The irises have started to blossom, with the first ones being the Siberian Irises with their smaller blooms.
Irises Blooming
Picture of the Day for June 7, 2024
The dainty blue blossoms of the Forget-me-nots provides a bunch of smiling faces. The flower has had many meaning as they represented true love and remembrance. Its name comes from the tale about a 15th-century German knight who fell into a river and drown, but not before throwing a bouquet to his ladylove saying “Forget me not”.
Pretty Forget-me-nots
Picture of the Day for May 22, 2024
This daffodil looks like it is enjoying the sunshine as I am and seems to have a cheery face on this May morning.
Daffodil Enjoying Sunshine
Picture of the Day for August 28, 2023
Some of the late summer flowers were very noticeable in the sunshine today, including these bergamot blossoms, which always seems to have a bad hair day but are still pretty.
Bergamot Blossom
Picture of the Day for August 21, 2023
It is easy to overlook the tiny blossoms of the Deptford Pink, which came from Europe and has escaped cultivation and is now widespread in North America.
Tiny Deptford Pink
Picture of the Day for August 17, 2023
A patch of Black-eyed Susan blossoms signals late summer to me with all their sunny faces and they will have to get through some hot summer days this weekend.
Sunny Susans
Picture of the Day for August 12, 2023
Insect and butterflies are enjoying the summer flowers and at least the hail last evening was only pea size at my place so not a lot of damage like some of the other areas had.
Butterfly on Flower
Picture of the Day for August 11, 2023
On a summer day, a variety of lilies could be blooming, but these daylilies might have been washed by some rain this afternoon.
Summer Daylilies
Picture of the Day for July 16, 2023
These lilies look like they are happily dancing on this Sunday summer day.
Dancing Lilies
Picture of the Day for June 16, 2023
The roses have been blooming for a few weeks now and with no rain to give them a soggy look so the blossoms are lasting longer than some years.
Rose Blooming
