I have a bougainvillea standard (little tree) that I take inside each fall. Here it is enjoying the sunshine on our patio.

Colorful papery bracts enclose the true white flower of the bougainvillea plant.

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The hydrangeas are looking very good this year.

Blue-purple hydrangeas, close up

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This year the Tropicana rose and other roses in my front yard are much happier than last year. I’ve been using Dr. Earth fertilizer and it seems to make a huge difference. NOTE: I might be in error on the name. I think this is Fragrant Cloud. Tropicana has more pink and yellow.

Orange Tropicana rose in my garden

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Solstice sunshine on the roses

Garden roses in sunshine in my garden

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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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Some sweet pansies in front of the entrance to Seattle’s hidden gem, the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Plant sale today until 3pm!

Purple and white pansies in front of the Conservatory’s iconic sign.

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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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