I've never really been able to get interested in keeping accents. I like them well enough, but I guess I'm not set up well to care for them right now. I really like the geranium & orchid. Those geranium leaves are gorgeous. What do you have in mind to pair this accent with?
I'm not really sure. Perhaps my biggest JBP. I'll post a photo this weekend. It will certainly have to be a big powerful tree so that the red of the geranium doesn't distract from the tree itself, I would think.
Truth is I picked up the geranium because I thought it was neat, paired it with the orchid because it's neat too, into the Jack-pot, because I needed (wanted) to fill it, because it's neat too. Keen.
Off-topic:
A few ideas to help these pictures though is to have a couple of bounce cards (anything white and opaque (...or even slightly translucent) at camera left & right ...but to the front of the plant bouncing light back to the front of the accent.
It will add subtle light coming from the front, but add a lot more detail to the shadows.
For any of you w/ cameras that allow you to adjust the on-camera flash, if you dial the power down 2-ish stops then the shadows are less distracting behind the plant and you get a similar effect.
Thanks for the tip. I've been fairly happy with my little light source (winter light bench for the buttonwood) but agree the pot area is too dark. I have some poster board that should work, I would think. Thoughts?
