Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Tomato ‘Celebrity’
Dahlia Decorative ‘Noordwijks Glorie’
Zinnia, Cactus Flowered Mix
Zinnia, Cactus Flowered Mix
Dahlia Border Decorative ‘Gallery Pablo’
Cercis canadensis L. (Eastern Redbud)
Cosmos ‘Bright Lights’ Mixed Colors
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Buddleja davidii ‘Adokeep’ (Adonis blue Butterfly Bush)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) (against the fence on Buddleja davidii ‘Adokeep’)
Angelonia ’Serena Purple’
Angelonia ’Serena Purple’
Achillea filipendulina (Fern-leaf Yarrow)
Cleome hassleriana (Spider Flower)
Foxglove ‘Dalmatian Peach’
Foxglove ‘Dalmatian Peach’
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Iris domestica (Blackberry Lily)
Dahlia Border Decorative ‘Gallery Pablo’
Leucanthemum superbum ‘Alaska’
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue) –Meditation Circle
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue) –Meditation Circle
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’ (Beardtongue) –Meditation Circle
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’
Salvia uliginosa ‘Blue Sky’ (Bog sage)
Salvia uliginosa ‘Blue Sky’ (Bog sage)
Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’ (Autumn Sage)
Take time to look up!
Looking up through Cleome hassleriana (Spider Flower)
Looking up
Looking up
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Hemerocallis (Daylily) (from Mercers’)
Iris domestica (blackberry lily) –Finally managed to get a couple of these from seeds shared by my sister
Tagetes ‘Durango Red’ (Durango Red French Marigold)
Monarda didyma (Scarlet Beebalm)
Phlox paniculata ‘Robert Poore’ (Garden phlox)
Liatris spicata ‘Blazing Star’
Iris Siberica ‘Concord Crush’
Iris Siberica ‘Concord Crush’
Iris Siberica ‘Concord Crush’
Virbia aurantiaca (orange holomelina) — on a blade of grass. Those eyes!
Narcissus ‘Delnashaugh’ (Double Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Delnashaugh’ (Double Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Delnashaugh’ (Double Daffodil)
Narcissus (Mixed Large Daffodils)
Narcissus (Mixed Large Daffodils)
Narcissus (Mixed Large Daffodils)
Narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’
Twin Sisters / Cemetery Ladies (Narcissus x medioluteus)
Iris germanica ‘Raspberry Blush’
Iris germanica ‘Orinoco Flow’
Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)
Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’
Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’
Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’
Narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’ and Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’
Flowers Catching Breeze With Birdsong
Narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’
Narcissus ‘Cheerfulness’ and Tulipa clusiana ‘Cynthia’
Iris ‘Crimson King’
April 3, 2022 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) on Cupressus arizonica, the Arizona cypress
April 3, 2022 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Question Mark with Chimes and Birdsong
Dutch Iris
Dutch Iris
The iris in my Monday vase opened earlyTuesday morning. With temperatures this week at or below freezing this week, those outdoors strategically have elected to delay.
Narcissus (new this year from mixed bag of large daffodils)
Hyacinth Orientalis Shades of Blue
Hyacinth Orientalis Shades of Blue
Hyacinth Orientalis Shades of Blue
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Sedum ‘Thunderhead’ (planted 2021)
March Clouds
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
Daphne odora (Winter daphne)
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Apricot Blush’, PKF
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Amaryllis Trio – A pot of three amaryllis bulbs courtesy of our beautiful niece Julie
Amaryllis Trio
Amaryllis
Amaryllis Trio
Amaryllis Trio
Amaryllis Trio
I used this angelonia in my vase on Monday and several readers were unfamiliar with it. An annual here, it blooms all summer until first frost without deadheading.
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Angelonia AngelMist ‘Spreading Berry Sparkler’
Wordless? Well, just a few whispers this rainy (yes actual rain is falling) Wednesday.
Welcoming September Equinox with a wistful sigh today Sep 22 3:21 pm EDT.
The garden’s nearly 20 year old Camellia sasanquas ‘Yuletide’ have produced fruits this year. I have a record of this pollinator achievement one other time in a photo taken also on this day in the year 2012.
Reblooming Iris germanica ‘Immortality’
Iris germanica ‘Immortality’
Dahlia ‘Tsuku Yori No Shisha’
Dahlias From The Garden – No ID
Zinnia elegans ‘Purple Prince’
Zinnia elegans ‘Purple Prince’
Zinnia elegans ‘Purple Prince’ and Common Lantana
Dahlia ‘Totally Tangerine’
Lycoris radiata (Spider Lily)
Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ and Rudbeckia fulgida (Orange Coneflower)
Lycoris radiata (Spider Lily)
Dahlia ‘Cafe Au Lait’
Dahlia ‘Cafe Au Lait’
Dahlia ‘Tsuku Yori No Shisha’
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Crinum × powellii (Crinum lily)
Dahlia Border Decorative ‘Gallery Pablo’
Dahlia Border Decorative ‘Gallery Pablo’
Dahlia ‘Tsuku Yori No Shisha’
Dahlia Ball ‘Petra’s Wedding’
Dahlia Ball ‘Petra’s Wedding’
Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’
Liatris spicata ‘Blazing Star’
Crinum × powellii (Swamp Lily)
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
Gladiolus. Broken flower supported by Shasta daisy foliage
Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’
Lantana camara (Common lantana)
Rudbeckia laciniata (Green-Headed Coneflower)
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