My Soapwort has taken over a nice portion of my front rock wall.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) is putting on a show in my woodland garden.
I just finished harvesting the white flowering chives.
Wooly Thyme is forming quite a dense carpet along the sides of the steps.
Pink flowering Alliums add a blush of color to the woodland garden.
Dianthus scents the air with the aroma of clove buds.
Geums add some color to the North side of the house.
And I’ll end off with my absolute favorite flower…The dainty little Forget-Me-Not. I felt this was fitting to edge my memorial garden. The tiny sky-blue blooms add some life to the shaded little garden. It has always amazed me that such a tiny flower could have so much detail, brightness and beauty.
-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20
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GrandmaT
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posted 131 days ago
You have such a gift with that camera of yours!!! Beautiful pictures of beautiful flowers!!!
And I think the Forget-Me-Not’s will be lovely edging your Memorial Garden … even the name is fitting of this dainty flower.
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
Eklectic
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posted 131 days ago
Just love your pictures!!:-)
And the flowers as well!
And I agree with GranT: Forget-me-not’s for the memorial garden!!!
Amazing that my Soapworth is done blooming and going to seeds while my garlic chives have not bloomed yet, and yours seem to be in bloom at the same time: different parts of the country and the same plants have such a different growing pattern!
Keep those pictures coming please!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
dini
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posted 131 days ago
Lovely pics, XO. , Beautiful flowers, and your captions let me place them in your “video tour”.
-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.
Bon
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posted 130 days ago
I just can’t believe the beautiful flowers you have X.And the forget me not at your memorial garden is a great idea.
-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more
Damocles
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posted 130 days ago
XO, you sure do have a great eye for photography. All of your images are great!
I’ve also got F-M-N’s, and their color is always striking in such a way to evoke all kinds of great memories…
-- Living on the square...Metro Detroit
XploreOrganics
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posted 130 days ago
They also have historic value here in Newfoundland…” The Forget-me-not are traditionally worn by Newfoundlanders on July 1 in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders who died during the First World War. July 1 was chosen because of the high number of casualties suffered by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment on 1 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme.”
-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20
Eklectic
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posted 130 days ago
Interesting piece of info X!
-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a
GrandmaT
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posted 130 days ago
Yes, I do like that historical story associated with Forget-me-nots.
It would be an fascinating blog to record historical stories that we know of associated with the different herbs and flowers.
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b
lulugardengirl
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posted 123 days ago
I agree about historical stories, I love them. One of the local women in the nursery I worked in told me the story of Double Delight Rose. I was fascinated to know that her Grandmother was the women that named it. Her last name was Delight. It’s a double colored rose so, there is where the name came from. I agree all the pictures are beautiful. I’m enjoying moving around this site. Lulu