Another nod to the nearness of the Solstice. This dahlia is like the sun, is it not?

Dahlia with pointy petals, red to orange with yellow tips.

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From a couple of years ago at the fabulous Victorian Christmas display at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, a red chair for Santa.

Red chair for Santa Claus, next to poinsettias, electric trains, and Christmas trees decorated with lights and bows

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Feeling nostalgic for SUMMER at the Conservatory in Seattle. This was taken at its Centennial Celebration in August, 2012.

Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory in summertime

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Pink and creamy white roses in a bouquet. What could be sweeter?

Pale roses with dark pink edges in a bouquet

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Here’s a breath of warmth and summer for us Northern Hemisphere folks—pink peonies in my backyard from six months ago.

Tender pink peonies bloom in the early summer garden

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Found these huge bouquets of roses on a corner in Manhattan on the upper East side for $10, cash only. They even smelled good!

Many colors of fresh roses in bouquets for sale

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I saw this in the New York City Cloisters herb garden post below. The full name on the sign was “Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple, Datura metel (Solanaceae).” They say it is poisonous, but so lovely!

Graceful white datura flower blooms in medieval medicinal garden

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Not from this year’s garden, but it’s always good to see a rose in the rain, isn’t it?

Full blown Peace rose, with raindrops

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The weather has gotten too cold for this brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet) plant to stay on the patio, so into the living room it has come until the warm weather returns. Every night the scent perfumes the entire house.

Golden yellow-orange blossoms of brugmansia or Angel’s Trumpet blooming indoors

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Here’s a closeup of the flower in the post below. I really love this image and I am calling it my Best Post of the Week.

Curving petals of a yellow dahlia flower

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