Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Petunias Plus a Bee and a Cat

Big Dahlia: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

Happy floral Friday and welcome to "this week in my Maryland garden!"  I love this white, bronze and yellow dahlia and hope we can harvest a few more flowers before our first hard frost sets in.

Bee on purple dahlia: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

 The purple dahlias are still going strong, to the bee's delight and mine.

Bicolor chrysanthemums: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

The yellow-bronze chrysanthemums are nearing the end of their bloom time but hopefully we'll have some peach daisy-like chrysanthemum blooms soon.

Moose the cat under rosebushes: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

Moose the cat escaped (we'd prefer that she were solely and indoor cat but she wants the best of both worlds) and took refuge under the rose bushes. Never fear, she's safely back inside now. How does this photo relate to floral Friday? You can see some lantana blooms in the far background.

Pretty petunias: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

The red petunias are particularly striking now that fall's here. I hope you enjoyed this mini tour of our Maryland garden! May God bless you!

Related posts:
Funny cat Halloween photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween-funny-cat-pictures.html
Flowers & bees: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/08/chrysanthemum-obedient-plant-tithonia.html
Dahlias and bees: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/10/neat-flowers-bees-and-sun-effects.html

Neat Flowers, Bees and Sun Effects

Bicolor dahlia in afternoon sun: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

Happy floral Friday and welcome to "this week in my Maryland garden!" While not technically the best photos I've ever taken, I thought each of this week's flower photos was neat for one reason or another. The yellow and white bicolor dahlia above has fun coloring from the afternoon sun (I took these just before sunset yesterday evening). Without the sun it almost looks like an all white dahlia.

Bee on bicolor marigold: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

In this photo my happy making effect was being able to see the bee's eyes so clearly. We only have a few marigolds still blooming and two are the bicolor French marigolds that I started from seed. The bee is enjoying one of those.

Scarlet echinacea (coneflower): Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

My wonderful husband bought me this new red echinacea (also known as coneflower). I love how bright the flowers are and while there aren't any bees on it in the photo they have been all over it since planting.

Bee on dahlia in afternoon sun: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

I love how the sunbeam lights up the bee's wings and furry parts in this photo of it on a burgundy dahlia flower.

Popping pink petunia: Copyright © Phyllis Wheeler, 2014

And, just because I tend to put five photos in each blog post, here's a pretty petunia. It's been blooming steadily since I bought it this spring. I love the particular shade of pink on this flower as well as the white middle and chartreuse/yellow center with veining.

How are your flowers holding up now that we're officially in autumn? Are the leaves changing where you are? They've started here but just a little bit. Thank you for visiting! I hope you have a fantastic autumn! May God bless you!

Related posts:
Sparking chrysanthemums: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/09/sparkling-chrysanthemums-dahlias-zinnia.html
Autumn blessing and flowers: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/09/happy-autumn-blessing.html
National Arboretum fall foliage: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/11/fall-foliage-at-us-national-arboretum.html
Fall foliage and capitol columns: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/11/fall-foliage-and-capitol-columns-photos.html

Day Lily, Primrose, Echinacea, Petunia and Cosmos Photos

Stella d'Oro day lily: Copyright © by Phyllis Wheeler, May 2014

Happy floral Friday! This week in my Maryland garden the first of my day lilies, the Stella D'Oro golden yellow re-blooming variety, has started blooming and the one in the photo above is my first day lily bloom of the year.

Pink Primrose: Copyright © by Phyllis Wheeler, May 2014

I'm not sure if this is a wild or evening primrose but I like it and it spreads quickly.

First Echinacea of 2014: Copyright © by Phyllis Wheeler, May 2014

Our very first echinacea (purple coneflower) of the year started blooming this week. The petals haven't completely opened yet but it's nice to see even in the beginning stages.

White cosmos with bee: Copyright © by Phyllis Wheeler, May 2014

This white cosmos looks a lot sturdier than the one in last week's picture but it's from the same plant. It just had time to dry out between rainstorms before I took the photo.

Pink, white and green petunia:Copyright © by Phyllis Wheeler, May 2014

I love this variegated petunia's colors. It's an exciting time to be out in the garden with new things blooming each week. Which was your favorite photo this week?

May the God who created every beautiful thing bless you beyond your wildest dreams!

Related posts:
Raindrops on roses: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/10/raindrops-on-roses-azalea-camellia.html
Dahlias, ranunculus and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/05/dahlias-ranunculus-azaleas-lilacs-and.html
Mandevilla, roses, petunias and more: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/05/mandevilla-roses-dianthus-and-petunias.html
Azalea walk photos: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2014/05/azalea-walk-landscape-photos.html

Mandevilla, Roses, Dianthus and Petunias: This Week in My Maryland Garden

Happy floral Friday everyone! I love spring. This week in my Maryland garden all kinds of beautiful flowers are blooming. I might do a special post of iris photos so I picked the best of my non iris bloomers of the week to share with you today. Above is my very first mandevilla plant. 

 I love this bicolor dianthus and even have a little caterpillar vase full of them by my computer.

 These red petunias with white stripes make me smile.

 Our roses have started blooming. The yellow ones smell wonderful and are some of my favorites.

These small pink dianthus plants survived our unusually cold winter. They're supposed to be annuals but I was happy to see them come back this spring.

May God bless and keep you dear friends!

Which photo do you like best? What is blooming in your area?

Related posts:
Columbines and irises: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/05/columbines-widows-tears-irises-more.html
Zinnias, roses, echinacea: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/07/zinnias-roses-joe-pye-weed-day-lilies.html
Strawberries and cream roses, chrysanthemum: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2013/10/autumn-maryland-garden-flower-photos.html
Fair flowers, including roses: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/09/fair-flower-photos-for-floral-friday.html
Daffodil, hellebore, primrose: http://lovejoyandpeas.blogspot.com/2012/03/pink-yellow-and-white-blooms-this-week.html