Use a shallow depth of field to separate a botanical from a busy background. In this case, the azalea was about 2.5 feet behind the iris.
Photograph your subject in the sunlight with a background which is in the shade or much darker in color.
Photograph your subject so that it relates to another similar or complimentary plant which is either softly out of focus or smaller in size or reduced in dominance by the composition.
When all else fails, shoot details rather than the whole.
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