California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) are also known as Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and a cup of gold. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are also known as bachelor’s button, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle, bluebonnets, blaver, blue-poppy, thimbles, brushes, corn pinks, witch’s bells, bleuet, barbeau, and casse lunette. Garden Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) are annuals that bloom in […]
Summer Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus flowers are also known as garden cosmos, wild cosmos, or Mexican asters. This species of flower is a half-hardy annual and grows in different shades of pink, purple, and white. A light pink cosmos flower growing in the garden. A side view of a garden cosmos in the flower garden. A dark pink […]
Blooming Eastern Purple Coneflowers
The Eastern Purple Coneflower Enchinacea purpurea is a popular North American species of a herbaceous perennial, flowering plant. The flowers have cone-shaped flowering heads and grow well in full sun or shade and in well-drained soil. These beautiful flowers attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds and if the heads are left intact during the winter, birds […]
Growing a Summer Herb Garden
Mammoth dill (Anethum graveolnes) is a tall and late-blooming annual variety of dill, making it a perfect choice for fresh kitchen use and pickling. Munstead lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is a fragrant perennial evergreen shrub, which can be used for perfumes, oils and dried for sachets. Chocolate mint (Mentha x piperita) is a fragrant and easy […]
Summer New England Flowers
An orange lily Lilium bulbiferum is also known as a fire lily or tiger lily. A white daisy Bellis perennis with raindrops on its petals. The geranium Pelargonium x horotum is a popular bedding plant. Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta is a North American flowering plant also known as brown-eyed Susan, brown betty, and yellow daisy. Cosmos bipinnatus is […]
Spring Apple Blossoms
We have a few beautiful apple trees (Malus domestica) here in the yard in Maine. Every spring, the yard is filled with the wonderful fragrance of apple blossoms. During this time of year, I have the chance to take many photographs of these beautiful blooms. In the fall, these trees are then filled with plenty […]