Garden Flowers

The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's Heart in a garden
Bee approaching an ornamental thistle
Than anywhere else on earth,
Dorothy Frances Gurney , 1859-1932

Garden flowers were my first love, and what sparked my interest in serious photography. The dramatic orange of a lily, or the more subtle hues of an early hellebore are wonderful subjects for photographers. And who can ever ignore a rose?

Ornamental Thistle
Himalayan Blue Poppy, Meconopsis
Rosa Love and peace
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Rosa Double Delight, bud
Love and Peace
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Astrantia Roma
Double Delight Bud
Rosa Angel Face
Astrantia Roma
Rosa Double Delight
Angel Face
Mauve and white spiderwort
Double Delight
Sunflower with bee
Tradescantia
Jusy Joey Modern large Flowered Rose
Sunflower with bee
Colchicum
Just Joey
Potentilla
Autumn Crocus
white and pale mauve flowers of Glory Bush, Lasiandra
Potentilla
Dew covered bud of tibouchina urvilleana, Glory Bush
Lasiandra
centre of a giant Hibiscus Moscheutos flower
Tibouchina
dew covered red rose
Hibiscus Moscheutos
Corkscrew Hazel (Corylus Avellana 'Contorta')
Red Rose with dewdrops
Bergenia closeup
Corkscrew Hazel
bud of Hibiscus Moscheutos
Hellebore hybrid
clump of snowdrops
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis molis)
A clump of snowdrops
mauve edged white tulip flower
Bee Balm, Monarda
Mauve and White Tulip
soft focus image of a red rose
Monarda
pink Asiatic lilies
Pink Lilies
Soft Shades of a Rose
mauve edged white tulips
specialist white dahlia
White Dahlia
Mauve and White Tulips
a posy of snowdrops on a white lace hanky
pale orange specialist dahlia
The Gift
Dahlia
buds of giant alliums
Primula Denticulata
Alliums
Primula Denticulata
Hardy Garden Mums
closeup of Grevillea
Hardy Garden Mums
Grevillea