beautiful fragrance. Today i have gathered some of the most beautiful Flower photography by various photographers. These are very colorful and of different types. Hope you enjoy them.
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Sri Lankan flowers

　　Sri Lankan flowers that grace homes around the world have inspired a new business initiative by Hayleys Agriculture to develop the local market for cut flowers and horticultural plants.

　　Some of the colourful blooms in greenhouses at the Boralanda facility of Hayleys Quality Seeds and Flowers.
With more than three decades of expertise in nursery management, production of hybrid flower seeds and growing, harvesting and exporting flowers and young plants, the Group says it can now double production at its 18 hectare facility in the central highlands to supply local enthusiasts and has begun appointing distributors and agents for the purpose.
"We can increase production to 100,000 flowers a month whenever we want to," Hayleys Agriculture Managing Director Rizvi Zaheed said.
"Up to last year, 100 percent of our production was exported, but already the local market accounts for 5 percent and domestic demand is projected to increase," he said.
Newly appointed distributors for Hayleys Quality Seeds and Flowers are reporting rapidly increasing sales and the potential for new employment generation in this sector is significant, Zaheed said. Among the customers of Hayleys Quality Seeds & Flowers are some of the global top five seed breeders. The company's employees are highly skilled and qualified, as F1 hybrid flower seed production involves precise specialized operations such as hand pollination and emasculation.

The charm and beauty of Lanna never fails

　　The charm and beauty of Lanna never fails to delight visitors to the mountainous northern region of Thailand. The beauty of Chiang Mai's numerous temples, the exquisite mural paintings in Nan and the graceful, intricate detail of woodcarvings in the wats in Lampang are but a few examples. And visitors soon discover that the spell of Lanna truly lies in the way of life of its people.

　　That certainly proved true to me during the course of producing the book, Dok Mai Thai: The Flower Culture of Thailand. During our long photo session in Chiang Mai, we had the privilege of observing local religious ceremonies performed in village temples. Various kinds of fresh offerings made from plant materials such as flowers, coconut leaves, banana leaves and betel nuts were brought to the temples for each occasion. Small parts of these offerings were suay dok, or cone-shaped floral receptacles made from banana leaf _ the inspiration for today's floral display.
Instead of the traditional banana leaf, however, I use jackfruit leaf for its beautiful texture.
I begin by cutting the leaf stem, so it can be easily folded. I then proceed to roll the leaf to create a small cone. The key is to let the fresh leaves lose their brittleness by airing them for a while after they've been cut, so they can be easily bent.
After that I use a bamboo sliver to pin parts of the leaf together to maintain the required cone shape. I then cut that piece of bamboo sliver to an appropriate length.
After a small cone of foliage has been made, I continue to cut a tiny bit of its bottom off to create a small hole for the stem of the flower to go through. I then insert the tiny stem of the small pink globe amaranth through the opening of the jackfruit-leaf cone, then through the small hole that had just been cut.
After a number of the floral cones, each complete with a pink globe amaranth, have been made, I proceed to arrange them in a small square glass. After the square glass is filled with water, we have a simple floral display that delightfully evokes the charm and beauty of the Land of a Million Rice Fields.

The beautiful flowers in the sun

　　
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There is nothing like the beauty and fragrance provided by fresh flowers cut straight from the garden.
Samantha Turner, from Garden Elegance in Subiaco, said that as well as providing a readily available supply of beautiful blooms, another advantage of growing your own cut flowers was that your supply could vary with the seasons, depending on what you decided to plant.
So which plants are best to provide fabulous floral displays? We asked the experts for their recommendations.
ROSES:
Robbie Melville, manager of Melville Nurseries in Carmel, said roses were ever-popular because they were inexpensive and provided beautiful perfume and flowers for 10 months of the year (from September through until July).
Hybrid tea roses were the best for cut flowers.
"Kardinal, which is a red rose, is probably the longest-lasting cut rose and will give two weeks in a vase if looked after properly," Mr Melville said.
BULBS:
Lorraine Hoglin, general manager of fresh flower wholesaler Everbloom Flowers, agreed that roses were a great option for cut flowers but when they were not flowering, bulbs would just about be ready to bloom.
"Daffodils, iris and freesia are good to plant," she said. "These can be planted in the same area as the roses and only need to be pulled up every second year and divided; they are dormant when the roses are flowering.
EVERLASTINGS:
WA is famous for its stunning spring wildflowers, which also make for gorgeous floral arrangements.
Waldecks' Hilton Blake said Bracteantha bracteata, or everlasting daisies, were easy to grow, and also recommended Lucinda's Everlastings seeds (available from Waldecks Garden Centres), which could be simply scattered in autumn.
"Ten grams of Lucinda's Everlastings will produce a 10sqm carpet of the magnificent flowers in spring," he said.
"The cut everlasting in a vase will last a month or so but the flowers can be hung upside down in a dark, airy position to dry and used as a dried flower for the entire year."
PLANTING TIP: "Everlastings are so easy to grow that they will almost grow anywhere, but an open sunny position will give you the most amazing display of colour," Mr Blake said.
SWEET PEAS:
Ms Turner recommended sweet peas for their ease of growing and beautiful colours.
Sweet peas were available in dwarf varieties growing up to 40cm, or traditional, which could grow to more than a metre.
"Small ones are ideal to grow in a pot," she said.
"Sow the seeds in autumn in a full sun position, making sure the taller varieties have support.
"This doesn't have to be fancy because the peas will cover it.
"Sow in autumn to have flowers in spring."
PLANTING TIP: Ms Turner said sweet peas may benefit from a little dolomite lime dug into the ground at planting if the soil is not already alkaline.
KANGAROO PAWS:
Ms Turner said kangaroo paws made for great cut flowers because they were long lasting.
There was also the choice of planting dwarf or large-stemmed varieties, depending on how big you wanted your flower arrangements.
"The Big Red is large and gets to about a metre, or for dwarfs, Bush Gems are smaller and available in lots of colours including yellow, red and violet," she said.
Flowering from early spring, kangaroo paws were best planted during winter in full sun.