Pink Poppies

I love how papery thin the poppy petal is. Here are pink poppies in the field. I grew the Georgia O'keeffe poppy in my yard in Kingston

White Peony

Isn't this pretty. A white peony with bits of red in the center. Very pretty flower.

Keywords: white peony, winter flowers, cut flowers, bridal flowers

Beautiful Flower

Well, I'm not sure if this is a daisy. Could be calendula. Or a sunflower. Any guesses?

Keywords: Calendula, medicinal flowers, daisy, sunflower

Dahlia

The dahlias are still blooming down my Taylor Dock. I was surprised, thinking it's already November, flowers should be taking a break. Most all the leaves are off the trees.

Keywords: Dahlia, flowers, cut flowers, flower photography

Fall Rose

Yes, we are having some frost now. It won't be long before it snows. It's is strange to have it so dark, early. I was sitting eating dinner last night around 6 and it was night outside. Freaked me out.

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Rose Closeup

Isn't this rose a pretty color. I was noticing on the interurban trail, roses are still blooming. It's Nov. for gosh sakes.

Keywords: Roses, cut flowers, wedding flowers

Primroses

I love primroses. Around here there are fall flowers one can plant, pansies and primroses. The primrose blooms early in the spring and somewhat late in the fall.

Keywords: yellow primrose, pansies, daisies, fall flowers

Tulip

Closeup orange tulip. Look at those stamins covered in pollen. Very cool.

Keywords: orange flowers, tulips, wedding bouquets, Skagit Tulip fields

Mum Macro

Isn't the center of this flower interesting, a little world of green stars. I like how these two colors sit together--very nice.

Keywords: Flower photography, closeup photo, mum

White Asters

Here's a pretty variations, white with purple centers. Plant them around your front porch in in pots next to your door.

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Fall Asters

Here is the color I recall from my last garden. These are prolific flowers and so sweet in the fall, lasting into very cold weather.

Keywords: fall aster, cold weather flowers, gardens, cut flowers

Purple Aster

This is a beautiful shot, sort of painterly, don't you think. I love the yellow light.

Keywords: Fall aster, purple aster, cut flowers

Common Gardenia

Here is the common gardenia. This is the type you put in your house.

Keywords: Gardenia, cut flowers, wedding flowers

Gardenia

Gardenias make lovely and fragrant house plants.

Spirae japonica

Spirae grows wild in the Pacific Northwest. When I was a child I recall the smell of the spirae bushes blooming in the spring.

Keywords: Garden shrubs, spirae, cut flowers, spring flowers

Viola

Aren't these sweet? They are one of my favorite flowers. When I was young my aunt used to press flowers and make them into framed pictures. Now my sister makes them into cards.

Keywords: Viola, Pressed flowers, cut flowers, greeting cards

Red Chrysanthemum

Wow, I love the color of this mum. Very dramatic. This would be a great accent color for a fall wedding.

Keywords: Mums, cut flowers, wedding flowers, dramatic flower

Yellow Mums

This is a great color, cadmium yellow. We grew burgundy mums. I remember blue asters, too.

Keywords: mums, closeup photography, cadmium yellow flowers, cut flowers

Green Mum

When we were kids we put carnations in food coloring and as they drank the water they'd turn the color we added.

Keywords: Green mum, cut flowers, wedding bouquets, unique flowers

Pink Mum

Isn't this amazing, the water droplets look like jewels. Flowers are so breathtaking, all those sumptuos petals. Ahhhhhh!

Keywords: Mums, dew, closeup photography

Mum

I called my mother mum once and she ordered me not to call her that. She did however love mums. Her favorite flower.

Keywords: Mum, fall flowers, gardening