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Twosday twins.

Fragrant dusty rose dayilies on a hot summer day in our garden. I split some of the bigger clusters and planted most in our backyard garden. I also added a bunch of other plants to create a dense garden bed.

#dayliles #dustypink
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
2 glowing star like dusty rose pink daylilies with yellow throats or center on a sunny day in our garden. A few long slender pink and yellow buds are also visible near the flowers on top right side Shadowy green leaves are bottom left of The picture.several long skinny curved filaments rises from the center of the flowers capped with anthers covered with pollen.
September 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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It's a lunch date !

2 swallow tails tiger butterfly lunching on buddleias or butterfly bush flowers in my backyard today. First time I see 2 butterflies together on the plant.

#butterflies #butterflybush
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
2 swallow tails yellow tiger butterflies on purple pink buddleia on a sunny day with clear blue sky. The tall butterfly bush or buddleia is has several clusters of flowers visible n blurry green leaves.
July 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Like icing on a cake!

A beautiful butterfly feeding on buddleias or butterfly bush near my patio this morning. It's my lucky day today so no Monday blues!

#buddleia #butterflybush
#fragrantflowers #pinkishpurple
#mygarden
A swallow tail tiger butterfly on pinkish purple buddleias or butterfly bush tiny florets on a sunny morning in my garden. The grass is brown in the backyard.
July 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Happy hour in my garden!

Swallow tail tiger butterfly enjoying sweet williams or dianthus yesterday in my backyard garden. It didn't fly away when I got close. Afterwards, I said " thank you and enjoy your feast!" yo the butterfly...😆🦋💖🌸

#butterfly
#dianthus
#fragrantflowers
#mygarden
A swallow tail tiger butterfly with fully extended wings, youenjoying dianthus or sweet william on my garden There are 5 clusters of pink dianthus flower on the grassy green dianthus plant.
June 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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The Oriental stars!

Dug out this Oriental lily bulb from underneath a winter camellia tree in a big pot and planted it into a sunny garden bed in the backyard. Hopefully it would do better with more flowers!
💖🌸💖

#Orientallily
#fragrantflowers #pinkflowers
#perennials #mygarden
A side view of a large, pink bell Oriental lily on a sunny summer day in our backyard garden. The 4 pink petals with maroon spots open to a star. 3 russet orange pollen laden long cylindrical anthers with lime green filament sgrow in the center. A rounded green fuzzy stigma also sprout in the center of the flower supported by a lime green style.
September 28, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Scented beauties.

It's a hot day today so I am gonna be trimming 3 big old lilac trees, in the shady side garden. Saving some cuttings from this pink lilac tree to grow later. I am dreaming of a lilac hedge.🌸💜😄

#lilacs #lavenderpink
#fragrantflowers
#springflowers #mygarden
A cluster of star shaped lavender pink lilac flowers with whitish center. The stems are dark green and the leaves are bright green
August 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Happy Earth Day Everyone!

We have our own tulip fest in our front yard n bye bye lawn! The garden looks fuller when I took this pic an hr ago.

#tulips #Aprilflowers
#springgarden #springbulbs
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
Red, Yellow n orange tulips, a few orange calendulas and some creeping indigo Blue flowers blooming in our garden today. Part of neighbors' house is visible on the top of this pic.
April 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Friday's inspiration

Take this broken wings
And learn to fly again
Learn to live so free

Poor butterfly, fortunately it found the butterfly bush in our backyard.
🪻🦋🪻
#swallowtailtigerbutterfly
#butterflybush
#fragrantflowers
#mygarden
A swallow tail tiger butterfly with tattered wings feeding on purple buddleias or butterfly bush florets in my backyard. It's a sunny day with clear blue sky.
July 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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This sweet bicolor peony in our sunny front yard. The petals have all dropped and there are a few seed pods. I should try to be grow some from seeds.

#peony #Mayflowers
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
A bicolor peony we ith pink petals on the outer and central rings. The middle rings of petals are creamy white.
June 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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And I love her..
Sunday's rose . Neighbor's rose at my garden gate.

#summerflowers #rose
#salmonpink #fragrantflowers
#nature #garden
Layers of ruffly petals of a salmony pink rose. Lighter pink on top from the sunlight and glowing deeper color at the bottom.
August 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Wearing her Sunday's best.
The little keiki hyacinth has white flowers with a hint of pink not blue as I expected since it next to the blue mother plant .

#Marchflowers
#hyacinth
#fragrantflowers
#springbulbs
#mygarden
A blooming hyacinth plant with 3 bell white and pink tint flowers on a greenish upright flower stalk. The plants has hort strappy green leaves. Brown pine needles cover the ground around the plant.
March 22, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Sunday's best dress
Peony shining after the rain. This plant has been blooming about a week.

#juneflowers #earlysummerflowers
#pinkandcream #peony
#fragrantflowers #perennials
#mygarden #gardening #nature
June 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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End of heartache..
Finally peonies are blooming in the backyard...YESSSS!!!🌱🌸💖🌸🌱

#juneflowers #earlysummerflowers
#peonies #pinkandcream
#fragrantflowers #perennials
#backyardgarden #mygarden #gardening #nature
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Yeah I'm feeling
Oh I'm feeling outshined
Outshined Outshined
Outshined..

Pink Lilacs in my backyard is heavenly!
The main 12ft trunk broke off in fall. So now there more flowers on the lower branches.
#pinklilacs
#Aprilflowers
#fragrantflowers
#deciduous
#mygarden
Several pink lilac inflorescences against the lime green leaves of a boxwood bush on a sunny evening in my backyard.
April 27, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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Shine on you crazy diamond..

Fragrant yellow Oriental lily in my sunny backyard garden an hr ago. Heaven! 💖🌼💖

#Orientallily #yellowflowers
#Fragrantflowers #Julyflowers
#summerbulbs #mygarden
A side view of a graceful fragrant soft yellow Oriental lily. The petals look like frilly stars and it has a bell shaped body. It has numerous long yellowish green filaments extending from the center with russet orange brown pollen on the anthers at the tips of the filaments. The flower is highlighted by the afternoon sun in my backyard garden. A stalk of coral hollyhocks are in a distance from the lily with right green leaves
July 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Happy Friday and Happy Weekend everyone ! 💃🍹💃

That indigo blue bud opens to this fabulous purple bearded iris. I have just two medium clusters of these irises in my backyard.

#Springflowers #beardediris
#purpleflowers #fragrantflowers
#beautifulflowers #perennials
#mygarden #gardening
#nature
May 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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I said you could be mineeeee ..
🎶🌹🎶Axl Rose 🎶 🌹🎶

Neighbor Bob's beautiful rose.
Maybe one day

#pinkrose #neighborsgarden
#fragrantflowers
A light pink rose with deeper pink splashes on the petals in my nextdoor neighbors garden.
October 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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What will I give to behold
The smile the face of love.. KSE band.

Neighbors' fabulous fragrant pink rose near my garden gate.

#rose #pinkrose #fragrantflowers
#garden #nature #summerflowers
A close up of a single pink rose with a few dark green leaves on the top left of the picture.
June 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Queen of of hearts.

This fabulous n fragrant Oriental lily just opened toda! It's in a huge pot with my winter camellia tree. Just one bud but I am so happy! I have been wanting to redo the pot but luckily I waited.

#Orientallily #pinkflowers
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
A side view of a glowing pink spotted Oriental lily in filtered afternoon sun. The pink petals are dotted with tiny maroon specks and form a star like bell flower. Several long creamy filament, sprouted from the center of the lily. Those are capped by rust orange pollen covered anthers. A long green filament is topped by the round greyish green stigma. Parts of the flower is highlighted by the afternoon sun.
July 29, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Sweetest dream.

Stargazer lily blooming in our backyard today! It's an awesome surprise since I thought I had lost all the 3 bulbs after I moved all my Oriental lilies in fall. This makes me wanna dance! 🌸💖🌸😅

#stargazerlily #Orientallily
#pinkandwhiteflowers
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
A large star like pink and white bell flower. The pink petals have maroon specks on them and white edges. A deeper pink line runs thru the middle of most of the petals. Lemon yellow filaments are topped with burnt orange anthers with pollen. The green stigma is among the anthers. Dark green leaves are visible around the flower.
August 4, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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Oh Heaven let your light
Shine down..

First yellow bearded iris to open in my backyard this evening... YESSSS.
💃🌼💃

#beardediris
#yellowflowers
#fragrantflowers
#backyardgarden
#mygarden
Blue sky, dnark green pine trees beyond the brown fence and a blooming yellow bearded iris cluster with upright strappy leaves and numerous iris buds on sturdy stalks.
May 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Moody Monday Blues.

This indigo blue bearded iris bud has just started to unfurl yesterday. In March I split a single plant from a cluster & planted it in a sunnier spot. It is putting out 3 buds now.

#beardediris #irisbud
#indigiblue #fragrantflowers
#largeflowers #mygarden
A large indigo blue bearded iris flower bud in the evening sun in my backyard garden. The background in is blurry.
May 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful loving mothers n mother figures on Bluesky! 🌸💖🌸💖🌸

My spring camellia is still blooming and doing much better in a shadier spot now

#Mothersdayflowers #camellia
#pinkiciclecamellia #fragrantflowers
#evergreenshrub #mygarden
A potted blooming camellia plant with a pink flower and yellow circle of anthers in the center. There are bright green n dark green leaves around it and the pot is on my greyish patio.
May 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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They 're gone in a blink of an eye .

Fabulous dusty rose pink daylilies in our sunny front yard yesterday.

#summerflowers #daylilies
#pinkflowers #fragrantflowers
#perennials #mygarden
#nature #'gardening
Three, star shaped, 6 petals pink daylilies with yellow throats and bottom underside.There are many buds. The flowers and buds forms a C and daylilies green strappy leaves are in the background in
July 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Twosday twins.

These white Casablanca Oriental lilies lasted for a while and they are finally done blooming now. I cross pollinated them with the yellow Oriental lilies so hopefully I would get some seeds.

#Casablancalilies
#Orientallilies #whiteflowers
#fragrantflowers #mygarden
2 starlike white bell Casablanca lilies or Oriental lilies and a bud. The lilies have several yellowish filaments in the center capped with anthers laden wit burnt orange pollen.Blurry green leaves are in the background. The bud is long n diamond shaped .
August 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM