Passiflora

by Roberta Pedrosa
(Harrow, On. Canada)

Passion Flower

This is a flower I grew in my backyard. It is a very hardy vine. We love it and anticipate it opening evey year.

READY TO ROLL

by Jerry Chapman
(Grass Valley, CA, USA)

A morning glory vine bloom about to unfold among many colors from the garden

How Sweet it is!

by Deborah Finnegan Ling
(Vermont USA)

How Sweet it is!!

This photo (taken 9-12-09) shows one of the varieties of LATHYRUS odoratus (Perennial Sweet Pea) that I grow. Looks like I am not the only one who adores this plant.

Nature's Best

by Sara
(Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA)

The best things in life are unplanned!

I planted a few different varities of sunflower this year but the best one was planted by mother nature near the bird feeder. It is a beautiful full sized sunflower just outside our eating area window for us to enjoy daily. The best things in life are unplanned!

First Peony

by Sandy Jo
(USA)

Snowy Peony

After having had this peony for many years, a house-warming gift from my Mum. Knowing they do not like to be disturbed I left it alone, but was sad since it had never blossomed. Last year we added a deck to the house, so it had to be moved and remembered reading how they will not bloom if buried too deeply, so was very careful of its new placement.
It has it ever rewarded me.

Mary Todd Daylily

by Janice
(Pittsburgh, PA )

Mary Todd Daylily

Mary Todd Daylily
We have these in front of a wall at the entrance to our property. Love the crimped edge!

Mary Todd Daylily

by Janice
(Pittsburgh, PA )

Mary Todd Daylily

Mary Todd Daylily
We have these in front of a wall at the entrance to the property

To open or close?

by Steph Schreiber
(Ontario, Canada)

A Rose of Sharon deciding whether or not to bloom in one of our gardens.

close encounter with a peony

by jon
(warkworth, ontario, canada)

peony lips

our gardens.. just s. of warkworth ontario is well taken care of by cheryl, the chipmunks, many types of birds, and myself , taking pics watering and telling cheryl how everything wonderfully it's all coming together.....over a cup of coffee and a morning walk in the gardens. the peonies explode like fireworks at the end of our garden and makes a great view from the front window.

New Discovery

by Laura Campbell
(Galena, MD)

New Discovery

I found this flower growing next to my stairs last week but I didn't plant it. I have only been in my house a year so the prior owner must have planted it for me:)

I'll BEE hanging In there!

by Tina
(Parry Sound)

This little guy got caught BETWIX some Vervain...was quite a sight...Made an interesting photo!

Anniversary Siberian Iris

by Janice
(Pittsburgh, PA )

"Anniversary" Siberian Iris

Anniversary Siberian Iris
Our neighbor gave us a piece of this lovely flower, which has multipled to a beautiful clump!

close up of odd double calla lily

by Cristina Cassinelli
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)

this pink calla lily suddenly came up with a double flower, first and last I've ever seen

Mother Nature's Abstract Art

by Kes Winwood
(Hanover, ON Canada)

Oliver's Eye

I recently started growing tropical hibiscus and this was the first bloom I had. This is "Oliver" - over 7 inches in size but the center is just like abstract art.

Pretty in Pink

by Grayce Blair
(Toronto ON Canada)

Spirea in bloom

close up of my blooming spirea shrub. Isn't it just gorgeous ? !

Apple of Peru

by Sandy Jo
(USA)

Nicandra physalodes

This plant was started from a seed late this past spring, and has done wonderfully.

Pink Poppies

by Sarah Sattin
(Boulder, CO)

These stunning poppies made every morning that much brighter when I saw them as I left for work.

Summer Snow

by Martha Lewis
(Holstein, Ontario)

Like summer snow

This lovely blossom was just one of many on a shrub by our sunroom, blooming for much of the month of July. It is actually False Spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia), a wild Ontario shrub, often planted as an ornamental one.

After the Rain

by Ellen Fritz
(Grand Haven, Mi USA)

Affter the Rain

Soft, serene, fragile, breathtakingly beautiful, what else can you feel. This lily grows in my rock garden on the southwest side of my home.

The 'KING' of PHLOX

by Deborah Finnegan Ling
(Vermont USA)

The KING!!

I grow approximately 30 different varieties of PHLOX but 'The KING' is by far one of my favorites!! Took this photograph just yesterday (9/15/09)

Roses are my favorite

by Janice
(Ontario)

Wondering what kind of insect is trying to eat my rose?

My "Nicole" Rose

by Karen
(Sicamous, BC, Canada)

The early morning sun shining on my Nicole Rose - one of the most beautiful roses in my garden!

Mammoth Sunflower salute

by LizaWilliams
(Atkinson NH USA)

Mammoth Sunflower Salute

I couldn't help but think my sunflower was saluting me.

RESPITE ON PLANET IRIS

by Jerry Chapman
(Grass Valley, CA, USA)

Prepared for take off

Spring bloom of an Iris provides a landing spot for a wasp

at last, lavender

by Sandy Jo
(USA)

Lavender

Have been trying to get a descent photo of this for a while, and have found the smaller the blossom the harder the focus!

iris

by Elaine Poulin
(Erin, Ontario, canada)

Iris

I found this little guy peaking out from under other flowers. It was the colors that cought my eye.

Canna Lily Flower Closeup

by Don Tubb
(Amherst Island, Canada)

Canna Lily Flower Closeup

I really liked the spikes mixed in among the flower petals. Also the red-yellow colour... all very eye-catching.

Mammoth Giant Sunflower

by Carolyn Haley
(Vermont, USA)

It's supposed to grow 12 feet tall. Mine topped out at less than 4 -- a testament to poor soil and season-long bad weather. But also a testament to the tenacity of plants, in that they'll do their darnedest to grow, flower, and fruit no matter what nature and humans throw at them!

Yellow Butterfly bush with Hummingbird Vistor

Yellow Butterfly bush with visitor

I had a regular visitor all summer, a Rubythroated female hummer who especially loved this butterfly bush

Peachy Spendor

by Karen
(Victoria)

...I took this picture in a dear friends garden the week he passed away....he was a great gardener. I wanted pictures of some of his garden to keep in his memory.
His garden is very cheerful.

Clematis

by Michael
(Iowa, USA)

I love clematis for close-ups

Sedum Flower

by Rod Bailey
(Mishawaka, IN USA)

Flower of Purple Emperior Sedum

Purple Perfection

by Teresa Snively
(Waterford ON Canada)

Pavlova Dark Blue Aster

These look so amazing with the calendula's in my garden this year!

Tomatillos

by Gina
(Wellsboro, PA, USA)

God's artistry

A few of the tomatillos we grew this year in upstate PA.

Saucer Sized Dahlia

by Tina Cook
(Oliver B.C. Canada)

Here is a saucer Size Dahlia. I do not remember planting it but here it is in my big flower bed. I have three different colours but this one stands out the most.
I fell in love with Dahlias a few years back and now I am looking for anything different. Well I have three that are different. WE had a real bad wind storm one week ago and the dahlias stood up proud throught the storm. I know I will be growing more of them next year.

Bachelor's Button

by Rod Bailey
(Mishawaka, IN USA)

Just one of the tough annuals started from seed.

Into the vortex

by Steph Schreiber
(Ontario, Canada)

The inside of a lily. Just thought the colour was fantastic!

Hybiscus in Full Glory

by Raman
(Bangalore,Karnataka,India)

Hybrid hibiscus in full glory in beautiful mild weather of Garden City Of India,Bangalore,India

petunia passion

by Ellen Fritz
(Grand Haven, Mi USA)

petunia passion

I love container gardening and this was one of many blossoms in one of my planters.

Lily in the sky with diamonds

by Ellen Fritz
(Grand Haven, Mi USA)

Lily in the sky with diamonds

I love daylillies, and when this one started to bloom/open up I was so overwhelmed in it's beauty, I wanted to lay down and take a nap on it's petal.

Mellow Yellow

by Ellen Fritz
(Grand Haven, Mi USA)

Now that's yellow

It seems like it wants to just jump right out of the picture.

Challenge the sky

by Steph Schreiber
(Ontario, Canada)

This lily was particularly vibrant. It was the only one that bloomed in that specific spot, and it always seems to me like its daring the sun to shine as bright as it can. It's a lily with gumption!!

"Chicks gone wild!"

by Sandy Jo
(USA)

Echeveria

Have quite some number of the little 'hen and chicks',
some decided to branch out!

Seed pods

by Tina
(Parry Sound Ont.)

Seeds , exploding from an iris...
Such an EXPRESSION!!!

Let's Tango

by Deborah Finnegan Ling
(Vermont USA)

Let's Tango

This variety of POTENTILLA (Mango Tango) is a fabulous color and the plant is absolutely loaded w/ thiese amazing flowers in all shades of orange.

Bee fly On Shasta Daisy

by Tina
(Parry Sound)

I think this is a Bee fly?...
Love the Contrast with the Shasta.

I'm pinned again ....

by Sandy
(Eastern ON, Canada)

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

Easy to see why it's common name is Pincushion Flower.

Monarch Magnet

by Jane Van Haasteren
(Fanwood, NJ USA)

Monarch Butterfly on Swamp Milkweed (asclepias incarnata).
As a co-caretaker of our town?s Monarch Butterfly Waystation, established last year as a Boy Scout Eagle Project, I derive huge satisfaction from this volunteer gig. The 600-square-foot garden teems with life, and I?ve been able to witness the whole monarch cycle -- from mating, to egg laying, to growing caterpillars, to chrysalis.
It?s amazing and uplifting!