Petal Pics

Summer Coreopsis

Summer Coreopsis

Indian Blanket Flower

Indian Blanket Flower

Prairie Coneflowers (Copy)

Prairie Coneflowers

Yellow Pansies Terra Cotta Pot (Copy)

Yellow Pansies Terra Cotta Pot

A simple terra cotta pot and the dark soil provide a fantastic backdrop for these yellow beauties.

Garden Gomphrenas (Copy)

Garden Gomphrenas

Gomphrenas are a hardy summer staple here, as they love the heat, and their blooms can be dried beautifully.

Woodland Pinkroot

Woodland Pinkroot

Crossandra Blooms Crossandra thrive here in the shade during the summer. We have two on our back patio that tolerate the winter, just waiting for spring.

Crossandra Blooms

Crossandra thrive here in the shade during the summer. We have two on our back patio that tolerate the winter, just waiting for spring.

Thoreau Geraniums (Copy)

Thoreau Geraniums

Inspiring and beautiful.

California Poppy

California Poppy

Single Pansy Bloom

Single Pansy Bloom

Blackfoot Daisies (Copy)

Blackfoot Daisies

Blackfoot Daisies are native to this area, and cheerfully bloom all summer long.

Red Geranium Bloom

Red Geranium Bloom

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Trumpet Honeysuckle

Handpicked Blooms (Copy)

Handpicked Blooms

Handpicked blooms from a dear friend’s garden.

Fredericksburg Poppies (Copy)

Fredericksburg Poppies

Red Poppies are a favorite around here, but this beautiful field is found just outside Federicksburg, Texas.

Plains Greenthread (Copy)

Plains Greenthread

This Plains Greenthread was growing on the edge of a neighbor’s lawn, the perfect backdrop for this vibrant yellow.

Horseshoe Bay Beauty (Copy)

Horseshoe Bay Beauty

This field of flowers was captured near Horseshoe Bay along the highway.

Wildflowers in Bloom

Wildflowers in Bloom

Wild Garlic (Copy)

Wild Garlic

Who knew that Wild Garlic could have such beautiful blooms?

Antelope Horns (Copy)

Antelope Horns

This bee is enjoying the Antelope Horns before the arrival of the more famous associated pollinator, the Monarch butterfly.

Red Yucca Bloom (Copy)

Red Yucca Bloom

Hummingbirds love these Red Yucca blooms, so this combination is often part of the first hummingbird sightings in the spring.

HIbiscus Bloom (Copy)

HIbiscus Bloom

Late Summer Ranunculus (Copy)

Late Summer Ranunculus

Ranunculus in a deep, rich, wine color is a beautiful bloom

Blooming Fruit Trees (Copy)

Blooming Fruit Trees

These fruit trees are just beginning to bloom against that bright blue sky.

Field of Black-Eyed Susans (Copy)

Field of Black-Eyed Susans

Magnolia Bloom (Copy)

Magnolia Bloom

Thistle in Bloom (Copy)

Thistle in Bloom

Close-up of a horsemint in bloom with green grass in the background.

Close-up of a horsemint in bloom with green grass in the background.

Basket Flower Stem (Copy)

Basket Flower Stem

Spiderwort (Copy)

Spiderwort

Dainty Blooms

Dainty Blooms

Field of Horsemint

Field of Horsemint

Engelmanns Daisy

Engelmanns Daisy

Happy Bouquet

Happy Bouquet

Pink Penstemon

Pink Penstemon

Pride of Barbados

Pride of Barbados

Purple Phlox

Purple Phlox

Damianita

Damianita

Primrose Field

Primrose Field

Echinacea

Echinacea

Possumhaw

Possumhaw

Mimosa Quadrivalvis

Mimosa Quadrivalvis

Winecup

Winecup

Prickly Pear Bloom

Prickly Pear Bloom

Red Indian Blanket Flower

Red Indian Blanket Flower

Yellow Acacia

Yellow Acacia

Purple Phlox Up Close

Purple Phlox Up Close