Peppermint Candies
by Joe Schofield
Title
Peppermint Candies
Artist
Joe Schofield
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Photograph
Description
Brilliant tulips on display. Descanso Gardens, located in La Canada / Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California, is a 150 acre botanical garden. Sold: 5-19-19; 4-6-21
At one time, this property belonged to newspaper magnate E. Manchester Boddy, who owned the Los Angeles Daily News. He ran a commercial camellia garden at the location until he ceded the site to Los Angeles County in 1953.
The county has developed the property to include a rosarium, as well as a Japanese tea house, lilac garden, bird sanctuary, xeriscape, and a gift shop. They also regularly host professional camellia shows, chamber music, and weddings. They are busiest however on the Easter weekend, when the tulips are in bloom and eggs are hidden on the central lawn of 1 acre.
The park also features the Descanso Gardens Enchanted Railroad, an eighth scale replica of a diesel train, that takes visitors around a section of the park.
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May 7th, 2012
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Maria Hunt
well, Let me second that nomination for a special feature... Descanso has such beautiful plantings in the Spring. Beautifully done, Joe f/l
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ARTography by Pamela Smale Williams
Absolutely glowing shot! The tulip petals appear almost translucent in parts where the lighting sets up the shadow play. Great eye, nice bokeh. V/ Pamela
Jane Small
The way you have brought into sharp focus the one speckled magenta -purple tulip and left the rest to glow with an amethyst light is so transfixing Joe! I almost can't get enough of this brilliant purple light.,It's so beautiful! v/f
Joe Schofield replied:
You are too kind, Jane! Thanks so much. It is, in fact, one of my favorite images.
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