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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Mary, these are all so beautiful! Thank you for sharing these great planting ideas. 🙂
Stacey I really got a lesson here photographing all this beauty. I never knew there were so many varieties of flowers in my back yard.
Such beautiful flowers!
Thank you so much!
Wonderful flower photos! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, I was really surprised by how pretty they were when I saw them through the lens.
Gorgeous flowers Mary!
Thanks so much Carol, sometimes it takes a camera to make you appreciate things.
Hello, lovely flowers and gardens in your neighborhood.
Your photos are beautiful. Enjoy your day!
Thank you so much Eileen, sometimes it takes looking through a lens to make you appreciate what is in front of you.
Great photos Mary! Love all the colors and how lucky to have so many near you.
Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
I really had no idea we had such a huge variety till now.
Turning a brown thumb green just takes a little practice! You have captured some very nice flowers! Thank you for linking up today!
Thank you Michelle, till I get there photography will keep me happy!
Your flower photos are beautiful. Most of these flowers also grow in my neighborhood, and I grow some of them in my own garden.
You are so lucky to be able to grow them, I have so much respect for people who are gardeners.
So beautiful, how can you not feel good when seeing these beauties. Thank you for sharing on the Classy Flamingos Blog Party.
I so agree Linda, they put a smile on my face!
Your flowers are gorgeous! I wasn’t sure which flower you were wondering about…the one above your question is a vinca, the one below looks like it might be a variety of penstemmon.
Found your post on the Simple Homestead hop!
Lisa they are so beautiful. I was confused about the penstemon because it had that strange looking base which looks like it belongs on a zucchini plant.
What beautiful flowers. I love this idea. I think that I need to take my camera out and see what I can find in my neighborhood. It would be fun to be specifically looking for beautiful flowers. Thank you for sharing at Over the Moon.
You never know what’s really out there till you look at it through the lens of a camera.
Delightful photos, Mary. You may like to post on Floral Friday Fotos meme as well!
See: http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/
Thanks for taking part in the Travel Tuesday meme.
I will be sure to stop by.
Hi Mary, what a beautiful neighbourhood you must live in! The flowers are so vibrant in colour. I wasn’t sure which flower you were asking after, but if it’s the one below the paragraph I think it’s what I know as a snap dragon (gently squeeze the sides and it snaps). I’m no flower buff so I’m probably wrong, but I have great childhood memories of trying to pinch them from peoples gardens so I could make them snap!
xx
Debbie I remember the snap dragons of Greece. This one is not one of those. It has a base like the zucchini plant. Whatever they are, they are all so beautiful.
Your neighbourhood has lots of beautiful flowers. I have very little growing space so I only have containers with pansies, marigolds, alyssum, chamomile, and geraniums. At lease some of my veggies get blooms to help brighten things up. – Margy
Your garden must be very pretty. My dad has a large garden with veggies and he won’t even let the dog down in the yard for fear that it will touch the plants. We also have a few flowers but mostly these were from the neighborhood. Now when I walk the dog I stare at all the pretty flowers.
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Thank you so much Marilyn. It is always an honor when my photography is featured.
What a lovely collection of flowers and photos Mary. Gorgeous colors!
Thank you so much Christina. I didn’t think these could match our Greek flowers but they have their own beauty!