In a West Seattle friend’s backyard, macro of a flower of a lavatera shrub. What showy, crinkled, ruffled flowers, each one as big as a small apple, and so joyful!

Pink lavatera with red spots in the center.

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Hosta flowers can be quite dramatic.

I really love this image and I am calling it my weekly Top Shot.

Hosta flowers with yellow and black anthers

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Scenic view of Burien, Washington this evening.

Flower basket and old lamppost in downtown Burien, WA, as the sun sets.

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I let some leeks in my garden flower. Why some are white and some are purple, I do not know, as all the leeks seem to be the same earlier, at harvest time. Don’t you love the round balls? Bees sure do.

Leek flowers in the garden, in lavender and white

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I had to look it up, but these stargazer lily parts are stamens, which are the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther. I know you had better not get that pollen on your clothes, either—stain city. But inhale that fabulous perfume!

Pink stargazer lily with white edges shows off its perfect, pollen-laden anthers, with daylilies in the background

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Coneflower, or echinacea, is a beautiful garden perennial and I wish I had some in my garden. This was taken at a local garden tour.

Orange coneflower or echinacea blooms in the July sunshine

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Visited my favorite Seattle haunt, the Volunteer Park Conservatory last week. You can see that restoration work is progressing on the Seasonal House on the right. Full project is due to be done in December. Aren’t the outdoor plantings lovely?

Restoration of the Volunteer Park Conservatory is progressing nicely

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Brugmansia, or Angels Trumpet, is a magnificent tropical flower that we can grow in the Pacific Northwest if we take them inside in winter. This beauty is blooming at the Volunteer Park Conservatory, currently undergoing the final phase of a huge restoration.

Peachy pink brugmansia or Angels Trumpet blooms in Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory

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Last year at this time my lilies were in full bloom.

Magenta, ruby and pink lilies on my patio against a blue sky

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I love this kind of hydrangea and they sure reward a close look. Those teensy white centers!

Tiny white flowers in the center of the blue hydrangea petals with some purple veining

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