Blue Blooms and Bee Butts

Enjoying early summer in British Columbia

My name is Miriam , and I live in Abbotsford , British Columbia , Canada . I have enjoyed your powder store over the years , so I decide to send in a few exposure for consideration .

Out in my garden the other day I noticed a bee enjoying my prize delphinium(Delphinium elatum , geographical zone 3–8 ) . The plant is over 6 feet grandiloquent and covered in the most gorgeous indigoblue flowers . I ran for the camera , and the bee posed for me in just the perfect patch . I retrieve your readers might like to see a bee bum in my delphinium .

wide-cut purview of the bee love the rich blue flowers of thedelphinium .

A fragrant vase full of lilacs(Syringavulgaris , Zones 3–7 ) . In the garden or in a vase , lilacs are one of the most beautiful flowers of fountain .

A beautiful and outstandingly patternedpetunia(annual ) . plant life breeder have been expanding the chain of mountains of petunias in late years , with some really interesting answer — like this !

Adianthuswith interesting white - and - pink striped blooms . It might be the variety ‘ Pinball Wizard ’ ( Zones 5–9 ) .

A hummingbird feeds on the flowers of thecoral honeysuckle(Lonicera sempervirens , Zones 4–9 ) . This beautiful metal money is native to the southeastern United States and is as beloved by hummingbirds as it is by nurseryman .

An old - fashioned bearded iris ( Irishybrid , Zones 3–8 ) . onetime bearded iris varieties had simple flower often commingle with great dynamism and sometimes a fantastic olfactory property .

A newer bearded iris hybrid show the striking ruffling on the flower petal that is typical of modern iris unveiling .

Miriam ’s garden helper unbend in the lush lawn .

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