Summer Solstice 2011

It’s stormy in Minnesota on the first day of summer! I took advantage of a short break between rain showers and tornado warnings to visit my neighbor Iris who was working in her beautiful garden. I enjoyed a delightful walk through a botanical garden with a real expert! She is so passionate about her flowers and plants, it made the experience so much more enriching for me! I can’t wait to go back. The strong winds made the photo shoot really challenging but I managed to get a few good images.

Sempervivum

Goatsbeard / Aruncus dioicus

Hover flies on Blue Eyed Grass / Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Ornamental onion / Allium

Sempervivum

Sedum kamtchaticum

Honeysuckle vine / Lonicera

White Tradescantia virginiana 'Snow Cap'

Purple bell flower of Clematis integrifolia

White, half opened, Baptisa alba

Japanese Painted Fern / Athyrium niponicum

Leaf of Solomon’s Seal / Polygonatum

‘Stitched’ leaf of Uvularia grandiflora

Leaves of Early Meadow rue / Thalictrum dioicum

Dew drops on Lady’s Mantle / Alchemilla mollis

Fern

Patterned leafs of Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'

Seed head on Prairie Smoke / Geum triflorum

Tags: flowers, garden, leaves, Summer

11 thoughts on “Summer Solstice 2011”

renee on September 26, 2011 at 3:50 am said:

Valerie, thanks for sharing those beuatiful photos with us! I especially enjoy Sempervivum photos!

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Stacey Dawn on June 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm said:

I LOVE Those top flowers…
all of them are beautiful.. .
Happy Summer!

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Klaas on June 22, 2011 at 2:45 pm said:

Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais j’aime la dernière photo !

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Valerie jardin on June 22, 2011 at 11:35 am said:

@Dyanne: no, still not bothering to use a tripod. I like the flexibility of hand held photography!

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Dyanne Wilson on June 22, 2011 at 11:31 am said:

Beautiful work Valerie!!! You must be using a tripod… right?

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phil on June 22, 2011 at 5:57 am said:

really nice collection V

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Christian on June 21, 2011 at 3:53 pm said:

Sympa ce travail de macrophoto, tu aimes de plus en plus utiliser ton nouveau “joujou”!!

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paintedmeadows on June 21, 2011 at 3:10 pm said:

They are all just gorgeous!! I recognise a few from my own garden. I should really get out and work too but the rain is coming yet again! You have inspired me to go take a little walk through it though.

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Valérie Jardin on June 21, 2011 at 2:36 pm said:

Thanks!
@Claudia, yes, it’s just up the street so I look forward to discovering new flowers in the next couple of weeks…

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Claudia on June 21, 2011 at 2:34 pm said:

You did a wonderful job in what is obviously a beautiful garden. Are you invited back when the wind has died down?

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Karen on June 21, 2011 at 2:16 pm said:

Mmmm looks like a beautiful garden, her passion shows in her plants.

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