Wednesday’s Flower Gallery

Have you ever… Delicately touched a geranium leaf and then smelled your fingers? If you have, you have connected with the flowers in a whole other dimension besides the visual. The aroma doesn’t last long, but it’s a lovely way to engage another one of our senses with this bloom. I know I could be more aware of my sense of smell, as it takes a little more effort and awareness to delight in....

My gardens… Have been quite ignored this year, but fortunately for me, my gardens are planted with perennials. This means they come back year after year, unlike annuals. That doesn’t mean, though, that every plant from the previous summer will make it through the winter. But once again, fortunately for me, this bloom has continued in my garden for many years. It’s a joyful pop of orange alo...

Is it cotton candy…? Or something you would find in a Dr. Seuss book, but in my garden? Yes, it grows in my perennial garden, and I find it most delightful! It has very thin, soft and fuzzy strands of raspberry swirling around as if created by a master cotton candy maker. It’s one of the most unusual flowers I have come across, and I love seeing this perennial return year after year. I love h...

A flash of pink... ...and a dash of yellow top a sturdy green stem that juts out from a beautiful leaf pattern. An orchid with such vibrant colors must be amazing to come across in any of the variety of habitats where it is able to exist and thrive. It is one of the most easily grown orchids and one that I will be looking to add to my indoor garden.

Snowdrop and Windflower... These two words make up this flower’s name: Snowdrop for its pure, white petals, and how they blanket the ground like a lovely snowfall (but thankfully not). Windflower as it stands on a very slender stem and when the slightest of breezes come its way, it sways so delicately and yet, stands strong.

Scissors in one hand… And a glass mason jar filled with cool water in the other, I walked out my back door to cut some flowers from my cutting garden. After choosing one variety and cutting it a little haphazardly, they settled into their new habitat with some blooms ever so erect, and others dangling over the side…

Did you know flowers have wings? Wings like an angel, Graceful and joyful, Soft and pink, Flutter in the breeze, and even Topped with their own golden halo.

It sings with color… It sings with color, spring is here! It sings with color, optimism and hope. It sings with color, vibrancy of life. It sings with color, Hallelujah! It sings with color, and brings joy to my heart!

It was the perfect scenario… For getting out to photograph my next flower. No direct sunlight. No breeze blowing. A quiet and unobtrusive surrounding. Then out of nowhere there was the loud, loud roar of hedge trimmers. Its roar invaded the quiet space, and all I could picture was this blooming bush that I was about to shoot being totally devoid of any flowers once those trimmers hit it. I was ...

A little bit of sunshine… To cheer your day. Maybe you have the same view as I do of grey clouds and rain. Or maybe you don’t have a view of the sun and sky from wherever you are. Or maybe you need just a little extra cheer to brighten things up. Let this bright burst of yellow change your day into something more brilliant and cheerful.