So happy to visit Swanson’s Nursery in NE Seattle today. Flowers!

Zinnias with many petals for the summer garden

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Haven’t posted a flower in a bit. This stunning hibiscus was blooming at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory.

Deep orange-red hibiscus flower in full bloom

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Pretty lavender rose in my garden the other day.

Lavender rose with bud, in the garden

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The daylilies are taking over, but so beautiful.

Ruffled, double petalled orange daylily with red streaks in the garden

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The name of this rose is Honor. It is in my front yard rose garden, and blooms even though partially shaded.

Sun and shadow on a blossom of the white Honor rose

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In my garden tonight, an orange rose.

Glowing orange rose in the late afternoon sunshine

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I adore peonies. These delicate flowers are from my garden.

Pink peony with bright yellow center

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The columbines look very good this year. They respond very well to an acid fertilizer in the spring, and the flowers are big and plentiful. Here is one pretty one in a shaft of sunlight, with some rose campion in the foreground.

Yellow and red columbine (aquilegia) in the shade

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My roses have begun. This year I used a better kind of fertilizer, with micro-nutrients, and am VERY happy with the results. Worth the money.

Deep red rose in my garden

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Lovely sight at a walk at Richmond Beach Park in Shoreline, WA.

Magenta pink beach rose blooming in May near Puget Sound

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