I'm honored to have been asked to be the Guest Friend on Today's Flowers today. For the past several weeks, I have used flowers from my own garden as the subjects for my Today's Flowers posts. Most of my established flowers are day lilies which have finished their blooming season, so I looked elsewhere for photos for today. I'm in the process of adding a front garden, and I have been visiting greenhouses and nurseries in search of plants that are not day lilies. As my contribution today, I bring you photos of plants I have either purchased, or seriously considered, for my own new garden. Unfortunately, I can't have them all! Yet!
Zinnia - variegated yellow/red
White Cone Flower - purchased for the front garden
White Bougainvilla - unfortunately, this is not a hardy plant for our growing zone, and I had to leave this one at the greenhouse, but I think it is beautiful.
Zinnia - Rose
Peegee HydrangeaThis one is definitely finding a place in my yard, but not in the front garden.
MarigoldNot for this year's garden, but next year.. yes! Such a cheery color.
African Iris -I have to research the hardiness of this one, but I do like it.
Zinnia - variegated white/deep pink, purchased for my front garden
Portulaca (Moss Rose) -purchased for the new front garden
Lantana - pink and yellow. This one currently is in Gardening Daughter's garden,
but she is bringing me one of her extra plants for my front garden.
Gazania - purchased for my front garden.This really is a small flower on a very short plant. It's wonderful what one can do with a macro lens. I love the colors in this specimen.
I hope you've enjoyed your tour. Thanks for looking.
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All very lovely and pleasing to the eyes :) I'm sure they all smell great as well!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wonderful post, Pat! I'm sure your front garden will be gorgeous and then you can show to us.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on been the guest friend today!
Have a nice week!
Really beautiful photos!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures..
ReplyDeleteAs our "guest friend of Today's Flowers" you are dazzling us with your lovely flowers.
Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing these beautiful flowers,i love all of them...can't choose,love them ALL.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these beautiful flowers,i love all of them...can't choose,love them ALL.
ReplyDeleteThese are just gorgeous. I love those last ones the best. Such an interesting bloom. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers especially the variegated ones. Each and every flower has its own beauty and thanks for the names, too. I do not have a garden and probably do not have a green thumb, so I am just show casing my photos either from the Botanical gardens or Armstrong! Have a great day, Pat. I have enjoyed the tour.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. These macros are just gorgeous. I love the images on the Today's Flowers homepage.
ReplyDeleteAll so lovely - I especially like your zinnia photos. Portulaca is one of my favorite flowers; I finally found one in bloom yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteYour photos here and on the main Today's Flower site are wonderful. Such a grand eyeful of candy!
Spirithelpers
So many lovely flowers you have.Lucky You!
ReplyDeleteI loved walking through the nurseries with you. What great selections. Congratulations on being asked to guest host. I didn't post today. Zinnias are about all that are blooming. My gardenias have started blooming again. They like something about the heat or have just really enjoyed what little rain we've received lately!
ReplyDeleteWell done, Pat!
Pat you have a beautiful garden and you are a terrific photographer! I am very much imoressed!
ReplyDeletePat you must have a fabulous garden. I loved your flowers here, and also the ones on our home page. All fantastic photos that bring a big smile. Thank you so very much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteHats off and a deep bow for these - very hard to match!
ReplyDeleteYour close ups are quite stunning. I love all the sharp details.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely beautiful images! I really, really want to have some Lantana, but I'm afraid it probably wouldn't survive here :-(
ReplyDeleteI love visiting the local greenhouses. The White Bougainvilla is such an elegant looking flower. The Pee Wee Hydrangea would look very nice in your garden. Beautiful guest post as well!
ReplyDeletePat: Congrats on being featured on the main site. You certainly put on a beautiful show today.
ReplyDeleteThe depth in those zinnias is overwhelming
ReplyDeleteOh those are all very pretty. I would love to have a flower bed with tons of different flowers like that in it. Great shots. =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a feast of beautiful flowers! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAll of your photos are gorgeous! I particularly like the margigold on this page - very vibrant color!
ReplyDeleteYour garden will be gorgeous. You've made a wonderful guest host.
My post is here: Carletta’s Captures.
Oh...you have captured the beauty of the flowers.....and I am in awe of each of them. You are so blessed to have that many flowers that will grow in your region.
ReplyDeleteThey are splendid!
Smiles,
Jackie
I love all the pictures! They are beautiful!! I Like Marigold the best!
ReplyDeletePat, your flowers are beautiful and the photos awesome. I love the Peewee Hydrangea, it is just so delicate. I would love to have one of those in my garden as well.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Pat.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are awesome!
All your shots are wonderful and the colors are cheerful.
ReplyDeletewonderful photos of flowers here...i love them all! congrats for being guest friend...
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely flowers :)
ReplyDeleteThose are exquisite flowers, really beautiful. That white Bougainvilla, is so simple, fragile, and haunting. I would love to find a way of doing something like that in clay. Love the summer brightness of Marigolds, and the mathmatical beauty of the Gazania. Splendid, thanks so much for posting those lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely DELIGHTFUL array of color blossoms here ... really lovely. In my experience, African Iris is VERY hardy and thrives on neglect here in Southern California ... blooming regularly in short bursts.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
Your flower photos here and on the 'Today's flower' site are absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeletePat: Your guest appearance show of flowers on the TF opening page is lovely and these that you post here are stunning! Pee gee hydrangeas..I love! I have two in my garden..I don't think I've ever seen or heard of Gazania..thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers. Great photos too. Thank you for this site. I love gardens of all kinds.
ReplyDeleteYes, I enjoyed the tour very much! What a great assortment of beautiful and very interesting flowers. That white bougainvilla might be good in a pot, you know. I have a tree kind up here in Seattle and just take it in. It resents the change, but each spring it comes back and does its thing.
ReplyDeleteAnd congratulations on being Guest Friend. A great collection there.
these are gorgeous. I love them all. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteAll your flower shot are so lovely!
ReplyDeleteBougainvilleas thrives in a hot climate like ours here, they bloom all year round.
Beautiful feature flowers, particularly the Clematis and Dutch Iris. The flowers you are considering for youe garden are lovely too, you must be living in a reasonably arid climate to make those choices.
ReplyDeleteYour collection of flowers is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous blooms - impossible to choose a favourite as they are all superb. I'm sure you will have great fun designing your front garden.
ReplyDeleteNice array of flowers and great photos! We can dream, can't we? :O)
ReplyDeletethat's a lot of lovely flowers. i love them all. nice post for today.
ReplyDeleteThese flowers look great! Happy birthday to Today's Flowers.
ReplyDeleteDue to a demanding workload, I have not been able to visit lately. I miss this delightful group of people, and hope I can resume the visits some time.
Lovely work, Pat! I'm very impressed and want to come see your garden!
ReplyDeleteJan Campbell
Wow, you have a beautiful collection, thought my favorite was the zinnias but as I scrolled down, I was left undecided. LOL. Lovely, all of them. And congrats for being the guest host this week. Thanks for the visit too.
ReplyDeleteI love the Ganzania, White Cone Flower, and the Lantana.
ReplyDeleteAh Pat you chose some beauties to share with us. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteGazania is one of my favorite flowers. MB
My goodness, your pictures are lovely! I am not familiar with gazania, but it sure is pretty.
ReplyDeleteyes all of them are gorgeous, the photos are clear and nice shot, take care and thanks for the visit..
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous series of photos, Pat! Your new garden will be beautiful.
ReplyDeletePat
ReplyDeleteMarvelous your post for TODAY'S FLOWERS!
Thanks for posting!
Luiz
Magnifiques fleurs, moi aussi j'aime photographier les fleurs avec ma maman!
ReplyDeleteI love the white bougainvilla. They are not a problem to grow and they need a nice climber. An Arch climber would be perfect for them because of their compact branches and close interknitted leaves. I have never seen a white variety before. The Zinnias are interesting in their variety of compositions too. Especially the one with multilayered coloures. Your macros are greatly captured! Thanks for the visit to my orchids. Yes, I was fortunate to be allowed to take them.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely photos. I absolutely love them all!
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