Penticton’s rose garden was still blooming just before we left for our holiday.
Not long after I took these photos, the gardeners did an autumn trim on all the other flowers and then followed up with the roses.
It’s lovely to have such gorgeous flowers blooming so late in the season, but they eventually had to be bedded down for their winter rest.
They will soon be back.
Happy Saturday.
a flower for your friday
Lovely November pretties from Clover and Ivy. If you would like to see more of her beautiful flower photography, please click the link above.
When summer meets autumn
“When summer meets autumn” is a perfect title for this set of late-blooming rose photos from Katarina Bodovski. There are many more very beautiful photos on Katarina’s photo-blog.
Even though we recently had our first frost, the dahlias have been continuing to do well.
Bright and pretty, they probably won’t last long after we have a hard frost, so I’m happy to enjoy them as much as possible before waiting until spring to see them again.
The lovely green and yellow reminds us that even through we’re transitioning to winter, the beauties of new spring life aren’t far.
Happy Sunday.
There are still lots of late bloomers around.
They’re getting lost a bit in the abundant colour show that our trees and bushes are putting on right now, but they are still pretty and lovely to see.
These flowers were in a neighbourhood garden bed, many of which still look appealing despite their seasonal decline.
Happy Wednesday.
a flower for your friday
A beautiful flower photo from Clover and Ivy. You can see many more of Clover’s lovely pictures by clicking on the link above.
I recently found a small group of red hydrangeas happily blooming in a protected corner spot next to a public building.
Red hydrangeas are not very common, but this little patch is very colourful. One bloom was a light purple, but all the others were raspberry red. I learned that this is likely a “red cardinal” hydrangea.
The soil in this particular spot must be quite alkaline, as that is what’s needed to bring out this bright shade.
The red and green almost looks a bit winter-seasonal, but I’m glad that in this hemisphere, we’re still enjoying autumn.
Happy Friday.
There are a mix of beautiful sights right now. Some are quite summery while others are decidedly autumnal.
The ninebark and garden grasses look very fallish, even though ninebark blooms very late in the season. One of the little pink blossom clusters is still visible.
A lovely variegated dahlia – a summery sight.
Dark red chrysanthemums lend an autumnal air.
Last but not least, a summer throwback: these roses are still vibrant and determinedly blooming away along with many others in Penticton’s rose garden.
Happy Wednesday.
All photos taken on June 5, 2023. Another jaunt by car today, once the morning rush hour traffic had cleared. We whispered the words…Benji Go Car…and…
Everything’s Looking Rosie!
Gorgeous rose garden photos from Allan at Picture This. Allan has many gorgeous photos posted on his blog so I hope you stop by for a look.
‘Het Water van de Weerribben’
Hattem | June | 2023 | prt33
A beautifully tranquil scene from Harrie Nijland. He has many other great photos on his site – please click the link above.
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