My friend has hydrangeas already in full bloom in her shady garden.

Different colors of hydrangeas blooming in the shade

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More peonies.

Delicate pink and white peonies, with a dash of red, in my garden

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My peonies are blooming. All is well with the world.

Lush pink peonies blooming in the garden

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Chive plants are great. Months of tasty herbs for the kitchen, and pretty flowers, too!

Mauve -pink flowers of the chive plant, with a baby plum tree in the distance, in my backyard

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I saw a lot of this yellow plant by the roadside when I lived in Northern California. I know it sometimes goes where it is not wanted, but I am so happy to see its cheerful yellow in the springtime.

Yellow Scotch broom plant at Richmond Beach Park, WA

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A fancy kind of abutilon (‘Tiger’s Eye’), with dark purple bud casings. Seen (of course!) at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory.

Red, yellow and orange veins, and a dark, velvety bud casing in this small tropical flower.

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Browsing through my archives, I found this image of how the horse pasture next to our backyard used to be a few years ago. I miss Tawny. Now a big house is being built there.

Purple lupines and a recovered wild mustang horse named Tawny

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These pink and green hydrangeas were blooming at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory last week.

Delicate tones of pink and green in these hydrangea flowers at the Conservatory

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I was at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory last week. These pretty tropical flowers, which I can’t begin to describe, are maybe an inch tall (2.5 cm). Anyone know the name?

Small red and yellow tropical flowers at the Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle

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At my favorite flower haunt, Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory, the Cactus House display is full of flowers. These tiny ones make me happy.

Teensy pink cactus flowers nestle among the spikes

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