Snow Ladies

The botanical garden in Spokan is beautiful in the summer.  Full of blooming plants, I'm sure you'd find a couple of favorites.  These dwarf Shasa Daisies are aptly named "Snow Lady".  So I guess a bunch of them would be considered "Ladies"

"Snow Ladies"     © Kathy Dunham 2011

Day Lily

Living in the desert has some disadvantages.  There are a lot of cool weather plants that just won't grow here.  But that does give me an excuse to search out places where I can find beauties like these.  The botanical garden in Spokane, Washington has a huge collection of day lilies.  Too bad this exotic flower only lasts a day, hence the name, Day Lily.

"Day Lily"     © Kathy Dunham 2010

Flowering Maple

To many of you, this might look like a Hibiscus.  But it's not.  Where I live there are tons of hibiscus, all colors and shapes.  We don't have maple trees or anything close, only Canadians when they come to the desert in the winter.  But this is a prime example why flowers are not used to identify plants.  It the leaves and leaf structure that a botanist looks at to truly make an identification.  This is one of many flowering maples I saw at the botanical gardens in Spokane.  And they come in a wide range of colors.

"Flowering Maple"    © Kathy Dunham 2010

Zucchini Blossoms

Summer is past but these zucchini blossoms bring back warm summer days and a garden full of fresh produce.  A friend of mine in Spokane started a community garden and these were just some of the fruits of their labors.  I enjoyed walking up and down the rows looking at the ripening vegetables.


"Zucchini Blossoms"   © Kathy Dunham 2009

Japanese Tea Garden

Spokane's beautiful Japanese Tea Garden is small but wonderfully landscaped. I loved the reflections of the Japanese maple tree in the koi pond.

"Japanese Tea Garden" © Kathy Dunham 2009