Don’t these croton tropical shrubs look like flowers? All the colors on one plant!

Bright yellow, red and green in this conservatory-grown croton plant

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We had drizzle the last few days. The new plants got a break, the established ones are still thirsty, but the roses became bejewelled. NOTE: I am going off line for a couple of weeks. See you all when I get back. Check back early June for more pretty pictures!

Raindrops on a new lavender rose in my garden

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Pink, or maybe mauve, this hydrangea close-up shows the pale, delicate flower centers. Blooming at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory right now.

Purply-pink hydrangea flowers, very close up

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The foxglove (digitalis) is blooming well this year. A little fertilizer doesn’t hurt, either.

Pretty spots decorate this close up of a foxglove flower in my shade garden

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Orchid cactus, epiphyllum, is super showy. This two-tone beauty is in the Volunteer Park Conservatory right now. Catch their GREAT plant sale on Saturday.

Brilliant magenta and red orchid cactus blooms in the Conservatory in Volunteer Park in Seattle.

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I have a few lilacs and this is my favorite one. They are almost done now but here is a memory.

Panicle of lilac with double flowers, as fragrant as it looks

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At Soos Creek Garden last week, an early rose was blooming.

Red and peachy orange translucent petals on an early rose

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At Soos Creek Garden in Auburn WA, the rhodies and azaleas are at their peak.

Close up of white rhododendron flowers, with a blush of pink

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Very vigorous, in my garden now.

Purple and white bearded iris blooming in the garden

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There are big jacaranda trees in my sister’s house in San Miguel. They are just coming into bloom.

Purple jacaranda begins to bloom overlooking San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Macro image of one of the first jacaranda flowers to bloom in March in San Miguel

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