The rose bushes seem to be competing with each other to produce the most blooms. They look so lovely and the nice thing is we can share the bounty with our neighbours who all received fresh bunches this week.
Photo 1: Pink Roses
Photo 2: Emerging Pink Rose
Photo 3: Pink Roses in the garden
Photo 4: Pink Rose blooming
Photo 5: Pink Rose
The smallest rose bush in the garden produces a really lovely little rose that I have dubbed “fluffy”. It is a full bloom with several luscious layers of petals that would look gorgeous as a ruched and ruffled dress. It has taken a pounding in the recent cold and rain but still looks so charming.
Photo 1: Fluffy Pink Rose
Photo 2: Wet Pink Rose
Photo 3: Raindrops on a Pink Rose
Photo 4: Rose in the rain
Photo 5: Ruched and ruffled
Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepsis indica) is an evergreen shrub with pretty pink blooms. I’ve heard that the fruit is edible when cooked, and can be used to make jam but I have not tried it myself. The blooms appear to fade so some of them look white against the fresher deeper pink blooms.
Photo 1: Indian Hawthorn
Photo 2: In the pink
Photo 3: Indian Hawthorn in the rain
Photo 4: Indian Hawthorn emerging
Photo 5: Indian Hawthorn paler shade of pink
Photo 6: Indian Hawthorn White on Pink
Photo 7: Indian Hawthorn Shimmer
The pink variety has a more subtle shade which led me to take softer focused shots with a more ‘arty’ feel.
Photo 1: Pink L.A. lily petals
Photo 2:Pink L.A. lilies
Photo 3:Pink L.A. lily cup
Photo 4:Pink L.A. lily stamens
Photo 5:Pink L.A. lily open
Photo 6:Pink L.A. lily pistil
Photo 7:Pink L.A. lily curvy
Geraldton Wax flowers (Chamelaucium uncinatum) are native to Western Australian and remind me a bit of heather. They last quite long in a vase and are therefore popular as cut flowers. These flowers were rather small but also very dainty.
Photo 1: Pink Wax flowers
Photo 2: Pink and blue
Photo 3: Wax flowers in the wind
Photo 4: A cross of wax flowers
Photo 5: Pink on pink
Photo 6: Geraldton Wax flowers
Photo 7: Wax flowers
Photo 8: Chamelaucium uncinatum
A few Society Garlic blooms have appeared in the garden and their long delicate stems dance gracefully in the wind. In another spot in the garden however the salmon pink and white-edged Geraniums continue to bloom barely responding to the wind.
Photo 1: Society Garlic blooms
Photo 2: Salmon pink and white-edged Geraniums
Photo 3: Purple Society Garlic
Photo 4: Geraniums blooming
Photo 5: Society Garlic
Geraniums are often overlooked as being ordinary and common. However I find that upon closer inspection every flower has unique beauty to offer. This little cluster is currently blooming in the garden.
Photo 1: Pink Geranium cluster
Photo 2: Pink Geranium showing
Photo 3: Geranium with buds
Photo 4: Geraniums in pink
Photo 5: Think pink
Although the early Cherry blossoms have been battered about by the wind and rain they are still such a cheerful sight that I couldn’t resist another round of photos. The blossoms and petals that fell off the tree also provided some fun shots.
Photo 1: Blossoms that say I love Spring
Photo 2: Cherry Blossom Branch
Photo 3: Bird in a Cherry Blossom Tree
Photo 4: Cherry Blossom on trunk
Photo 5: Cherry Blossom Cluster
Photo 6: Cherry Blossom Sprig
Photo 7: Cherry Blossom petal heart
The warm weather has fooled some of the cherry trees into giving an early display of pretty blossoms. Always a lovely sight. Usually I get a few odd looks while out photographing flowers. This time however passers by stopped, took out their phones and snapped along with me!
Photo 1: Cherry blossoms blooming
Photo 2: Cherry blossoms on parade
Photo 3: Cherry blossoms pretty in pink
Photo 4: Cheerful Cherry blossoms
Photo 5: Blossoming beauties
Missed my flowers and since people seem to be getting in the mood for Valentine’s Day I decided to go with some pink carnations.
Photo 1: Single Pink Variegated Carnation
Photo 2: Trio of Pink Variegated Carnation
Photo 3: Pink Variegated Carnation Spray
Photo 4: Pink Variegated Carnation Gathering
Photo 5: Variegated Carnations
