Here we are again, middle of the month, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, thanks to Carol of May Dreams Gardens. And less than a month until the wedding! Things are going well. I am cutting back the wildflowers that are finishing up – gilias, tidytips, poppies and non-native (and invasive) nasturtiums that come up each year with no help from me. Still they are so pretty I don’t have the heart to remove them all and of course they reseed like crazy. So here are some pretty closeups. Didn’t have time to give a more complete photographic tour of the garden but will try to next week.
Farewell-to-spring (Clarkia amoena)
Bountiful seaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus ‘Bountiful’)
One of those nasty and invasive, but of so beautiful, nasturtiums.
Margarita BOP penstemon (Penstemon heterophylla ‘Margarita BOP’)
Juncus patens
Shadow of Roger’s Red grape
Buds on potted minature sunflowers – will they be in bloom on June 12????
Got to run – we’re going out to Canele’s for dinner. YUM!
Happy bloom day! I think the garden will look fabulous, and I'm crossing my fingers for the sunflowers…<br /><br />Happy bloom day!
I have to ask you what kind of camera you use. I'm sure folks must ask you all of the time. Your images are always amazing! (My compliments to the photographer too, of course, since your composition is beautiful as well.)
Thanks, TM. I noticed you were the second post on Carol's GBBD. I'm impressed. Are things easing up now that the garden tour is over?<br /><br />Ficurinia, I use a Nikon D70s that I got in 2005. More importantly – I was using a Nikon 105mm lens that is really amazing. By the way – I noticed that your blog has a nasturtium picture very similar to the one I posted. They are pretty, aren&#
the shadow on the fence in the roger's grape photo looks like roger putting a grape in his mouth <br />-or<br />roger kissing a chicken.<br /> <br />yes, i need to get a life. (:<br /><br />cynthia