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Snowy garden on March 21st! Wasn’t I meant to be planting peas?

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Cosmos is such an airy plant that it looks good wherever you plant it. Try it interspersed with perennials or grown in an annual bed. Makes a great cut flower. Pick them just before they fully open to give a longer life in the vase #northview #northviewgarden #cosmos #summerflowers #pinkflowers #growfromseed #halfhardyannual #julygarden #radiancecosmos #cosmosradiance #cutflowers #annualflower #flower

Lilium Black Beauty is a stunner. Though not black it does have some nice deep pinks that contrast with white edges. I love the way the the petals curve back and nearly touch the stem when you look from above - second photo. A summer highlight flower. #northview #northviewgarden #blackbeautylily #lily #flowersofinstagram #summergarden #julygarden #inmygarden #bloemen #lule #fiori #flores

Happy four hundredth birthday to the Oxford Botanic Garden. I wish that I was there to celebrate this amazing milestone. Here’s to many more centuries of studying, researching and loving plants. Cheers to all the current team with thanks to all those who have worked there in the past. #oxfordbotanicgarden #throwback #fourhundredthanniversary #oxford #gardens #oxfordgardens #gardentravel #visitinggardens @oxfordbotanic @oxfordbotanicgardens

Hooray hooray - today I am celebrating. Just sent my edited book manuscript back to my editor. Watch this space - new book on flowers for sunny spaces coming out next spring. Lots of yummy photos too. My reward when I got back was a walk around the garden. It was beginning to get dark but this phlox and mountain mint combo was glowing and smelled delicious. Have a good evening. #celebration #gardenwalk #phlox #mountainmint #pycnanthemum #eveninggarden #flowers #garden #northview #northviewgarden @timberpress

Gaillardias are an underused plant in flower gardens. These were started from seed this spring and are producing a great crop of varied patterned blooms for cut flowers and for pollinators. Watch my feed in the next few days for some close ups #gaillardia #northview #northviewgarden #flowers #inmygardentoday #cutflowers #growfromseed #julygarden #fiori #flores #lule #blomen

Fabulous patch of coneflowers in full bloom at Jenkins Arboretum. I loved the intermingling of the pinky-purple and white. Note how the white ones catch the sun and seem to glow. Second photo was one of the talked white ones and was delightfully scented! Maybe the cultivar ‘Fragrant Angel’. Certainly worth growing. @jagardens #jenkinsarboretum #coneflowers #echinacea #summerflowers #julyflowers #scentedflowers #pollinatorflowers #flowers

Zinnia time is here. My first ones are starting to produce including this luminous yellow one. Do you grow zinnias? They are such an easy warm-season annual to start from seed. One of the best cut flowers for high summer in warm climates. #northview #northviewgarden #zinnias #zinnia #zinniasofinstagram #summerflowers #julyflowers #yellowflowers #cutflowers #annualflowers #warmseasonannuals

Luscious blackberries are ripening now - reminding me of the most delicious ones in my grandmother’s garden in Kent, England - and my granny’s mouth-watering blackberry and apple pie #happymemories #northviewgarden #fruitpicking #fruit #growyourownfood #blackberries #berries #straightfromthegarden

Northview Moon Beds are going through their Phlox phase. It smells delightful as you walk down the path. I watched a yellow swallowtail butterfly enjoying a nectar feast. #northview #northviewgarden #northviewgardens #phlox #phloxflowers #butterflyflowers #summergardens #scentedflowers #fragrantflowers

Daylilies are some of the easiest perennial summer flowers to grow. These are a lovely clear yellow and fragrant too. Twinkling like stars as I walked around the garden yesterday evening. #northviewgarden #daylilies #daylily #yellowflowers #summerflowers #fragrantflowers #summer #easyflowers #inmygarden

Lily time! A couple more lilies from the garden. Hidden behind the fence to save them from the deer. Delightful shape with curved back petals and intricate markings. #northview #northviewgarden #lily #lilies #inmygarden #summerflowers #julyflowers #lilium #fragrantflowers #garden #garten #flowers #lule #flores #fiori

Federal Twist Garden - no filter just a dramatic thunderstorm rolling in over the valley. Lovely visit with Garden Conservancy Open Day. @imfederaltwist #federaltwist #garden #gardenvisit #gardenconservancy #newjersey #njgardens #thunderstorm

Pretty Bird Farm - open for Garden Conservancy visit. Delightful cutting, herb and vegetable garden set in rural New Jersey near Stockton. Lovely tour in between torrential downpours. The air so heavy with moisture that it hung there waiting to envelope you. Loved the selection of flowers including #gladiolus #agrostemma #sunflowers and many more #flowers #garden #gardenvisit #stocktonnj #newjerseygarden #cuttinggarden #gardenconservancy @prettybirdfarm #corncockle

A walk around the garden this evening was led by the fragrance of this delightful lily- Conca d’Or which is an Orienpet hybrid. The colors glowed in the last rays of the sun. Well worth adding to your flower garden #lily #flowers #lilyflower #concadorlily #lilyconcador #yellowandwhitelily #fragrantflowers #flowergarden #northview #northviewgarden #summergarden #pennsylvaniagarden #usagarden

Thanks to Clyde Crockett for the book review in the July 2021 American Hosta Society eNewsletter of my Timber Press book ‘Glorious Shade’. Go Hostas! @americanhostasociety @timberpress @delawarevalleyhostasociety @katlynn.nicolls #hosta #hostalover #shadegarden #shadegardens #shadegardensuccess #timberpress

Scarlet Rosemallow - Hibiscus coccineus - is native to SE USA. Found in damp soils it is eye catching with its bright red star-shaped flowers. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Can reach 6 foot or more tall

Four views at Morris Arboretum of one of the fountains, view from the Orange Balustrade, the Pe mock Flower Garden, and the view up the hill back to the fountain, and balustrade. Sunny and not too hot today as there was a light breeze.

Second set of views of Chanticleer Garden today - overcast skies with rain later but nonetheless a fabulous day to walk around and take in the sights and smells of the garden - from the elevated walkway to the willows, the lotus and pond, gravel garden and meadow - no filter necessary

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