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Monthly Archives: June 2019
IAVOM-Summer
With the advent of summer solstice, many of the flowers I associate with warm, summer days have started blooming and it is hard to pick just a few with so many vying for my attention. Caroline Lupine (Thermopsis caroliniana) has started … Continue reading
Silent Sunday
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged gardening, nature photography, Paeonia lactiflora, peonies, Silent Sunday
56 Comments
Summer!
Happy Summer Solstice to my northern friends and Winter Solstice to my southern ones!
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged bumblebees, photography, summer solstice, sunflower
66 Comments
Peonies & More
June is a wonderful time in the garden and with abundant rain, things are advancing rapidly. With so much in bloom it is hard to pick just a few things to feature in a vase. I chose my heavy cut-glass … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged floral arrangements, gardening, Iris germanica, peonies, photography, weigela
90 Comments
IAVOM-White Iris
For this week’s In A Vase on Monday arrangement, I’m using the last of my white Bearded Iris (I. germanica), which have been blooming abundantly for the last 10 days. The clump offered nearly four dozen blossoms, the best it has … Continue reading
Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos
Tagged bearded iris, floral arrangements, gardening, In a Vase on Monday, photography
86 Comments
IAVOM–Burgundy
Burgundy rules this week’s arrangement with my first blossom of dark German iris (possibly I. ‘Frontier Marshall’), opening today. The original plant was a gift from a friend so ID is uncertain. Oriental Columbine (Aquilegia oxysepala) reminds me of Chinese … Continue reading
Silent Sunday
Posted in Field Notes, My Photos
Tagged nature photography, photography, Silent Sunday, Skipper butterfly
46 Comments
