Johns Cellpic Sunday
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Silent Sunday: 2023 July 30 – Gardenia jasminoides
Tag: #CeesFloweroftheDayChallenge
FOTD: 2023 July 29 – Lagerstroemia indica
Catawba Crape Myrtle
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 30
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters. All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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Floral Friday: Ipomoea pandurata
(eep-oh-MEE-uh pand-yoor-RAY-tuh,
shaped like a fiddle)
is native to Florida and
the eastern half of North America.
It has a large root that can be eaten
if cubed and boiled in at least
two changes of water.
Never eat it raw.
These are also known as Indian Potato, Man-of-the-Earth, Manroot, Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine, Wild Sweet potato, Wild Sweet potato Vine.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/7.1 • 1/400 • 300mm • ISO1000
Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina
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CosPhoChal: Freestyle
Dale of The Cosmic Photo Challenge prompt is Freestyle this week.
Since this is freestyle week I decided to let you visit with me on one of the hikes Coleman and I took this past week. This hike was a little bit different in that we had my daughter, Coleman’s mom, along with us. On Tuesday we needed to be out of the home for awhile because a pest control company was going to come in and spray per the Complex management.
Therefore, we decided to go hiking in one of Coleman’s favorite places. The place we chose was Anne Springs Close Greenway about twenty minutes or so from our residence. Mind you now my daughter is not fond of hiking at all. When we arrived, we should them my membership card and proceeded to park. We thought Trisha, my daughter, was just gonna sit and relax near the canteen while Coleman and I hiked. It didn’t exactly go like we had thought. You see, Trisha brought her dog along with on our adventure ( he had to be out of the home as well).
Chewbacca, Trisha’s dog, decided he wanted to hike with us, therefore she had to tag along. We walked down to the lake and proceeded along the trail, Lake Haigler Loop, around the lake.
Coleman loves to run along the trail. I prefer a slower pace since I normally take many photos along the trail of the various sites we see. Often we observe different angles around the lake, seeing flowers, butterflies, sometimes turtles, bees, and even dragonflies.
(Verbena brasiliensis)
At other times we see amazing reflections in the water.
in
Lake Haigler
I love seeing various creatures feasting on the nectar of wildflowers her at the Greenway.
and Delta Flower Scarab Beetle
feasting on Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Further down the trail as we hike around the lake I notice what appears to be a shape of a triangle formed with the reflections in the lake.
from the water reflections.
plus water shimmering
As we keep going I slow down observing butterflies flittering to and fro. Naturally I stop to snap a photograph. Meanwhile, my daughter’s trying to convince me to stop taking pictures. Guess what? She didn’t convince me, not one single solitary moment.
Next on our hike we come across a dragonfly and several turtles along the edge of the lake.
on a log
By this time my daughter is tired and wants to get this hike over with. Naturally, Coleman and Chewbacca want to keep going. They’re enjoying the outdoors adventure. Hence, we keep chugging along.
After awhile we decide to pull up a seat and relax a bit before finishing our hike. But first there’s more to observe as we near the picnic tables along the backside of the lake.
with Coleman
leading the way.
[He knows the trails better than most adults].
Priocnemis monachus
delighting on
Angelica genuflexa
Finally to a spot to snack relax near the water’s edge.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Freestyle
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 29
Alive and Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i and iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Zinnia Bouquet to Brighten Your Day
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 1/120 6.86mm ISO50
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FOTD: Ixora coccinea
is a species of flowering plant
in the family Rubiaceae.
flame of the woods
or jungle flame
or pendkuli.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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LAPC #257: Simplicity Photography
‘Pink Popsocks’
Lens-Artists Challenge #257: Simplicity Photography
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters …All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
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Macro Monday: White Petunia
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum Farm, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Whatsoever Is Lovely 2023 – Week 27_Monarda fistulosa
or Horse-Mint
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 27
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters. All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
Location: Wildflower Garden, Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina
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FOTD: Dionaea muscipula
is a carnivorous plant native
to subtropical wetlands
on the East Coast
of the United States
in North Carolina
and South Carolina.
who gave the plant
its scientific name in 1768,
wrote that the plant name tippitywichit
was an indigenous word
from either Cherokee or Catawba.
These particular Venus Fly Trap plants are on display in an aquarium in The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Whatsoever Is Lovely: 2023 – Week 26 – Pale Purple Coneflower
Brauneria pallida
Echinacea pallida f. albida
Rudbeckia pallida
is a herbaceous perennial
of the genus Echinacea.
These coneflowers are native to North America, and there are nine known species of Echinacea. Echinos is Greek for “hedgehog” or “sea urchin” which is reflective of the plants spiny center cone. Pallida is Latin and translated means “pale.” This is in reference to their petal color which is a pale pink-purple.
Interesting Medicinal Information:
Echinacea was first used by Native Americans for treatment of insect stings and bites as well as snake bites. Currently, Echinacea is used to prevent colds, flu, and other respiratory tract infections. It has also been proven to boost the immune system and treat urinary tract infections. Echinacea preparations can also be topically applied for wounds or skin problems. The roots and whole plant possess a cortisone-like antibacterial property.
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 26
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
Location: Wildflower Garden, Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina
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FOTD: Lagerstroemia indica
(also crepe myrtle,
crêpe myrtle,
or crepeflower)
deciduous tree with a wide spreading,
flat topped, rounded, or
even spike shaped open habit.
The tree is a popular nesting shrub
for songbirds and wrens.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA ‘HARVEST MOON’
’HARVEST MOON’
Witchhazel
This type of plants are DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. Their typical butter yellow autumn leaves fall leaving the flowers exposed on this later flowering selection with slightly larger flowers than the species.
These particular witch-hazels were located near the Lake Trail at Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.
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FOTD: Gaillardia pulchella
AKA: firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, or sundance
It is a North American species
of short-lived perennial
or annual flowering plants
in the sunflower family.
may refer to the resemblance
of the inflorescence
to the brightly patterned blankets
made by Native Americans,
or to the ability of wild taxa
to blanket the ground with colonies.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Crowders Mountain State Park Visitors Center, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA
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CFFC: Whole of one Any Item
Located at
The Schiele Museum Pond
filled with Water,
Toys, & Coleman
Radio Flyer
Big Wheel
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Macro Monday: Trifolium pratense
red clover,
is a herbaceous species
of flowering plant
in the bean family Fabaceae,
native to Europe, Western Asia,
and northwest Africa,
but planted and naturalized
in many other regions.
Interesting Facts:
Red clover is a good pollen and nectar source for bumblebees.
Red clover’s flowers and leaves are edible, and can be added as garnishes to any dish. They can be ground into a flour.
The flowers often are used to make jelly and tisanes, and are used in essiac recipes. Their essential oil may be extracted and its unique scent used in aromatherapy.
It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: Verbena rigida
Purple Verbena
Rigid Verbena
Sandpaper Verbena
Slender Vervain
Tuberous Vervain
Slender Vervain is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes and is native to South America. Is an annual north of zone 7 but needs winter protection in that zone. It has naturalized from southeastern North Carolina to Florida and is very tolerant of heat and drought.
These Verbena rigida are in the garden in front of The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit :©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: A Child’s Gift
commonly known as
oxeye daisy
Floral Gift
to his Mom
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Lens for Canon EF-S18-55mm f/5.6 ISO 200 55mm 1/100s
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Macro Monday: Petunia axillaris
the large white petunia,
AKA: wild white petunia
or white moon petunia,
is an annual herbaceous plant
in the family Solanaceae, genus Petunia.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 FOTD: Garden Roses
along the side of
The Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: 2023 June_Rubus idaeus ‘Caroline’
Rubus idaeus ‘Caroline’
Rubus idaeus ‘Caroline’ (Everbearing Raspberry) is a fall-fruit big cultivar producing high yields of large, highly flavored, red raspberries which are perfect for eating or preserves.
Raspberry plants can fruit on different types of canes, and these are categorized into primocane and floricane. Both primocane (first year) fruiting and floricane (second year) fruiting raspberries have both primocanes and floricanes growing from the plant after the first year.
Primocane fruiting raspberries, commonly called Everbearing raspberries, produce flowers and fruit on first year canes. Primocane varieties will produce a moderate crop in June and a much larger crop from late August until frost.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon EF-S18-55mm lens f/8 1/160 55mm ISO100
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FOTD: 2023 June 7_White Raspberry Blossom
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/9 1/200 300mm ISO400
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2023 FOTD: June 6_Erigeron annuus
AKA the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Ultra Wide Angle f/2.2 13mm
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FOTD: 2023 June 5 – Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora, montbretia
Crocosmia’s flowers are brilliantly colored and showy, making them a wonderful choice for flower arrangements. Sometimes called Montbretia, the tubular-shaped flowers are extremely attractive to hummingbirds. The brilliant red yellow or orange blooms appear in May or June with sword-shaped foliage.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 Last Photo on the Card: May 31st
From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:
(Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’)
From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:
Outdoor Activity Center
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters
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2023 May CMMC: Iris, Ice, Independent or Index Finger.
AKA the yellow flag,
yellow iris, or water flag
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Antirrhinum majus
Costa Rose II
pink snapdragon flowers
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S-18-55mm lens f/5.6 • 1/250 • 55mm • ISO100
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Macro Monday: Salsa Red Coneflower
Echinacea Sombrero Salsa Red displays single rows of drooping, deep orange-red ray petals around a sombrero-shaped, orange-brown cone. The lightly fragrant flowers attract butterflies! They provide long lasting color in the garden.
Salsa Red
Coneflower
These are reded daisy-like flowers with dark cones and are produced on strong, well branched stems. Echinacea is well known for its large, daisy-like flowers. It is a bold, sturdy perennial sporting flowers with a large cone-shaped center, hence its common name of Coneflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Settings: f/2.2 1/381 2.22mm ISO40
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FOTD: Canna indica
known as
Indian Shot
It is also known by African Arrowroot, Arrowroot, Canna, Edible Canna, and Wild Canna Lily among a few other names.
The rhizomes of cannas are rich in starch, and have many uses in agriculture. All of the plant material has commercial value, rhizomes for starch (consumption by humans and livestock), stems and foliage for animal fodder, young shoots as a vegetable, and young seeds as an addition to tortillas.
Other interesting uses include the hard black seeds of the Arrowroot having been used in the 19th century as bullets when ammunition was limited. The seeds are also used for making jewelry and musical instruments such as rattles.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Floral Friday: 2023 May 26_Coneflower
(Eastern purple coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea is recognisable by its purple cone-shaped flowers. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States. It is often known as the purple coneflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Horse Stables Entrance, Anne Springs Close Greenway
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2023 OWS: RED Knockouts
Rose Bush
Knockout
Rosebuds
Rose Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 24mm f1.78
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Sunday Stills: Floral Shades of Purple
Clematis viticella,
the Italian leather flower,
purple clematis,
or Virgin’s bower,
is a species of flowering plant
in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae,
native to Europe
in a Garden Planter
the common sage
or just sage,
is a perennial,
with blue to purplish flowers.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium,
commonly known as
narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass
Viola × williamsii,
known as
hybrid horned pansy,
tufted pansy,
or
just horned pansy
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge. This is also my entry for Kate’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Wordless Wednesday: 2023 May 17_’Dalmatian Purple’
from our
picnic table
the
Visitor
while Coleman snacked
Digitalis purpurea
‘Dalmatian Purple’ Foxglove
Earliest blooming of all Foxglove.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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FOTD: Simpson’s grasspink
This gorgeous wildflower is called grass pink
and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae).
The genus name “Calopogon” is Greek
and means “beautiful beard.”
It refers to the hairlike structures
on the upper petal.
It has a bulb-like corm
that resembles a tuber,
hence the name “tuberosus.”
The slender grass-like leaves
give rise to the name “grass pink.”
It is a stunning wildflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens with Altura Wide Angle Fisheye Lens.
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CMMC: Imperial Purple
(Viola cornuta Penny Primrose Picotee)
Meadow Sage
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Floral Friday: Yellow Bearded Iris
Califora Pleasant Peasant
(Reblooming) Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 20
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro and Altura for Canon Wide-Angle Fisheye Lenses
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FOTD: Scilla peruviana
The Scilla Peruviana is also known as the Portuguese Squill. It is a spring-blooming bulb with striking, lavender-blue flowers. The flower heads can be as large as a softball, with star-like florets that open gradually over a period of 3 weeks or more. The plants have long, strappy leaves similar to a hyacinth, and grow 12-20” tall.
Information from www.longfield-gardens.com/article/all-about-scilla-peruviana.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro Lens
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 19
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RDP: 🌻Sunflower 🌻
Helianthus giganteus,
the giant sunflower
or tall sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Sunflower
Nature Photo Challenge–Yellow
Cee’s Flower of the Day
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Floral Friday: Impatiens walleriana
also known as busy Lizzie,
balsam, sultana,
or simply impatiens,
is a species of the
genus Impatiens.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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RDP: 2023 April 30 Sunday – Colorful
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sunday – Colorful
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS T3i
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f5.6 ISO 125 250mm 1/400s
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2023 April FOTD: Azalea ‘Gloria’ Pink
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Lavenders & Sage
These Lavender & Sage plants and flowers are within the Memorial Garden which you can find along the Nature Trail at The Schiele Museum located in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L.Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Silent Sunday: Carya cordiformis
Carya cordiformis
Bitternut Hickory
John’s Cellpic Sunday
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FOTD: Yellowish Daffodil
(Narcissus ‘Delibes’)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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2023 Whatsoever is Lovely – Camellia
‘Swan Lake’
Japanese Camellia,
Common Camellia &
White Camellia
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 15
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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NPC #7: Tulips and Magnolias
(Aka Flaming Tulip)
Denzil Nature: NPC #7: Tulips and Magnolias
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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2023 WPWC: Glencairn Gardens
Glencairn Gardens is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was started by David & Hazel Bigger in their backyard. It is now an 11 acre paradise located in the heart of Rock Hill. It is beautifully landscaped with walkways, lawns, fountains, as well as various plants and flowers. Mrs. Bigger deeded the garden to the city of Rock Hill after her husband’s passing in 1958.
The Garden was the original inspiration for Rock Hill’s annual Come See Me Festival. The festival has developed into a ten day event which is held each spring at Glencairn Gardens and various other sites throughout Rock Hill.
The Garden boasts a variety of blooms year round. They vary from Dogwoods and Wisteria to Azaleas and Camellias along with a variety of hardwood trees to be adorned by visitors strolling throughout the Gardens.
The peak blooming season is from late March to early April. With such a small window to observe and admire the various spectacular colors & the many different types of flowers in bloom — you wouldn’t want to miss visiting it. Don’t worry if you can’t make it during peak season, there is always something special to see year round. Some of which are the Crepe Myrtles and Day Lilies during the Summer, the changing of leave’s colors in Autumn. And lest you forget, there’s the daffodils and camellias, and the smell of honeysuckle to entice your senses throughout the winter.
Within Glencairn Gardens is also a Veterans Garden. The American Legion Post 34 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2889 partnered with the City of Rock Hill to create this hard that honors men and women from the past, present, and future who serve in the armed forces of the United States of America.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Gardens
Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Aphelandra sinclairiana
Panama Queen
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Silent Sunday: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Arum Lily
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023
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