I am not sure if this is the proper thread, but it does concern our garden. I see that all the pictures previously posted are pretty much large scale and of major projects. We live in a new house with, at one stage, nothing but grass supplied by the developer plus a 40 foot ash tree. We have changed a great deal, introduced borders, beds, wooden arches, brick steps, a fountain, a small fruit patch, and lastly, a raised bed. We also have a small area that we have sown with wild flowers. We have planted trees and shrubs and are home to insects and a variety of birds, some of whom have nested over the past couple of years. My wife is the gardener and I am the hewer of wood and drawer of water. I am allowed to do heavy construction, mow the remaining grass, cut hedges and undertake supervised weeding and pruning. In reality, we complement each other very well.
As we all know, the weather has been pretty awful although we have been extremely lucky compared to some. As a result, I have practised macro photography on the smaller flowers, etc in our garden. There is a macro thread but I thought this one more apposite. All of these pics are hand held; and some of the later ones involve the use of the integral flash on the camera as advised on the macro thread.
I hope I have not over-egged the pudding.
The first pic is of an echinops with its attendant white-tailed bumblebee
This is a poppyhead with a small raindrop
Next is a double bloom hollyhock
Now we have a hibiscus
Here is a phlox
The mallow
This is a day lily
Part of a rampant jasmine
Now a sisyrinchium - an interesting mix of flower and bud
The dwarf runner bean - runner beans were originally introduced for their flowers rather than their fruit - I am sure you all know this, anyway
One of our dahlias
A montbretia hiding in the shadow of a pink hawthorn tree
Another dahlia
This a lupin taken from overhead
A simple marigold
A Chloromyia Formosa atop a wild carrot
A Dexia Rustica also on the wild carrot
And, finally, an inula
I hope you enjoy these and have not become bored before you reach the end.
Thanks
Colin