The first rose of summer....

... unfurls her frilly crinoline.

(Well, maybe not the first rose as I photographed this blossom a few days ago, but certainly one of the prettiest, with plenty of buds yet to open.)

Wordless Wednesday

Flowers along the path

Many flowers and many paths, actually. For the past couple of weeks, I've been enjoying a stay-at-home, project-oriented, gardening-focused vacation.

Here are a few photographs of my favourite floral finds from recent long walks (another favourite vacation activity):

Orange poppies among the pansies

Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas) at English Bay

Irises soften the concrete & glass skyline

Mystery vine with apple-coloured blossoms weaves its way through the Snowflake Viburnum (below)

 

Snowflake Viburnum (Viburnum opulus) & balcony bokeh

In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. 
No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them. 
~Aldo Leopold

Happy June, everyone. What's blooming in your gardens & neighbourhoods now?

Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

I think this cultivar should be called 'Lepidoptera alba' - the bracts look like white butterflies fluttering around tiny yellow flowers.

Blooming in the park

"The lovely flowers
embarrass me.
They make me regret
I am not a bee..."
— Emily Dickinson