Smells awesome!

Managed to find 4 species before the rain came over, but failed AGAIN to find the frog orchid. Oh well, there is always next year :-/

Gladiolus murielae

Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen

A quick visit to one of my favourite wildlife sites in Gloucestershire - orchids, butterflies and stunning views.

Orchid

H. 'Miss Saigon' is fragrant

H. 'Avocado' is fragrant. It is shown raised on a tree stump.

fragrant

Fragrant

fragrant

Recipe there

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Fragrant

This rose has a slew of well-deserved awards, including the Gamble Fragrance Award in 1970 and World's Favorite Rose in 1981. The scent is intense, lush and fruity, and the flowers are big, many-petaled, and gorgeous. Even its buds are fragrant!

Osmanthus fragrans (fragrant olive) in the Warm Temperate Pavilion. Photo by Elizabeth Peters.

June 8, 2016

A spittle bug makes his home amongst the fragrant purple flowers of a lavender stalk. In the background, a money plant (honesty plant).

Brewster, Massachusetts

Cape Cod - USA

Photo by brucetopher

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Nymphaea odorata (fragrant water-lily) blooming in the Native Flora Garden. Photo by Michael Stewart.

Cornwall, UK

... outside my window

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Seeds ripen in mid-July, may sown immediately or keep wait for next Spring

a springtime favorite of mine =)

LA: Gymnadenia conopsea ssp. conopsea

EN: Common fragrant orchid

DE: Mücken-Händelwurz / Gewöhnliche Große Händelwurz

HU: Szúnyoglábú bibircsvirág

This orchid is at home in Europe and Asia. Loves wet meadows.

Its scent is similar to cinnamon.

In Germany the numbers are shrinking. Protected by law.

Fragrant

Fragrant

...fragrant...

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

~Marcel Proust~

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Picked some from the garden to scent up the porch

Then, when the dripping is completed, stir the coffee well with the milk in the glass.

@ Din Tai Fung Restaurant, The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur

Nikon F-70D, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AIS, Mitsubishi Super MX200

Žydinti slyva | Flowering plum tree.

Delicate and beautiful, I love them...

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STUDIO WEATHER!

We always have a smaller studio in our home, in between things there is time for some of my favourite photography, playing with lights...

Went to the 'end of the market' for a cheap deal on flowers (my props), 6 bunches for £ 2, chose from whatever is left. I was fortunate, blue Irises, blue Hyacinths, pink Tulips, Tiger Lilies, what a delight, they perfume our whole house!

One of the many different compositions and combinations I tried.

Thanx, M, (*_*)

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