This deep pink azalea with white edges was blooming at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle.

Double pink azalea with white edges blooms in the Volunteer Park Conservatory

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Pretty orchids blooming at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in January.

Spotted orchids with white edges in front and purple Vanda orchids in back

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A small display of orchids blooming in May, from the magnificent Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.

Orchids and ferns adorn a wall at Longwood Gardens

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This is a real water lily plant at Longwood Gardens, outside of Philadelphia. The sign said Longwood Hybrid Water-Platter Victoria ‘Longwood Hybrid.’

Water-Platter water lily plant in outdoor pool at Longwood Gardens

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This Peace rose and bud is from the middle of May, last year. Only four months away!

Raindrops glisten on a blushing Peace rose, and bud just showing color, in the May garden

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In the other side of the year, my back yard flowers on a sunny day.

Orange and yellow alstroemeria (Peruvian lilies), dark red daylilies, and tall sweetpeas in back

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From the summertime archives, a lily in my garden.

Deep pink and red oriental lily with orange anthers

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I know I’ve posted pictures of my front garden before, but I so crave sunshine now. Enjoy!

Summer sunshine lights up a rose garden

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One of my favorite kinds of roses, the pale ones with red edges, in a bouquet.

Rose close up, in a bouquet with baby’s breath

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Our typical Seattle endless gray wintertime weather is kind of getting to me. I need brightness and color. Here are some painted boxes from my trip to Mexico in March.

Brilliantly colorful painted boxes for sale in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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