Monday, September 29, 2008

Today's Flowers




Marigolds are fairly easy to grow and they come back every year. The bees like them too! There is no reason why one picture has a white frame except that I forgot I had framed it.
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56 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Marigolds flowers.
Nice colors.

Anonymous said...

Marigolds are so pretty - I love their ruffles and their colors. These orange ones are really stunning!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Dot: Very cool shots of the marigolds. You captured them splendedly.

Gemma Wiseman said...

What gorgeous pics of marigolds! Vibrant colour!

PERBS said...

You going back to small photos when you post more than one?

Marigolds are good for the other flowers too. When I was teaching and we planted a garden, we always planted Marigolds among the veggies to ward off "bad" bugs. Nice bee capture also!

PS I looked up your Passion Flower way back in July. It is a different color than mine but when I looked on Google, they said they come in various shades.

FO - 2 said...

I like Marigolds very much. They have got strong and beautiful colours.
I always plant them together with carrots and other vegetables to keep noxious animals away.
Your photos are great Dot! :)

Carletta said...

Gorgeous!
Lovely photo essay.

I have always liked marigolds. I remember my Dad always planting them when I was young.

♥ Denise BC ♥ said...

Hi, Dot

Its golden flowers as the sun is dazzling and hosting visitors beautiful, great job. I thank you for sharing.

Denise & Santilli - the team of Today's Flowers

DeniseinVA said...

Hi Dot, what a lovely collection of a beautiful little flower. Love those colors on your marigolds and the bees seems to be having a fun and busy time. Great photos!

Cath said...

Gorgeous marigolds. Gold by name, gold by colour!

Gill - That British Woman said...

you are right marigolds are so simple to grow........really nice photo's.

Gill in Canada

judi/Gmj said...

they sure repel deer. :) Beautiful shots.

Anonymous said...

Marigolds are really beautiful. When I see one, I will surely ask for a stem so I can plant it in our garden.

My flower photo is now posted here. Have a great week ahead!

JunieRose2005 said...

OH! These are fabulous!! I LOVE Marigolds!!


Junie

Anonymous said...

The bees like them and we like them too! :-) Great macros!

DeeMom said...

How lovely your pictures are

Anonymous said...

Lovely!

Paz

Anonymous said...

Very nice photos of the lovely marigolds, such a cheerful happy color! :)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful colors. I love marigolds, they are so hardy.

Anonymous said...

That top photo really does it for me. Thanks for a lovely post. You are lucky that they reseed where you are. Not up here in Seattle!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic shots, Dot! I love marigolds, they're so bright and cheerful.

Rose said...

Wow! Even though I have always loved marigolds, I didn't realize how beautiful they really are till seeing them like this.

DrowseyMonkey-Photos said...

I love the colours this time of year. Beautiful photo.

Norm said...

hello dot,
I love marigold flowers, very beautiful and attractive..

Anonymous said...

Lovely shot of Tagetes that last one. Very graceful and the colors come in true :)

Oman said...

very bright and lovely. great job.

Deborah Wilson said...

Ooouuu! I like these pics - especially the 3rd one. And I like the new shade grey on your blog. The dark color makes the photos stand out better!

Lilli & Nevada said...

These are beautiful Dot.I decided to join this one after all

Marie said...

Beautiful Marigolds flowers :)

Anonymous said...

Fantastic marigolds.

Sorry for not being visiting as often as I wished.
For the moment by I'll have to pay a weekly visit.
Sorry.

Malyss said...

In french, marigolds have a strange name; they are called "souci", which means something like "anxiety"!knew The english name is much better, speaking of the gold of this beautyful yellow

Reader Wil said...

Interesting what Perbs says that marigolds were planted among the veggies to ward off bad bugs. I know that garlic in some cases is planted among roses to ward off plant lice.
The photos are splendid.

Unknown said...

Beatiful Marigolds.

Craver Vii said...

These margiolds have such thick, hearty petals with a velvety softness. Your photos bring that texture out rather nicely.

Shannon said...

A lot of people I know do not like marigolds because of their scent, but I love them, especially because they help keep critters out of the garden.

Neal said...

Dot, those are beautiful. However, I don't like their smell. :)

duopastorale said...

That last one is super!

EG CameraGirl said...

The orange marigolds are stunning in this light! Very nice photos.

Barbara said...

Beautiful photos.I like marigolds but find they get eaten by slugs so I haven't grown them lately. Maybe I will try again next year.

KOSTAS said...

Marvellous post with beautiful photographs and enough chromatic details!

Linda said...

I just love flowers. I had some yellow marigolds planted in my front flower bed earlier this year. They have died out. Your flowers actually made me think of mums for the fall. Maybe I'll plant some this weekend.
Beautiful pictures as always.

Kelli said...

So pretty!

MumbaiiteAnu said...

Gorgeous pictures of marigolds. They are vastly used for worship in Indian temples and festivals.
Happy Ruby Tuesday.

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Tink *~*~* said...

Love that particular color of marigold - really beautiful!

Tink *~*~*
My Mobile Adventures *~*~*

Tina Leigh said...

I think I like the white frame look Mama.

Ann said...

Thank you Dot :-) Stunning marigolds beautiful, beautiful, looks like I could reach in my screen and pick one. Excellent

Becky said...

Beautiful Marigolds Dot. They are one of my favorites. Even though it has begun to get cooler up here they remain strong and will until frost. There are just so mnay different colors too.

Jo's-D-Eyes said...

wow Dot,
You are really fantastic with flowers, in my garden they are not looking as nice as on your blog....

Thnaks for showing, see my sailboat-trip from last weekend, and the windmills legend here:

www.joannwalraven.blogspot.com

Greetings JoAnn's D Eyes/Holland

Digital Polaroids said...

Beutiful! In Argentina we call this flower Virreina or Copete.

Dick said...

I like Marigolds, the pictures are very bright especial the last one.

The Birdlady said...

Very lovely.

D said...

These are lovely. My grandparents used to plant marigolds in the garden between rows of vegetables. Apparently certain pests don't like the smell of marigolds.

Janet said...

It is said that these bright beauties chase the bad bugs away from the vegetable garden too. Have you ever tried that?

Jen said...

Great clarity in these shots. Beautiful

dixymiss said...

Gorgeous, vibrant marigolds ~ eXpertly captured! So bright and cheery (a welcome reprieve after all the "sad" shots I've viewed in today's photohunt). ;-)

Pappy said...

Dot, You have outdone yourself. I suppose you are out gathering wool with that wonderful camera of yours. See you when you get back. Pappy

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