Delighted to see the red zinnias along the front walkway get a visit from a pipevine swallowtail butterfly yesterday❤️🦋
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The gladiolus are starting to bloom and I just can’t take my eyes off this beauty❤️ Wishing everyone a happy new week🌼
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Wonderful to see a few migrating monarch butterflies visit the garden this week & enjoy these coral/red zinnias❤️🦋 Happy weekend🍂
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Can’t keep my eyes off this fall beauty ... saffron crocus with lavender hues & three contrasting reddish/orange stigmas & a lovely vanilla spice scent is such a garden delight at this time of the year💜
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So much delight from an assortment bag of parrot tulip bulbs that were planted last fall ... this one in particular with its raspberry mango hues giving off a bit of a tropical flair💕🧡🌷 Happy Sunday🌿
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A unique eye-catching black beauty that surprised me in the garden yesterday (1st blooms this year after planting it 2+ yrs ago) Officially the darkest of all blooms in the garden with blackish/purple hues ...tall bearded iris ‘Paint it Black’🖤
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The first lily blooms of the season from this eye-catching beauty, the darkest lily in my collection ... ‘Black Charm’ Asiatic lily with blackish/red hues & a satin sheen that glimmers in the sunlight🖤
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Always love the contrast on this tall bearded iris ... have had it for years & got it in a garden trade with no name. An absolute keeper💜💜💜
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The best kind of surprises... reseeded cornflowers (bachelor’s button) that seem to be an even more vibrant blue than the originals💙 You can see the color variations with the reseeded ones in the video😊
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New to the garden this season & not even fully open yet & I’m already quite obsessed with it .... decorative dahlia ‘Buran’❤️
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Verbena bonariensis blooms drawing in those zebra swallowtail butterflies this afternoon & I’m loving every minute of it❤️🦋
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The lilies are finishing up their summer show in the garden ... here are a few favorite varieties from this season💕 Wishing everyone a happy Friday🌸
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Dahlia ‘Fancy Pants’ was a pollinator delight this weekend for the returning monarch butterflies & the bees💕 Happy new week everyone🌸
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With double 5 inch velvet burgundy blooms and ruffled edging, ‘Night Embers’ daylily is one you can’t miss blooming in the garden❤️
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A late blooming peony-like tulip with maroon petals that have a velvety burgundy sheen ... ‘Black Hero’ is a definite eye-catcher in the spring garden💜🖤 Happy new week🌷
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Always a favorite & one of the last lilies to bloom in the summer garden, a shorter growing fragrant Oriental lily with creamy white petals marked with salmon stripes along the center & bright pink spots ... ‘Salmon Star’🧡
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These beauties clearly aren’t thinking fall yet & the bees are still loving them. So rewarding to watch the cosmos grow from seed & put on such a sweet summer & fall display in the garden🌸
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This afternoon in the garden .... rays of sunlight, zinnias & this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly are bringing many smiles🌸🦋💕
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Celebrating my first dahlia bloom for this garden season with this 4 inch flaming red decorative beauty called ‘Heatwave’ ❤️
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It was one of the best garden seasons this year🌸 Just want to say thank you to all of you for the kindness, support & daily chats ...it is so much appreciated💜 Celebrating a birthday today with some favorite blooms from this year. Cheers🥂🎂🌸🌿
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Blooming in the garden right now ... dahlias & zinnias🌸 Can’t seem to keep my eyes off these beautiful hues💜❤️ Happy new week everyone🌼
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Just had to share this beautiful hydrangea that is at the beach house that we rented for this week💕 Happy new week everyone🌸
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Soon the tulips and daffodils will be dancing in the garden again ... 38 more days until it is officially spring here🤗🌷 Happy Tuesday🌿
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Happy that there is such a variety of blooms & a rainbow of colors still lighting up the garden at this time of the year🍂.... gaillardia, cornflower, cosmos, dahlias & roses❤️💜🧡
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The largest hibiscus blooms in the garden right now ... 8 inch blooms from ‘Berry Awesome’ hardy hibiscus (Rose Mallow) currently stealing the show💕🌺
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So excited to see my first swallowtail butterfly for the season today .... and it is a zebra swallowtail, rather a rare sighting in the garden here🙌🤗🦋
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Delighted to have this tall bearded iris blooming in the
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with her sweet scent & peach salmon standards with wine colored falls... ‘Cimarron Strip’🧡 Happy new week everyone 🌸
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Bright purple globe-like flowers are now dancing in the
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... a variety of alliums catching the attention this week from pollinators, including ladybugs💜🐞
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The sweet ‘Kelsey Annie Joy’ and her first bloom for the season … this peachy pink collarette dahlia is always a pollinator favorite🧡🌸
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Just might be my favorite bloom of the season, happily surprised to see a 1st bloom on a recently planted Japanese iris (Iris ensata) Dinner Plate ‘Blueberry Pie’😊 An eye-catcher with double 6 inch blooms in shades of purple & blue 💙💜
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A nice surprise popped up in a patio planter, cheers to those self-sowing annuals from last season ... loving these vibrant blue cornflowers (bachelor’s buttons)💙 Happy midweek🌿
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Anyone craving chocolate? Happy to see the first blooms from chocolate cosmos (cosmos atrosanguineus) this week. The buds start out almost black & the blooms are a beautiful dark reddish brown🍫🤎❤️
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Definitely one of the loudest & brightest spots in the garden .... loving this display of zinnias, especially these bright double blooms🧡💜❤️ Sound up for nature’s music😊🎶
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The red zinnias have been such an eye-catcher this season ... a weathered black swallowtail butterfly with a quick visit❤️
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A favorite place in the garden right now is by the garden shed with this display of ‘Evening Sun’ sunflowers & so many pollinators🌻🧡
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Porch life this afternoon... my first fuchsia is still happily blooming & ‘Blue Light’ clematis is now tall enough to hit the top porch railing & has given me a couple of new purple blooms💙💜🌸
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These pink beauties in the garden this week ... coneflowers, dahlias, daylilies (happily unbelievable that I still had reblooming daylilies🙌), roses & zinnias🌸 Happy November🍁🧡🍂
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So many buds & now starting to burst with color, this carefree shrub-like decorative dahlia with shades of cheery yellows & rosy pinks is such a garden delight ... ‘Pacific Ocean’🌸💛
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Sunshine & rain this week in the garden & these fall colors are still so vibrant, not just from the garden blooms but the trees are giving a colorful display too💜🧡❤️ Happy Friday🌼
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After a morning of heavy rain & winds from the outskirts of the hurricane, the sun came out & the garden came to life again😊 Very happy to get a visit from this female black swallowtail butterfly this afternoon 🧡🦋
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Blazing fall color with this beauty that truly lives up to its name🔥 Dahlia ‘Fired Up’ with 8 inch whimsical blooms in shades of red, orange & yellow is catching a lot of attention in the fall garden this week🧡
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Always a favorite, while hard to find a true blue in the garden, blooms with tints of blue are said to add a sense of calmness & relaxation💙 Wishing everyone a happy Tuesday🌼🌿
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Happily holding onto some garden sunshine with these bright beauties in the garden ... delighted to still see a few skipper butterflies🧡💛 Happy Saturday🌼
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Not intentional, but I ended up with a section of garden this season that was mostly contrasting purple/pinks & oranges💜🧡 I loved the bright energy in it & even more so when a color coordinating butterfly would visit🦋😊 Happy new week🌿
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A bit of a tropical vibe with daffodil ‘Tahiti’ ... a sturdy double daffodil with sunny yellow petals & an orange reddish ruffled center🧡🌼 Happy Sunday everyone🌿
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Sweet shades of lilac/lavender now blooming in the fall garden ... dahlias, zinnias, verbena, ageratum (floss flower) & asters💜 Happy new week everyone🌸
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Still looking fierce even with a couple of nibbles by a hungry grasshopper …the striking cranberry black dahlia ‘Arabian Night’❤️🖤
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‘Red Velvet Elvis’ Louisiana iris is making its first appearance of the season❤️ I am always intrigued by the buds opening up on this beauty😊 Happy Tuesday🌸
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Amazing how much joy these beauties bring to the garden. A lot of seed packet purchases lately & a wonderful variety of zinnias that I look forward to seeing in this year’s garden🌸💜Wishing everyone a happy Friday & a wonderful weekend🌿
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Soon these beauties will be bursting into color again in my front garden bed. I can see the tips of the iris reticulata ‘Harmony’ peeking through the ice, soon ‘Purple Hill’ & ‘Blue Hill’ will follow along with the hyacinths💙💜 Spring is coming🤗🌷
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A mix of pink cosmos still smiling pretty in the north facing part of my garden where most blooms are now done for the season💕 The bees are happy🐝
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