I was so inspired by Vicky of Lovejoy Minis' recent post about her gardens, both real and miniature, that I just had to go out to my own garden and attempt some photographs myself. First, I went under the grape arbor and found my favorite peony in bloom:
Then this bumble bee was hard at work on another flower in the shade of the arbor:
Aaaahhh! We have a field of foxgloves this year! It makes the whole garden feel magical!
The patterns inside the foxgloves are so intricate.
There are lots of lady bugs in the garden.
This last photo is my favorite. Do you see the bumble bee hard at work? Wow! Click on the photo to see it close up.
For more gorgeous foxgloves, and a sneak peek at Vicky's miniature garden, check out her blog post here.
I recently received this beautiful award from three sweet people, Maria of Pretty Things Ireland blog, Maribel of Miniaturas Isabel blog, and Carmen of Mi Pequena Evasion blog. Maria is one of the sweetest people ever, and every time I read her blog I feel a big wave of love hit me. Go see for yourself and tell me if I'm wrong! ;-) Thank you so much, Maria! Maribel leaves wonderful comments herself, and her blog always shows something interesting, from her miniatures to her travels, with beautiful photographs. Don't miss it! Thank you so much, Maribel! Carmen is one of the most creative miniaturists I know, and she has so many mini friends. You must see her blog to know what I'm talking about. Thank you so much, Carmen!
As always, I share these awards with everyone reading this blog. Your presence makes blogging fun and meaningful. Thank you so much for being here and for leaving your sweet comments. Keep having fun! xoxo Jennifer
Hi Jennifer, your flowers are so colorful. Love your garden. Enjoy your well deserved award.
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Congratulations for your well deserved award!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are so gorgeous and your photos show them at their best. Your garden is beautiful.
Hugs, Drora
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for your very well deserved award!!
I LOVE the photos of your beautiful garden, you can probally guess how much I love all of those foxgloves :) they're divine, and they definately have a wonderfully magical effect, it's all those fairies living in them :)
Hugs
vicky xxx
Que flores más bonitas y felicidades por los premios!!
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Unas preciosas flores!!!
ReplyDeleteEnhorabuena por tus merecidos premios.
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Congrets with your awards, you deserve it. Your garden is gorgious and you was at the right place and time with that bee, beautifully photo. Your peonies are very beautifull too.
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Maria
Jennifer your lush garden is so magnificent! Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos!! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers Jennifer & beautiful photo's!
ReplyDeleteYou thoroughly deserve your rewards, your blog is fabulous & you are always the first to comment on my posts! Your kind comments always make my day!
Hugs to you! :) x
Wow! What beautiful flowers in your garden, Jennifer. I loved watching the little buggers walking around this wonderful feast. ;)
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Fantastico, il tuo giardino è davvero magico!
ReplyDeleteque fantásticas flores, especialmente la peonía!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your well deserved award.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are fabulous!
Bye Faby
Congratulations, Jennifer, on a well deserved award! Your garden is so beautiful. I am not a gardener but I love flowers. I love foxgloves and the intricate pattern inside of them which I had no idea existed before I saw Vicky's blog. Amazing that you find the time to garden with everything else that you do.
ReplyDeleteWow Jennifer your garden is gorgeous I love all your wonderful pictures. Your foxgloves are so pretty. Congratulations on your awards you deserve them so much. Thank you for the lovely comment about me Believe me I am here blushing : )
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wow-what a beautiful garden you have! That peony is so pretty! I love all the bugs hard at work in the garden- they are so fun to watch :) have a super day!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on another well-deserved award - and thank you for those beautiful pictures of your beautiful gardens. And isn't it nice to have a darling animal starring on the photos - whether it is a bumblebee or in my case a flutterybeary... (LOL).
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Birgit
Sooooo pretty!!!! We don't own any garden so it is always a pleasure for me to watch Bloggers gardens' photos.:) Thank you for sharing Jennifer!
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Your garden looks very lovely. So many foxgloves, wonderful! :))Sanne
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! Congrats to your wonderful enchanted garden! I love your pictures...and if you should ever succeed in photographing a little fairy please think of me, I could need a "model" for sculpting one :-)))))) Congrats to your so well-deserved awards! Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! Congratulations on your well deserved awards, it is raining awards in blogland :)!! Thank your for sharing those gorgeous pictures of your garden with many lovely flowers! Thank you for the kind words about the persons, who gave you these awards and for sharing this awards with all of us. You are a very kind person too, my dear!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend. Hugs, Ilona
No tienen nada que envidiar esas flores, que maravilla.
ReplyDeleteFelicidades Jennifer por esos premios.
Mil besos...Julia.
Congratulations for your very well deserved award!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are fantasic. Your garden looks very nice with all those colors.
Greetings
Melanie
Preciosas las flores. Muchas feliciadades por tus premios.
ReplyDeleteFantastic garden! Those colors are just fantasticle!! Don't you wish you had a shrinking gun?
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Caroline
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S !!!
ReplyDeleteI do so long to grow foxgloves, delphinium, peonies, etc. etc. etc.
but our temps are just too warm (HOT). These are beautiful, Jennifer!
Gail
Preciosas fotos de naturaleza, me encantan las flores son maravillosas y dan vida allí donde están. Felicidades por los premios.
ReplyDeleteLook at those flowers!!! I am floored. So pretty. That's it. I'm thinning out my wooded yard so I can have some pretty, too! (sorry I haven't commented lately... blogs have fallen wayward since the move)
ReplyDeleteGee manee Christmas, I am awed by your garden. I had ONE foxglove this year and a gopher ate it. And those peonies, like powder puffs.
ReplyDeleteMuch happiness here!