My Flower Challenge
By Anna
@LadyDuck (471540)
Switzerland
January 27, 2016 4:34am CST
Our friend @Raelove asked to share photos of flowers to brighten a winter day.
I already posted the photo of a pink honeysuckle with my comment to her discussion.
Now I am joining this challenge with a photo of my pure white gardenia.
I know it's not colorful, but the pure white with the shiny dark green leaves creates a beautiful contrast. I am sorry I cannot share the smell.
I hope you love gardenia.
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46 responses
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
27 Jan 16
@LadyDuck the bright green of the leaves makes suck a beautiful contrast to the white gardenia. My life is filled with shades of gray, dirty snow (the little there is), gray skies, gray trees reaching their bare branches to the sky. Any colour is very welcome.
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 16
@Platespinner I am hoping to see the crocuses and daffodils soon, sometimes in February they are in bloom.
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 16
@Platespinner It's not cold here this winter, but we lack rain, so they are not yet breaking through the surface.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
28 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Would be nice to have a greenhouse one day, if even a little one to save the plants in that fashion or start new ones before it's warm enough outside. I'm hoping to plant some seeds for the first time ever in another month or so. My problem is having the time to get them into the ground once it warms up.
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
28 Jan 16
@MarshaMusselman My greenhouse is not a big one, I have built one to protect a few plants that would die during our cold winters. I keep the plants in big vases and move them back in the garden in late spring.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
28 Jan 16
@LadyDuck - Here it is winter. It is the best seasons for roses.
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
28 Jan 16
@MarshaMusselman We had 3 cold days last week, freezing mornings and nights, then from Monday the temperature started to go up again and now it is definitely too warm for winter we have 55 F during the day.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
28 Jan 16
@LadyDuck You still don't have cold weather? Ours stayed away until after Christmas and then it's been on and off again, cold and nippy to a bit warmer. We had 38 degrees two days this week then a bit of snow last night. A week or so ago it was 12-20 Fahrenheit including a colder wind chill. But, still much warmer than the last winter or two.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
27 Jan 16
I have no gardenias in my garden. Yours look prestine. I have other white flowers. Here are my white roses
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
27 Jan 16
beautiful flowers - a terrific share
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
28 Jan 16
Very nice, Anna. Even though I cannot smell this lovely flower, the colors are exquisite. The leaves look velvety. I'd have to do some digging to find some pretty flower pictures. Most of my images are of the weeds that take over my flower garden from year to year.
I did get several varieties of bulbs planted this December before it finally got too cold, and will have new pictures this next year to share for next winter.
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
30 Jan 16
@MarshaMusselman The bald spot can be a rock near the surface, or "a cat"! Try to soak the area with water several days and see if this helps.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
29 Jan 16
@LadyDuck our bulbs don't usually pop up until april, and the crocus maybe in March. My wild violets come much later, after the bulbs usually because for several years I'd wonder why I had a bald spot in the yard, and then when they'd bloom I'd remember why.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
27 Jan 16
that is a beautiful white flower, my friend. the green in contrast with the white is a thing of beauty.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
27 Jan 16
So beautiful white gardenia flower;looks so healthy!
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@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
27 Jan 16
@acelawrites Yes, they bloom every year for several months.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
27 Jan 16
@LadyDuck , wow so nice to know you had taken care of it for so many years, and it is still bearing beautiful flowers.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 16
Thats a nice photo Anna! I Am sure Jabo has some wonderful pictures of her flowers have you seen them so colourful!
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
27 Jan 16
I remember when I was a kid, we had neighbors who grew honeysuckle. Lovely smell and taste. Here's a shot of a flower for the collection.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
28 Jan 16
@LadyDuck How wonderful. I only remember the white.
Thanks for the compliment.
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@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
28 Jan 16
I can't participate as I don't grow flowers, but these are so beautiful and lovely to look at.
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