Geranium; always popular;

Summer days in the country are butterflies and bees, the rich, green smell of nature expanding its wings;  wanting to dance to the tune of sun and rain. Ts

Summer days in the city, the hot breath of  asphalt,  the sound of tired feet and fast wheels, empty water bottles and discarded fast food wrappers defeated in the gutter. The city retreats into itself shivering from overexposure to sun light.Ts

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Wonderful Bottlebrushes;

Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly known as broad-leaved paperbark, a medium-sized tree of the allspice family, Myrtaceae. 

No one can thrive without a garden. It means patience in growing and nurturing, admiration and bliss, freedom from daily complications. Sadly, many never find the meaning of life, they tumble along with living in search of paradise.

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Salvia; Mystic Spires;

Planted in a big clay pot...has flowered all summer abundantly long; needed quite a bit of water, a small pruning of spend flowers in between. Now it is pruned back and waiting for next spring, Surviving I hope. Cuttings did not take, it might be some sort of hybrid. I might try some cuttings again. In full bloom, it was gorgeous.

I think flowers are the gladdest ever, One look and they make you smile.

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Camellia sasanqua, Yuletide;

Late autumn arrives, charmingly camellia sasanqua show off their delightful flowers. “Yuletide” silky petals surround a big golden heart.  Each on their own a beauty to behold.

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The ever popular Petunia

Every flower seen in the past,  tomorrow it is new like never before.

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Bog Salvia; S.uliginosa;

Blue flowers are the beloved of the heavens.

Blue-banded bees, Amegilla cingulate,  love blue Salvias.

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Salvia, Red Lips;

Kiss me quick;

I have never met a person who hates flowers. 

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Cherish a Rose;

If you are sad, weep and watch the flowers. If you are happy, weep and watch the flowers. It will comfort you, sadness will be transformed into gladness that you still see the flowers.

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Sweet Lysimachia;

  R.W. Emerson said; "Earth laughs in flowers."  Sweet, golden Lysimachia truly has a twinkle in its eyes as it moves slowly over rocks and plants in its way.

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Shasta Daisy;

Daisy, attractive with its golden eye, wisdom and fairness in its habit, tall and thrilling in its white tutu,  attracting the flutterbies.

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Christmas Lily; Lilium;

Summer carries a lightness infused with scents of sunshine and storms, clouds and lots of light, so much light we only see in summer. Ts

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Cosmos;

I don’t know what attracts me so much to this radiant pink gem,  is it its golden yellow heart that winks and beckons when I visit the garden? Or is it the smooth petals arranged in a perfect circle, turning this and that way in a rush of pink silk.  Her greeting is intense and vies for attention and this must be enough for adoration. Ts

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