Thursday, 3 November 2022

Irises

I rather like Irises and once we had the colours that grew for a few years and now only the dark blue ones grow, the others have just disappeared.

The lavender with a bee grew beside the fishpond until the fish pond was removed so the lavender was disposed of.  We now have a very similar lavender in another area of the garden, we used to call the lavender 'Spanish Lavender' but these days it has some other name.




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    1. Thanks Catarina. Took the header photo a couple of days ago, since we've had a fair bit of wind and rain but lovely weather the past two days.

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  2. Margaret the lilies no longer adorn our gardens when I was little they abounded in them.

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    1. Oh really, seems that's what they do, disappear sometimes.

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  3. As you know, I like them too. Rather a lot. I am also fond of the columbines you feature in your new header.

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    1. Love Columbines and it's strange but I once had all different colours, yellow disappear only the purple one bloomed and now that appears to be gone and yellow is the one of the past few years!

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  4. Hi Margaret. These flowers are great. I like so much ❤️ thanks for your sharing. Have a good day :)

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  5. I used to have irises planted in my old house. Bi-annually I get to test my new lenses on the irises for bokeh rendering lol. Love the colour and the shape.

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  6. There was English lavender and French lavender, then Italian lavender was added and I gave up trying to keep up.

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    1. That's true, then people bread different versions of lavenders. We just pulled out our lavender hedges, English, as they had had their day.

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  7. Beautiful photographs of these lovely flowers.

    All the best Jan

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  8. They bring back memories from my childhood. We had irises growing in our garden. :)

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    1. Oh did you, they are an old flower and a favourite of many.

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  9. I love iris! Gorgeous colors!
    hughugs
    Donna

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  10. Fiori molto belli e colorati. Ciao Margaret e buon fine settimana, un abbraccio angelo.

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  11. Flores deslumbrantes como são todas as flores. Publicação muito bonita. O meu elogio
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    Cumprimentos cordiais e poéticos
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    Pensamentos e Devaneios Poéticos
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  12. Your iris are stunning Margaret, as is the lavender :)

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  13. Beautiful flowers, actually I like them all with their color, diversity and shapes, brighten our lives.
    Best regards.

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    1. Thank you Jose, and it's so pleasing to have something that brightens up our days.

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  14. Your irises are stunners, Margaret! 🧡🧡🧡

    Hugs and blessings 💐

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  15. So beautiful. All the colours are super.

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  16. Beautiful and colorful irises.
    The photo of the lavender with the bee is also fantastic.

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  17. I think Australia has very unique Fiona and flora dear Margaret. Your garden has some awesome blooms surly :)
    Iriese appeared to me like gorgeous fairies.
    Loved each thanks for filling my heart with delight. Blessings

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