Zone 7 Late Spring Flower Tour
Today I am sharing photos of 12 varieties of stunning flowers that grow in my…
Today I am sharing photos of 12 varieties of stunning flowers that grow in my neighborhood. Now if there is one thing you, my regular readers, know about me, it’s that I have a brown thumb. I am terrible at keeping things alive. So when this idea came along I really struggled with it.
While I may be terrible at keeping plants alive I would like to think that I’m pretty good at photography. So instead of showing you how to kill flowers in your gardens, I’ve chosen to show you the beauty in my neighborhood. I live in a zone 7 planting area if that is of any help.
I’m going to keep the talk to a minimum and let you enjoy the flowers.
If anyone has any idea what this one is please let me know in the comments. To me it looks like the flowers from a zucchini plant but in the wrong color.
I had done another photo essay on Spring flowers in Greece. They have other varieties there.
The Belle of Woking Clematis is my favorite.
Let’s talk about this one for a moment. It looks like a Busy Lizzy, but I didn’t find any that had leaves like these. What is your opinion?
Sometimes, the beauties are hiding behind a fence!
I have to say one thing about photography. It forces you (in a good way) to pay attention to things you normally don’t notice. I hope you’ve enjoyed my photo essay on 12 varieties of stunning flowers that grow in my neighborhood. I’m sure there are many more. Which one was your favorite?
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Wow – such beautiful flowers, so bright and vibrant! I especially like the coral colored rose!!
I have to say Patti, I was surprised to see such a big variety of flowers in my neighborhood.
Thank you for sharing all the beautiful flowers from your neck of the woods.
Thank you Lisa for visiting. I really enjoyed this project.
So many pretty flowers blooming in your neighborhood, Mary. That much be lovely to witness. My yard is still half asleep! I hope things open up soon, I’m ready for some color!
I hope so too Kim. The whole area looks so pretty with the flowers all over.
I have a brown thumb too. If I added up the money spend on dead flowers each year I’d probably have a heart attack. Love your photography! Thanks for sharing. They are beautiful!
Thank you Cindy. I feel better knowing that there are more of us out there. I love flowers, they are so inspiring, but I leave the growing to others.
Such a gorgeous collection of flowers in your neighborhood!
Thank you Jemma, and I never would have paid attention had it not been for this project.
Wow, I didn’t know there were private gardens in New York. Very pretty.
These are just flowers in the neighborhood. You walk up and down the street and the neighbors have them in their front yards. But actually the city is full of flowers, there are flower pots with flowers on the streets and also there are quite a few parks and botanical gardens with beautiful displays.
Thanks, I love learning new stuff!
Your photos are lovely. What a great variety of pretty flowers.
I was really surprised Eilis at the huge variety right in my neighborhood.
Gorgeous blooms. Isn’t it nice to see the color finally popping?!
It is Jeanie, it was a long winter and we never thought we’d see some pretty color around here.
Beautiful flowers, and great photos! Lots of bright pretty colors. Not too many blooming in my neighborhood, but some of mine have been blooming. Guess the neighbors don’t like gardening like I do. Thanks for sharing all the pretty photos!
Linda I was amazed when I got home at the photos. I took them quickly so I wouldn’t look like a stalker when walking by peoples front yards.
These pictures are sooo lovely! I love flowers – cannot do without them!
Marjan your back yard is so full of beautiful color you don’t need them but only for inspiration.
Beautiful flowers, Mary… thanks for sharing. The one you said looks like a Busy Lizzie, I believe is a lavender Sunpatien. I have white ones in my container garden that I will be sharing later this week or early next week. 🙂
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/new-guinea-impatiens-sunpatiens-vigorous-lavender.html
Yes Julie, that is what they are. I was confused by the leaves that looked a little different than the Busy Lizzies. Thanks for the info. I learn something new every day!
Hi Mary!
I love your idea of going around the neighborhood “collecting flowers” to share!!! I am FINALLY figuring out how to grow roses here in Texas with the higher humidity! yeah! Will be posting soon. 🙂 Until then, I may do what you are doing… shooting photos of other’s beautiful gardens. 🙂 Happily pinned a bunch…
p.s. I think that’s a type of orchid, the one you asked about above, but that’s all I know. Maybe Patti knows.
Have a great week,
Barb 🙂
Thank you Barbara. I certainly wasn’t going to show my non attempts at gardening. Instead I gave myself an education with all these pretty flower photos.
I didn’t know half the flowers names but I love them all. We have more of a tropical look in Florida although we all try to grow roses. 🙂
I can imagine the exotic flowers you must have down there Debra. I actually had to look them all up so I could add the names to the descriptions. Lol!
Such a beautiful collection of flower shots.
Thank you so much Lady Fi. It is always a pleasure to visit your blog.
It is the season for talking a photo walk in the neighborhood with all the flowers blooming.
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Yes indeed and it was quite an education for me to learn all the names of these flowers.
…you sure live in a colorful neighborhood.
Who would have thought New York could be so colorful and smell so nice too!
So many beautiful flowers all over Mary. Love the clematis. I so wish I could get them to grow here and I think you’re right with the 3rd last picture. It’s a New Guinea Impatiens so it’s part of the Busy Lizzie family but this one was only discovered about 50 years ago on one of the islands in Papua New Guinea, so it’s a newbie to the commercial market 😀
Ahh that is why I couldn’t find it on Google. I know nothing about flowers Michelle, only that they are so pretty to look at. But I remember looking at the leaves and thinking they were different than the regular Busy Lizzies.
Beautiful images. You may not be able to grow them, but you can certainly photograph them.
Thank you so much Liz. For me that is the highest praise.
Wowza! They truly are stunning!
Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2018/06/an-unusual-sighting.html
Thank you, I never paid attention to flowers before.
This is beautiful! The peonies and roses are my favorite! Thank you for sharing for Our Inspired Collection!
Thank you for taking the time to visit. I never knew there were so many pretty colors for the roses.