Come again soon
by Jane Brunton
(Camden East, Ontario)
Come again soon
Sun bathed rudbeckia waves goodbye to visitors just as she welcomed them in.
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Dewdrops on Pink Phlox
by Maria Schermerhorn
(Delhi, NY, USA)
The Early Morning Sunshine reflecting and highlighting the dewdrops on the Pink Phlox growing in one of my flower beds.
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the buzz about the roses
by fumiko
(detroit, mi)
bee on rose
pink rose with a buzzing bee in the middle.
Big, Beautiful Dewdrops on a Hosta Blossom
by Maria Schermerhorn
(Delhi, NY, USA)
Dewdrops on Flowers are Like Beautiful Jewels
A rare moment to capture dewdrops on hosta blooms. Out of the dozens I took, this one is the best shot of the dewdrops and the blossom.
Mother Natures Sowing
by Joyce
(Tracys Landing, MD-USA)
Mother Natures Sowing
Early morning in the fields with this beautiful Morning glory growing wild. Mother Natures sowing. Love the colors of these.
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Purple & White Iris
by Maria Schermerhorn
(Delhi, NY, USA)
How I love my irises, and the sun setting on the garden makes them look even more special. I only wish I had more of these beautiful faces to brighten my garden.
red rosebud is a resting spot
by fumiko
(detroit, mi)
grasshopper on red rose
grasshopper resting on a rose
POD FOLLOWS BUD
by Angela
(Richmond BC)
A lotus seed pod, standing side by side with the really big lotus bud I snapped. Lotuses are dramatic at any stage in their life cycle.
Second Chance
by Jane Brunton
(Camden East, Ontario)
Once more from the top
This corm of this beautiful Canna lily was found along the side of the road where it and its companions had been abandoned by some unscrupulous person. Alone and afraid they shivered together until a friend rescued them and brought them to me for rehabilitation. It was late in the season but I planted them anyway and was rewarded with this beauty.
I think she has come along well. Don't you?
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Popped Poppy
by Kerry
(Freeport, Maine)
I love poppies, in flower or not. Helenium, 'Mardi Gras' s the flower. I took this in my back garden.
The secret life within
by Marian Mulligan
(Calgary Alberta)
The secret life within
When I snapped this closeup shot of the nasturtium I was surprised to see the little fellow inside!
Morning after the rain
by Shelley
(Edgewater, FL USA)
This is a Tiny Tim Tomato plant. It grows to no larger than 18" and is a sturdy, beautiful little plant that produces 3/4" to 1" tomatoes. I just loved the way the water droplets looked on it when I went out to my garden the morning after a wonderful rain!
Stamens, Pistol and Pollen
by Nancy Wilson
(Florida)
Waiting for Pollinating
Looking deep into the throat of the lilly you can see the pollen has falling onto the petals. Lilies are so great, not only because they are beautiful, but because they take almost no effort to keep popping up year after year here in zone 9.
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Really big lotus bud
by Angela
(Richmond BC)
The International Buddhist Temple in Richmond, BC, has a wonderful Chinese garden with a display of lotus plants in pots. They produce biggest and most beautiful lotus flowers I have ever seen.
Maple in the rain
by Jane Brunton
(Camden East, Ontario)
Simply maple
She reaches out her gnarled fingers to catch the rain drops and absorb the welcome moisture.
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Good Night for Stargazers
by Jane Brunton
(Camden East, Ontario)
Good Night for Star Gazers
This pair of starcrossed lilies were just begging to be photographed.
How could I resist?
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Spectacular Water Lotus
by Pat Bates
(N. Huntingdon, Pa.)
Mrs. Perry D. Slocum Flower
Mrs. Perry D. Slocum water lotus that I have in my landscape. I have them sunken in the ground in round pond tubs. The leaves are also spectacular reaching 18 to 23 inches in diameter.
Purple poppy packed with petals
by Angela
(Richmond BC)
Taken in a friend's back yard. The bud can hardly contain its embarassment of riches.
White Organ Cactus Flower
by Nancy Wilson
(Florida)
Midnight Bloom
A beautiful Pipe Organ Cactus is growing in my yard. The large flowers bloom at night and close in the early morning hours. The white petals are delicate and wispy. After the flower, a purple 'pear' grows into a delicious fruit.
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Here Comes the Bride
by Kerry
(Maine, US)
Dinner plate dahlia, 'Cafe Au Lait.'
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Backyard visitor
by Thomas Kubek
(Hillsborough,NJ USA)
My wife Arlene noticed and quickly retrived my Nikon, for a few quick shots as the snake emerged from our small backyard pond
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Bee on Contender Bean flowers
by Shelley
(Edgewater, FL)
My name is Shelley Cornell and I am very grateful to have been in this spot when this wonderful bee flitted at what seemed to be a thousand miles an hour to each of my Contender Bean flowers. I did not have a zoom lense on my camera so the only zoom I had was my feet. It was quite a challenge to capture him in a photo but I'm so grateful I did!
Dew Drops
by Diane
(Exton, PA)
Morning dew on leaf
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Clown Faced Lady Slipper Orchid
by Nancy Wilson
(Florida)
Laughing Lady
When does an orchid make you laugh? When it looks like your relatives. I saw this Lady Slipper at an orchid show and swore it looked like my Aunt Mary.
Pink and yellow ginger flower
by Nancy Wilson
(St Petersburg FL)
Pink and yellow ginger flower spikes
This ginger plant is more like a bulb, large leaves come up later than most here in Florida, zone 9. Beautiful flower spikes and foliage.
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Noding Clematis
by Barbara
(Streetsboro, Ohio USA)
Shy Lavender Lady
This Clematis is growing slowly up a metal trellis on my patio. This is the first time it bloomed in two years this June.
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Hangin' Out
by Donna Bletcher
(Surrey, BC)
Rufous Hummingbird gathering nectar from a milkweed flower; Penticton, BC
Butterfly on zinnia
by SueU
(Middleton, WI USA)
butterfly on zinnia
The picture was taken in my backyard garden.
Blackberry Lily
by Elizabeth Neale-Oestreicher
(St. Louis, MO USA)
Blackberry Lily
Blackberry Lily next to my white garage, in my city garden in St. Louis, MO. My daughter was experimenting with my camera's macro setting... What a fabulous way for me to enjoy them all year long!
Sundial Sunflower
by Kathy Grubbs
(Billings, Montana, USA)
This giant grew in my front yard. The lighting is such that it looks like a sundial.
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It's a Knockout!
by Penny Duer
(Latty, Ohio, USA)
I live in Latty, Ohio and no matter if it's dry or damp during the summer, these beauts show off their color all year long. Knockout Roses are a no fuss addition to any garden. It's September and they still look great!
Gorgeous Grapes
by Susan Shore
(Cyrstal Lake, Ilinois)
Gorgeous Grapes
I took this on a trip to the Michigan wine country. When we visited Tabor Hill, we ate in their fabulous restaurant with a view of their vinyard. I had to get a picture of the grapevines! This is the "fruits" of my labor!
Pheonix -white tree peony blossom
by Carol Wallace
(South Abington Township, PA )
white tree peony blossom
Taken in my yard in early summer. I was amazed because my husband decided to burn our ornamental grasses that spring - which also ended up burning three tree peonies and a Japanese maple. The maple survived - and this tree peony came back more beautiful than ever.
Bananas in bloom
by Nancy Wilson
(St Petersburg, Florida)
Going Bananas
Tropical banana plants are very interesting to watch grow. There are many parts to the flowering and fruiting of the plant. Here you can see the flowers at the end of the baby bananas. Layers of the purple pod open up, under which are more tiny baby bananas with flowers. Nature is so clever, we only need to take the time to notice.
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Canna Refreshed
by Linda
(Arkansas)
I wasn't to fond of these flowers, but now have a new appreciation of them..it's strange how our taste can change, even with flowers. There's beauty in all things, even when we consider them "common".
Water-soaked Chrysanthemum
by Brenda Coulter
(Midwestern U.S.)
Mums aren't very exciting flowers, but this one, soaked by a hard rain just before sunrise, really caught my eye.
HIBISCUS
by Marianne
(Simpsonville, SC)
I bring pleasure to the owner
I had 3 stalks growing in a pot, had no idea until they started to bloom and low and behold this is what they looked like. I was told that is was a Hibiscus..the size was larger then my hand.
Dahlberg Daisy
by Shelley
(Edgewater, FL)
My name is Shelley Cornell and this a GORGEOUS Dahlberg Daisy I grew in my garden this year. It's the first time I've ever grown this type of daisy and I fell in love with the intensity of its color and the way each flower seemed to float on the end of its stem!
Flowers Imitating Insects
by Nancy Wilson
(Florida)
Orchid or Insect?
Orchids are actually easy to grow if you live in the right climate as I do, zone 9. This beauty, as in many orchids, resembles an insect so it will be pollinated by a specific insect, maybe an orchid bee or moth.
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Fantastic Fuchsia Zinnia
by Nancy Wilson
(Florida)
Pretty in Pink
Flowers are everywhere. I found this beauty at a Farmers' Market when visiting Cincinnati. I like to notice details and I keep my camera ready for shots like this.
A Magnificent Event
by Vicki Hempsted
(Penticton, BC, Canada)
swallowtail butterfly
Great numbers of Swallowtail Butterflies were sighted on Milkweed plants in Penticton, BC. It lasted for a 2 - 3 day period.
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Bee Balm
by Shelley
(Edgewater, FL USA)
I've grown Bee Balm this year for the first time. I was so delighted to find out the leaves have a magnificent fragrance all their own. I read that our founders used Bee Balm as tea when they were protesting the taxation that led to the Boston Tea Party. I'm not sure if that's true but I thought it was a pretty cool story anyway.
White ruffled orchid
by Nancy Wilson
(St Petersburg, Florida)
It keeps on blooming.
This white ruffled orchid can keep me happy for months. Long blooms are an incentive to grow them. This beauty keeps on going. Hang a pot under a tree, water, and add a little fertilizer. That's all you need if your lucky enough to live in zone 9 like I do.
Gift from the Birds...
by Amy
(Wingham, Ontario, Canada)
Must have been the birds who brought this pretty flower into my garden, because I never planted it! Its a nice addition, though, and right next to my blanketflowers. The birds couldn't have picked a better spot to plant it!
A B C's
by Jane Brunton
(Camden East, Ontario)
A B See?
I was happy to see this little fellow frolicking in my sedum patch. One of the few I have seen all summer.
You are safe in my organic garden, friend bee.
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"Purple Prince" Curcuma
by Robin Frazier
(Floral City, FL)
"Purple Prince"
One of the various gingers I have planted here in muggy Florida. Carefree, gorgeous plant.
Curcumas are some of my most favorite plants
Peppermint Sea
by Shelley
(Edgewater, FL USA)
I just love to smell my beautiful peppermint plants! They were so leggy at first and I cut them all to the ground and gave them a good feeding and lots of water and they are thick and lush and gorgeous...a sea of peppermint!
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