This tulip is on its way out, but the graceful petal forms still enchant me.

Exuberant pink parrot tulip on display at Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle

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This is one of those images I don’t really have a title for, and don’t really know why I love it, but I keep wanting to look at it, so there might be something there for you, too.

Scene with plantings, and a bench

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There was a sunbreak. The tree on the left is a Japanese magnolia showing how the hard rain we had knocked a lot of the petals off, and on the right is pink dogwood, getting ready to bloom. In front are three hydrangeas, just sticks still, and a red azalea just starting.

The embodiment of Springtime: pink trees

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Tulips naturalize if conditions are just right. They don’t like any water in the summers. But bluebells bloom anywhere, and just at the same time. Good combo, yes?

Yellow, orange and red tulip with bluebells

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These red and white parrot tulips are some of my top faves.

Bouquet of red and white striped tulips, so elegant and graceful.

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It seems like the cold and rainy weather in Seattle will go on forever. But it won’t.

A shaft of late afternoon sun illuminated roses and lavender in my front yard in June

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The same talented friend with the flowery deck (see 2 posts just below) also quilts. If only one photo is showing, click on Sara’s Fave Photos Blog above to see a few more.

Crazy quilt colorfully decorates a bed with black wrought iron

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Another view of my friend Cindy’s deck in August. How did yours look?

Colorful August floral display in the Pacific Northwest

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This is what I wish my backyard looked like. Now.

Brugmansia and other summer flowers on a friend’s deck in Seattle

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Just missing summer plant fun.

Colorful zinnias and other annuals at the nursery, in July

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