Blooming in spring and summer, the Hydrangea is considered a shrub. But despite their ability to be rather large showstoppers in your yard, how to grow hydrangeas isn’t a question even the novice gardener will need to ask – these beauties all but grow themselves. Reaching up to 15 feet in height, the hydrangea grows quickly and often fills in a space in just one summer. Captured these flowers in Hickory, North Carolina.
Cannas are spectacular summer bulbs. Paddle-shape leaves wrap in ruffles around stems, tapering to refined buds. The buds open into eye-catching flowers of red, orange, yellow, and pink from late spring or early summer to first frost. Cannas are commonly referred to as “bulbs,” although they are not true bulbs. They multiply beneath the soil from a rhizome, an underground stem. The red cannas are from Hickory whereas the golden ones are from Santa Monica, California.
Layers of clouds with different shades display impending, furious weather over Hickory, North Carolina
Colorful berries covered with snow in Hickory, North Carolina
Snow covers the fairway and the cold nearly freezes a pond at Player’s Ridge Golf Course, Hickory, North Carolina
The sun rises over mounds of snow at the Player’s Ridge Golf Course, Hickory, North Carolina
A vivid, red, bridge over a partially frozen pond leads to a snow covered golf green at Player’s Ridge Golf Course, Hickory, North Carolina
A red bridge over a partially frozen pond stands out in the snow at Player’s Ridge Golf Course, Hickory, North Carolina
Snow covers the fairway at Player’s Ridge Golf Course, Hickory, North Carolina
Taking a break from our previously scheduled images to post photos from the beautiful snowfall last week in Hickory, North Carolina. Mounds of snow at the eighth green at Player’s Ridge Golf Course.
We end 2021 with an image of a golden sunset at Lake Hickory, North Carolina. Hope this year was better than the last one.
Sunset at Lake Hickory, North Carolina casts golden hues on the waves and water while illuminating the clouds
The sun sets over the bridge at Lake Hickory, North Carolina; lighting up the clouds and water in a golden glow
As 2021 is close to ending, we post this week some spectacular photos of sunset over Lake Hickory, North Carolina. Here are images of brilliant clouds lit by the setting sun.
Buckling up a spare tire and providing straps for luggage on an antique car at Autolawn 2021 in Hickory, North Carolina
Close-up of a beautifully encased light of a Lamborghini at the Autolawn European Classic Car Show in Hickory, North Carolina
Polished surfaces offer reflections of other cars at the Autolawn European Classic Car Show in Hickory
Leading lines on a striking car at the Autolawn European Classic Car Show held in Hickory, North Carolina
Reflections on a sleek Lamborghini on display at the Autolawn European Classic Car Show held in Hickory, North Carolina in September 2021
A United States flag attached to a quaint light on a classic car at the Autolawn Euro Classic Car Show in Hickory
Photos by Ravi 