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

Wordless Wednesday

Sweet, spicy & the first tomato...

...these are the most exciting crops on my balcony this week:

Sweet Greens & Reds (Renee's Garden) - a mix of 'Little Gem', 'Tango', 'Cimarron', & 'Outredgeous' lettuces

California Spicy Blend (Renee's Garden) - a blend of Arugula, Curly Endive, Red Mustard and Mizuna

The first berry on my 'Glacier' tomato plant (seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase) - I've named him Harry Little Tom.  {Lucy will know why ;-).}

Short & sweet reading list:

The balcony gardener's Edibles post

Consider the lettuce (thanks go to @Kathryn for tweeting this link recently)

Spicy greens for your garden

Tomato - An Anatomy Atlas