Published Monday, May 13, 2013, OK personal/derivative use; link lovethatimage.artsquadgraphics.com.
Lily of the Valley
These sweet, tiny, white bells are some of my very top-favorite flowers. Luckily, they thrive on the front (north) side of my house. A handful of them in a vase is a heady experience. The fragrance is sublime, and like a sweet dream. Can you tell I love these flowers? I really love this image of them and I’m calling it my Best Post of the Week.
Convallaria majalis, or lily of the valley, blooming in the garden
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Gorgeous! The lily of the valley is our national flower.
Beautiful!
Stunning photo of a nice flower.
Wonderful shot of the ‘lily of the valley’ flowers.
Beautiful.
Nicely captured! Keep up the good work!
I love lilies of the valley
Nice shot! really like it a lot!
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Beautiful details and light!
Such a pretty little flower. Wonderful photo!
Mine will soon be flowering and like you, I gather tiny bouquets of these fragrant little bells.
Your photo is stunning.
Lily of the valley mean May in Europe for me, a birch wood full of them near the Elbe river in Germany, passing banks white with them by train in Norway, or in the lower Alps in Bavaria. Picking a bunch for mother when I was little in Latvia or nostalgically buying a bunch in Melbourne from the flower stall at thee Town Hall corner although as a uni student I could not afford them. I have tried again and again to grow them here but our climate is too hot and dry and even in the shade-house I have lost them.
In my youth in Europe, wildflowers were abundant and we children could pick them to our heart’s content. Now, they are mostly protected.
Lily-of-the-valley scent is my most favourite scent of all, i have it in sachets in my drawers. Unfortunately the soap and au de toilette are no longer made and I miss them.
Thank you for this wonderful capture and the memories.
so loveyl, ours are just starting to open too!
Oh my, a beautifully composed photo of one of my favorites too, I love Lilies of the Valley. Thank you Sarah 🙂
mmmmm… I love the scent of the lily of the valley. They are such a delicate looking yet hardy plant. Thanks for sharing 🙂
thanx for all your lovely flowers! 🙂