Trees, Plants & Flowers

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 the summer and autumn and attract a variety of birds and butterflies to your garden.

Sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) are also known as yellow cosmos and native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America and can be found growing in parts of North And South America as well as Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Mexican hat (Ratibida columnifera) also known as upright prairie coneflower is a species of flowering plant native to most of North America.

Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) is also known as Italian clover and is native to Europe.

Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are an annual or sometimes biennial herb flowering plant native to Europe.

Sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) is a half-hardy annual that grows in different shades of yellow, orange, and scarlet.

Eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) is also known as hedgehog coneflower or purple coneflower and is a North American herbaceous perennial.

Sulphur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus) thrive in full sun, is drought tolerant, and blooms until the autumn.

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 petaled wild cosmos flower.

A dark pink cosmos flower growing in the flower garden.

A dark pink wild cosmos with wet petals after a rainstorm during the summer.

A garden pink cosmos flower with light pink petals.

A bumblebee visiting a dark pink garden cosmos flower.

Wild cosmos flowers with dark pink petals.

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 will feed on the seeds.

A young eastern purple coneflower blooming during the late summer.

A side view of an eastern purple coneflower growing during the summer.

A young eastern purple coneflower growing in a flower garden during the summer in New England.

Another view of a blooming eastern purple coneflower.

A bumblebee Bombus feeding from an eastern purple coneflower.

An American lady butterfly Nymphalinae drinking from an eastern purple coneflower.

A beautiful eastern purple coneflower blooming in New England.

An almost fully bloomed eastern purple coneflower growing in August.

A visit to an eastern purple coneflower from a bumblebee in the flower garden.

A bright eastern purple coneflower.

A bunch of eastern purple coneflowers growing in Maine during the late summer.

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 to grow perennial and makes a great addition to your herb garden.

Cilantro or coriander (Corianddrum sativum) is a nutritious and beneficial annual herb traditionally used for cooking.

Curly garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a popular biennial herb and widely used in cooking.

Sweet basil (Ocimum Basilicum) is an annual popular and widely used culinary herb.

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 a medium-sized herbaceous flowering plant commonly called garden cosmos or Mexican asters.

Lavender Lavandula is a species of flowering plant belonging to the mint family.

Bee balm Monarda is in the mint family and is also known as horsemint, oswego tea, and bergamot.

Lacy phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia is an annual herb also known as fiddleneck, blue tansy, or purple tansy.

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 of apples for picking. We use them for baking and making a lot of apple sauce. If we have any leftover apples, we will bring them to the horses at the horse rescue. I think this is much appreciated by the horses. The birds will also pick at the apples that we leave a bit higher up on the trees. I suppose everyone makes out pretty well with enjoying the apple treats from our bountiful apple trees.

Apple blossom in bloom during the spring.

An apple blossom surrounded by pink buds.

A bee visiting an apple tree during the spring.

A branch full of apple blossoms and buds.

Apple blossoms in the shade.

An apple blossom in black and white.

An apple blossom on a spring day in New England.

A single white apple blossom.

A bunch of white apple blossoms.