tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81484752890439694982023-11-16T10:25:00.261-08:00The Flowers in my GardenHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-16672153178735961492009-07-26T12:08:00.000-07:002009-08-09T09:13:54.607-07:00A packet of seeds ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wzylREvv4lZy9C0zEPhkCXDUvxXJWOIUlUWugjvy6wu8oP4SviS57Dt6sQaB7bqgmsrqhcIPdgPlQMEn9o1yA_KLqTrHt166CWp3_aSexyUT9JS87TukrUeOMNutbf6m0prMTHuSWY/s1600-h/tn_SDC10688.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6wzylREvv4lZy9C0zEPhkCXDUvxXJWOIUlUWugjvy6wu8oP4SviS57Dt6sQaB7bqgmsrqhcIPdgPlQMEn9o1yA_KLqTrHt166CWp3_aSexyUT9JS87TukrUeOMNutbf6m0prMTHuSWY/s400/tn_SDC10688.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362847986481477986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUit-xROdgTxvCCHV5s_cpESAqIQQpqU04wXeozYH96CsG7_D-zYtpnqxNANuvE55K1sBeGOsBKXr6ZljuzRDgtBYnWryKtw_gCokM9JjQEIe0hsF0IX_XHTz8dQCL0ypYsVPc9o8WnQ/s1600-h/tn_SDC10687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUit-xROdgTxvCCHV5s_cpESAqIQQpqU04wXeozYH96CsG7_D-zYtpnqxNANuvE55K1sBeGOsBKXr6ZljuzRDgtBYnWryKtw_gCokM9JjQEIe0hsF0IX_XHTz8dQCL0ypYsVPc9o8WnQ/s400/tn_SDC10687.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362847982164939250" /></a><br /><br /> ... Sprinkled by my son over a thin strip of earth in the spring - and they're lovely.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-63433770768283653142009-07-26T12:07:00.000-07:002009-08-09T09:13:31.639-07:00Mid-summer hydrangea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS1iueZgtJrYu_SKQtv6Pb0GRzGlolf7Ta1NFQwof5JDxWlX70PDQsgtsx7546YR2OTFLNZykjAyKymEq7RNsqJfnB-mSi9SRq06y-XeVjbCou-ukkjVF7gfmtHWPppU4WiyqiNeGbl4/s1600-h/tn_SDC10686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS1iueZgtJrYu_SKQtv6Pb0GRzGlolf7Ta1NFQwof5JDxWlX70PDQsgtsx7546YR2OTFLNZykjAyKymEq7RNsqJfnB-mSi9SRq06y-XeVjbCou-ukkjVF7gfmtHWPppU4WiyqiNeGbl4/s400/tn_SDC10686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362847617465312162" /></a>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-49858616647166214902009-07-26T12:05:00.000-07:002009-07-29T02:57:15.180-07:00Ceanothus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36pws96XVSf8zMqzCp6OLvDPpoXnTNRybw_RH1-kP05yNmnAQQPRG0RvibgDXiJ5HC41W7W7EmlZniews0CouWhgNWoWfqOlYIviFuQz2xucwTs4PpI0XGgl07zrBoIgMtjwmUin0TlA/s1600-h/tn_SDC10685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36pws96XVSf8zMqzCp6OLvDPpoXnTNRybw_RH1-kP05yNmnAQQPRG0RvibgDXiJ5HC41W7W7EmlZniews0CouWhgNWoWfqOlYIviFuQz2xucwTs4PpI0XGgl07zrBoIgMtjwmUin0TlA/s400/tn_SDC10685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362847033187097250" /></a><br /><br />Some sort of late-summer, robust but fluffy ceanothus.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-69408497431881200192009-07-26T12:00:00.000-07:002009-07-28T09:53:52.743-07:00Mini Angels' Fishing-rods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7d_ntVSG8oMb2Y0w2A0dmhJL0p7IC4v0PA8_rI2QF-LLpuQ8QzF-P5aScOaVVt18qx1UfhBIf4f5xXXR8pBeNeEbUgBm1CwTnIYul71wHIO4FBcWhAkWWfiU6FR_kuSqqSw_03UMOJA/s1600-h/tn_SDC10684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7d_ntVSG8oMb2Y0w2A0dmhJL0p7IC4v0PA8_rI2QF-LLpuQ8QzF-P5aScOaVVt18qx1UfhBIf4f5xXXR8pBeNeEbUgBm1CwTnIYul71wHIO4FBcWhAkWWfiU6FR_kuSqqSw_03UMOJA/s400/tn_SDC10684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362845941602623186" /></a>Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-63935863522967861752009-07-26T11:58:00.001-07:002009-07-27T03:13:04.778-07:00Late July<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdhiwlV1jgg4YCxZKGmSU3qtfuAU82xC6tMl0T_2wqgZpetbet8Nna41St6Xy_eRkubBLjocgixjQycPlMLEAN1nxS3rdS9Qo_1N_fWKjsaCcwSJN7hz1N29f73jbEKUivxlGzhmTybE/s1600-h/tn_SDC10683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdhiwlV1jgg4YCxZKGmSU3qtfuAU82xC6tMl0T_2wqgZpetbet8Nna41St6Xy_eRkubBLjocgixjQycPlMLEAN1nxS3rdS9Qo_1N_fWKjsaCcwSJN7hz1N29f73jbEKUivxlGzhmTybE/s400/tn_SDC10683.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362845578794272658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8fBsj8PyoVIeYrynb7Da8Gb5Ibud1qhMTX5kIIklE80hugT3xkMzz1FGnxgBDQgDZZ9ywIzWTmPY8Hi-dORE9tYBZeGIIawncWbGEQA_2rxOvEcD60a_I2Z8E8hXKCWWTStgDeuXbzg/s1600-h/tn_SDC10682.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8fBsj8PyoVIeYrynb7Da8Gb5Ibud1qhMTX5kIIklE80hugT3xkMzz1FGnxgBDQgDZZ9ywIzWTmPY8Hi-dORE9tYBZeGIIawncWbGEQA_2rxOvEcD60a_I2Z8E8hXKCWWTStgDeuXbzg/s400/tn_SDC10682.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362845577613178210" /></a><br />The most vivid splash of colour - even on a dull dayHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-59524804900973209722009-06-29T14:51:00.000-07:002009-07-26T12:02:04.980-07:00Nature, having a laugh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kJHScO52aOVxKistIfo66J8vITqUmov6Gfw31i19jHibePgXosWafjuU-Wf0lMpYQo7lsUKgkhowzhlt1njrOL2n_ihbfNXG0tEX14_VToOohy-2IDwk1FVoNwImVWI6Mqj45uTYZoY/s1600-h/tn_lav.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kJHScO52aOVxKistIfo66J8vITqUmov6Gfw31i19jHibePgXosWafjuU-Wf0lMpYQo7lsUKgkhowzhlt1njrOL2n_ihbfNXG0tEX14_VToOohy-2IDwk1FVoNwImVWI6Mqj45uTYZoY/s400/tn_lav.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352870584798397026" /></a><br /><br />I buy a pot, buy a bonny lavender plant and plant it. I water it and watch as it sulks - grey and lack-lustre. Then lo' - some lavender self-seeds in an invisible crevice in a stone wall. And look at it!Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-75564073075966167362009-06-29T14:49:00.000-07:002009-07-14T11:44:25.506-07:00Erigeron<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkjikwt9BMrE6EIg1X73YsbWAemGdG1yl9RjEbN9Cmts9mqOB47qDwkaLkRP_vt4Ie4LdF5oedaWZgZkwQor2wQnOWhCur2JNio6SPXLIeaDkl36-qu7uPky7-hO7aEdATloET37OZyQ/s1600-h/tn_SDC10667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkjikwt9BMrE6EIg1X73YsbWAemGdG1yl9RjEbN9Cmts9mqOB47qDwkaLkRP_vt4Ie4LdF5oedaWZgZkwQor2wQnOWhCur2JNio6SPXLIeaDkl36-qu7uPky7-hO7aEdATloET37OZyQ/s400/tn_SDC10667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352870238183311186" /></a><br /><br />I don't know if that's how you spell it - but something like that, anyway.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-3963121155401022822009-06-29T14:47:00.000-07:002009-07-12T14:43:26.697-07:00Hollyhock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ufUCe9XRwoDqE17Tu9aUvRUbtM16NBJkwwYIpqgo5Bk4op3AwDZEdkb1HuSy2Qp7EGBsl5ZNhyphenhyphenZ90p2ySRetQE-N_XZbl0FnJIOLxI1WWKEeSUC9hcrTfq0L_9gcC0T3v5X7FCEmApI/s1600-h/tn_hollyhock.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ufUCe9XRwoDqE17Tu9aUvRUbtM16NBJkwwYIpqgo5Bk4op3AwDZEdkb1HuSy2Qp7EGBsl5ZNhyphenhyphenZ90p2ySRetQE-N_XZbl0FnJIOLxI1WWKEeSUC9hcrTfq0L_9gcC0T3v5X7FCEmApI/s400/tn_hollyhock.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352869679960608626" /></a><br /><br />My first ever hollyhock. My other attempts have gone rusty and died.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-49801337516079782722009-06-29T14:43:00.000-07:002009-07-05T04:31:25.809-07:00The exception to the rose rule<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVt3W3JFJMS19LJo_T9ustqNVNEDPcIfwQcaoelkaeDXdlEtrLYkcpD4RYXlFXN7toiZB30UjwrMJuY0Vz1AzEcRIT_CmU0Q20UBR-rx7wWgHJ0YLMw043KwP2uecshuh7sCJvtpNd6g/s1600-h/tn_pink2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVt3W3JFJMS19LJo_T9ustqNVNEDPcIfwQcaoelkaeDXdlEtrLYkcpD4RYXlFXN7toiZB30UjwrMJuY0Vz1AzEcRIT_CmU0Q20UBR-rx7wWgHJ0YLMw043KwP2uecshuh7sCJvtpNd6g/s400/tn_pink2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352868844387476610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLg55T21DfLoGCkR9I31Ryafrf7x7McCJ4B66InZt5pzPVX4AeESs_4yx7lNcsy8gzXFo27t_qYzGWYIar8BwMR0osYRRmSrak8vdqHsbT_rID72pe9X9cBPukEx3OdLQ52MN5L2K_G4/s1600-h/tn_pink1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLg55T21DfLoGCkR9I31Ryafrf7x7McCJ4B66InZt5pzPVX4AeESs_4yx7lNcsy8gzXFo27t_qYzGWYIar8BwMR0osYRRmSrak8vdqHsbT_rID72pe9X9cBPukEx3OdLQ52MN5L2K_G4/s400/tn_pink1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352868840718042306" /></a><br />This rose likes my garden, and I like it.<br />I couldn't decide which picture - so put up both.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-76323858490306272222009-06-29T14:34:00.000-07:002009-07-03T03:20:22.130-07:00Just beginning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPZ25zCV_B4a48UkBlPiiLgoB29wzFHPx2X1ZxLfRtu9HQ3lMkGnFn6aJrOOIWpqbbvw8fhbucA-jVhyphenhyphenTPxMQIUfZA_H_vQS8jjK0CdW8hiPg42F37dA_GxWHy3RyNChxtcKh976hEjI/s1600-h/tn_hydr.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPZ25zCV_B4a48UkBlPiiLgoB29wzFHPx2X1ZxLfRtu9HQ3lMkGnFn6aJrOOIWpqbbvw8fhbucA-jVhyphenhyphenTPxMQIUfZA_H_vQS8jjK0CdW8hiPg42F37dA_GxWHy3RyNChxtcKh976hEjI/s400/tn_hydr.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352866150108463730" /></a><br /><br />... to come into flower. Hydranger.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-16811527920308823202009-06-29T14:25:00.001-07:002009-07-02T12:59:02.979-07:00Late June<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY35ZAXyNZaSnl9Oygk2LOnMlKKoOz9G84nnT-jkrcVCeT-6JEXRfS1GhuzCZHZ40bADWFxtA04w9GmBBqwLpEKuJft8lDi3y_v6dZ9mYwqrx67pOkBIyheqjrkoqUbp2WvlbqGkwnk_4/s1600-h/tn_aga.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY35ZAXyNZaSnl9Oygk2LOnMlKKoOz9G84nnT-jkrcVCeT-6JEXRfS1GhuzCZHZ40bADWFxtA04w9GmBBqwLpEKuJft8lDi3y_v6dZ9mYwqrx67pOkBIyheqjrkoqUbp2WvlbqGkwnk_4/s400/tn_aga.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352865786355960002" /></a><br />The first Agapanthus bloom.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-26583418663480710482009-06-29T14:20:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:21:55.996-07:00Big and blowsy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtKE3BsWmrTh6PQ0N6PxHEx9qYoixcm6CIw1YjmwQ_j-f2thWGC9TvXYgHm8TBpxQbtY7_O2DFgmWHLYpjX0esLZ4MoQoFS01a8RoCneMmF8vi0QGH8eMVgJR1F7yu1HIPo1z2NQ4wZY/s1600-h/tn_blowsy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtKE3BsWmrTh6PQ0N6PxHEx9qYoixcm6CIw1YjmwQ_j-f2thWGC9TvXYgHm8TBpxQbtY7_O2DFgmWHLYpjX0esLZ4MoQoFS01a8RoCneMmF8vi0QGH8eMVgJR1F7yu1HIPo1z2NQ4wZY/s400/tn_blowsy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352862538598496994" /></a><br /><br />This makes me think of over-blown 18th-Century Still Life painting.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-55972792345369777242009-06-29T14:17:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:19:35.774-07:00Uninvited ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P6BStT6A_H5UNVmc6aRNHm-kIur6S6FaHex2iY4XGVJG8uxKHV0XwmwCZrf6gIL-5d8G1qMOniELyp6bIEuz_x4ZZFX1ep5eFkXfQLHv6uKI4P3RkbUadkcdkMKQ8U6E7N8bBIRHr70/s1600-h/tn_poppies.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6P6BStT6A_H5UNVmc6aRNHm-kIur6S6FaHex2iY4XGVJG8uxKHV0XwmwCZrf6gIL-5d8G1qMOniELyp6bIEuz_x4ZZFX1ep5eFkXfQLHv6uKI4P3RkbUadkcdkMKQ8U6E7N8bBIRHr70/s400/tn_poppies.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352861978124032978" /></a><br /><br />... but very welcome. Yellow poppies.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-19337415632486639362009-06-29T14:15:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:17:22.497-07:00Roses don't ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKUgxw3VQTCSiWClEYtq_I_7ZrF_yEzN_VfLEdQnmKaejQkQv-Vk7PWLGLBjJ7Pliz6WEJLvPm5eT4mRD5vs8D39hu_b9KdH5RapB4fvFFctQSKNwCV5Ac_7BPG7NZA4epBkA8eGg610/s1600-h/tn_rose.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKUgxw3VQTCSiWClEYtq_I_7ZrF_yEzN_VfLEdQnmKaejQkQv-Vk7PWLGLBjJ7Pliz6WEJLvPm5eT4mRD5vs8D39hu_b9KdH5RapB4fvFFctQSKNwCV5Ac_7BPG7NZA4epBkA8eGg610/s400/tn_rose.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352861526846544914" /></a><br /><br />... really like my garden. But this is a lovely colour, if not a lovely photo.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-71580626958581717792009-06-29T14:11:00.000-07:002009-06-29T14:15:43.513-07:00More from mid June<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyHn3oSRNdCEfjx2J6Hqcx55iFnq9o3oHqY-sYuruj4Ib3bFD72dAAdxzvnPTKan9IUDezcRS9ilwkpEjpgImtxm2sYkJxdcRdSJ1JaiINJlaWhnJiKduv1ljtGEXkOkFQ5aKvsqggCU/s1600-h/tn_lacy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyHn3oSRNdCEfjx2J6Hqcx55iFnq9o3oHqY-sYuruj4Ib3bFD72dAAdxzvnPTKan9IUDezcRS9ilwkpEjpgImtxm2sYkJxdcRdSJ1JaiINJlaWhnJiKduv1ljtGEXkOkFQ5aKvsqggCU/s400/tn_lacy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352860958324045906" /></a><br /><br />Something black and lacy.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-23348621852306840922009-06-20T09:41:00.001-07:002009-06-20T09:43:09.944-07:00Mid June<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkZinV2FHHW7ENUvWB2zk3nUCuRZS2DKz-yrhx79O9p2JxbgLdBllOzviA9hEFEOJRdH2XEg6_6He5wa-wf2UsjVlEnbrzCn27hOVOAH5cIdb7ZoecBwBaaEoIpM0st6Q5A1eSadC0HA/s1600-h/tn_SDC10629.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkZinV2FHHW7ENUvWB2zk3nUCuRZS2DKz-yrhx79O9p2JxbgLdBllOzviA9hEFEOJRdH2XEg6_6He5wa-wf2UsjVlEnbrzCn27hOVOAH5cIdb7ZoecBwBaaEoIpM0st6Q5A1eSadC0HA/s400/tn_SDC10629.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349451042428300258" /></a><br />Not a flower at all but grass, 'nodding grass'. Too pretty to dig up.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-13645953614834863632009-06-20T09:38:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:41:16.452-07:00Early June 09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKSOEOMibI4a0iocXBnflD0NAylUvI-YyLsCiPnUrhYWweGa7DkZutkKUiBf2O2poJnulNJvlywTp5uO3_hG1lDo3Xks05k0fICGScpCaUnHFWE2BfqV_bCzOHytZu-QW2V3irI1NrJI/s1600-h/tn_SDC10632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKSOEOMibI4a0iocXBnflD0NAylUvI-YyLsCiPnUrhYWweGa7DkZutkKUiBf2O2poJnulNJvlywTp5uO3_hG1lDo3Xks05k0fICGScpCaUnHFWE2BfqV_bCzOHytZu-QW2V3irI1NrJI/s400/tn_SDC10632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349450498374577570" /></a><br />I know this is called a 'gaura' because when my last one died - in the hard late frosts of last Winter - I was determined to track another one down. Lovely foliage, it grows fast and flowers from Spring to Autumn. What's not to like?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-23651420902862032092009-06-20T09:33:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:38:54.754-07:00Early June 09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n_nRPtgN5ampN64qf8Lk9GwXfhLQCW5C3MBDi-cfvA8bDIMGkvhiG09QYZkJNa791sNPz4xqqWoPzeGfazAX06O7fEgNb1sC7c5wHVL1HjIbV_68l1dKCAMmzMx5_d5olBFmwhsafAk/s1600-h/tn_SDC10627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n_nRPtgN5ampN64qf8Lk9GwXfhLQCW5C3MBDi-cfvA8bDIMGkvhiG09QYZkJNa791sNPz4xqqWoPzeGfazAX06O7fEgNb1sC7c5wHVL1HjIbV_68l1dKCAMmzMx5_d5olBFmwhsafAk/s400/tn_SDC10627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349449142072679394" /></a><br />This is one of several plants of this family - know the name but can't remember it just now. It came from a car-boot sale. Lovely varied foliage and the flowers are a bonusHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148475289043969498.post-9070699478143796432009-06-20T09:30:00.000-07:002009-06-20T09:44:15.832-07:00Early June 09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZic7UzqWvvawRsTBIXXzGFVrX52sBCpajOE7wmY90MDb7xhuHWBPzRYfzNJovxnyO7dcavRfim2ytYhERfxH9L8PJX68cdqEIJH5AFbQg8TAvTMx5G209PTKGxf_XGs4CxkdvL-UN3cA/s1600-h/tn_SDC10626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZic7UzqWvvawRsTBIXXzGFVrX52sBCpajOE7wmY90MDb7xhuHWBPzRYfzNJovxnyO7dcavRfim2ytYhERfxH9L8PJX68cdqEIJH5AFbQg8TAvTMx5G209PTKGxf_XGs4CxkdvL-UN3cA/s400/tn_SDC10626.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349448503371711538" /></a><br />I don't know what its name is. But I love it because it's like a firework exploding.Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07184917749393353999noreply@blogger.com0