As you might know, I am a jewelry crafter and have been having a good time in various craft fairs for a few years now. I usually make glass tile jewelry from the pages of my book, “Flowers of Volunteer Park Conservatory,” (see the Jewelry and Shows tabs at the top) but for the Sequim (WA) Lavender Festival I’ve made some special pieces. If you are in the area, please do come see me in Booth 135. Here’s a photo I took out there last year.

Close up of lavender, ready for harvesting and drying.

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In front of my house I have some roses, and now there are lavender plants as well. A good contrast, I think.

Different colors of lavender plants in the rose garden, with sweet alyssum in front

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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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The border of flowers in our backyard is doing its thing. It looks best in late light instead of today’s midday sunshine, but this is pretty nice too, no?

Lilies and other perennials in Seattle late June flower border

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Solstice sunshine on the roses

Garden roses in sunshine in my garden

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Another Longwood Gardens fabulous sight: at least four waterlily pools/ponds reflecting the blue sky with puffy clouds.

Waterlilies in a reflecting pool at Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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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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One of my favorite places in the whole world, the Conservatory at Volunteer Park in Seattle, WA.

Already with the glass panes whitewashed against the sun, the Conservatory in Volunteer Park is a gem

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Out in the garden today, the sun came out. Our part of the yard goes to just after the vegetable beds on the right.

Irises, red rhodies, pink meadow rue and red geum decorate my May garden

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Here are a couple of orange flowers blooming in March in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

Macro of the yellow and orange flowers of the lantana plant, about an inch or 2.5 cm across.

Some kind of orange flower, related to amaryllis?, common in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico [Later: yes, clivia is in the amaryllis family.]