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For these I used the insert from an Ikea shelving unit. It is 3 sided, 12" flat black. Give it a little angle so there is no shine from the sun. It is mobile and easy to arrange in the back. Also, if the flower is in a pot, I use stairs to position them. I tried using GIMP to edit photos, but it is way too hard with no one around to explain how to do things, so I have to get inventive.

Thanks - that link works for me, although I didn't see a difference in the one I was using. The diamond dusting on their nerines is captivating.

Talking about not being able to see a site, Exbury Nerines is the same way. It uses the excuse that I am not secure, but that only happened since Brexit took effect. Fortunately I panic bought and a lot of unnamed seedlings were included in my last order, so I do have a lot of their nerines which are now going dormant.

I post photos on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/wylieyoung/) and one of the groups I am in is for flowers with jet black backgrounds. Since a lot of the bulbs I grow are in pots, this can be easy to arrange the pot and a black backdrop. Others require a little work, but it really highlights the flower. These are some of the bulbs in bulb now.