Pink mophead
Blooming in Mom's garden, August 2, 2015
Echinacea purpurea
Shades of pink: a border of Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower) cultivars, photographed July 25, 2015 in the Douglas Park neighbourhood.
Thrum and buzz
Pollinators in the summer garden (photographed in June 2015)
Live in each season...
“Live in each season as it passes:
breathe the air,
drink the drink,
taste the fruit.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Flowering crabapple
A tree in blossom, April 5, 2015
Red-flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum, March 26, 2015
‘Yae-beni-shidare’
"'Yae-beni-shidare’ is a double-flowered form of the ito-zakura (Japanese thread cherry) (Prunus subhirtella var. pendula), with flowers in March or April that resemble, as they open, tiny, pendulous pink roses. The habit of this tree is umbrella-like and is easily recognized by the long lasting, soft pink, inflated blooms and small stature. The usual height and spread is about 5 m × 5 m (16 ft). Also known as Prunus subhirtella ‘Pleno-rosea’. "
Source: Cherry Cultivars
‘Akebono’
March 16, 2015
March 18, 2o15
The final days of this beautiful cultivar's blooming in early spring 2015.