Dappled light splays across tightly closed mum blooms.
Sun Whispers - Laura Thomas Photography - Victoria, BC 2025
#photography #naturephotography #naturetherapy #bloomscrolling #shadegarden #dappledlight #fineartphotography #art
Wild columbine showing off brilliant yellow and red flowers- aquilegia canadensis
Dark pink blooms ready to burst - Kalmia Latifolia - aka mountain laurel
The medium pink of wild geranium (geranium maculatum) blooms above green foliage - this plant does well in dry shade but sometimes acts like an ephemeral disappearing until spring
Blue-purple blooms of woodland phlox (phlox divaricata)- this phlox is beautiful and fragrant - but well loved by mammals too. Shown here against a backdrop of woodland strawberries. It’s a nice alternative to vinca - and doesn’t attract ticks
Another weekend to while away the hours with mundane tasks like laundry- and spring dreaming! I have happy packera aurea to move - but where? And a shade garden to reimagine. Grateful for the opportunity to rest and reset #mentalhealth #shadegarden #nativeplants #bloomscroll
Adult Bolander's Phacelia sprawling under our shade tree. It's an excellent weed suppressor!
Happily feeding bumblebee
Bolander's Phacelia is lovely even without those pretty light blue flowers!
Bolander's Phacelia flower closeup
Here's a West Coast native wildflower for that shady dry corner! Bolander's Phacelia is a bumblebee favorite that's super easy going! It flowers a lot around May in NW Oregon and will self seed when happy.
#nativegarden #nativeplants #westcoast #flowers #gardening #woodland #shadegarden #pollinator
A matting of shade flowers envelope the garden floor at Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC.
The Understory - Laura Thomas Photography - Butchart Gardens, Victoria 2025
#photography #naturephotography #naturetherapy #shadegarden #botanicalgardens #fineartphotography #art
A red lantern flower ( Abutilon flowering shrub ) spotlit in the dappled light.
Wildlights - Laura Thomas Photography - Butchart Gardens, Victoria 2025
#photography #naturephotography #naturetherapy #bloomscrolling #shadegarden #abutilon #floweringshrub #fineartphotography #art
Begonia boliviensis trails over a rock wall in dappled light.
Luminous Petals - Laura Thomas Photography - Butchart Gardens, Victoria 2025
#photography #naturephotography #naturetherapy #bloomscrolling #begoniaboliviensis #begonia #shadegarden #fineartphotography #art
Not just a flower — but nature's architecture, rising in feathered splendor.
#AstilbeFlower #GardenPhotography #PerennialGarden #ShadeGarden #BotanicalPhotography #MacroFlower #GardenDesign #FlowerLovers #CottageGarden #GardenInspiration #SummerFlowers #GardenArt #FloralPhotography #NaturePhoto
Not just a flower — but nature's architecture, rising in feathered splendor.
#AstilbeFlower #GardenPhotography #PerennialGarden #ShadeGarden #BotanicalPhoto
Lamium maculatum (L.) L.
#LamiumMaculatum #SpottedDeadNettle #Lamium #Lamiaceae #Flower #Pinkflower #Groundcover #ShadeGarden #evergreen #pollinatorplant #FoliagePlants #Plants #Botany #Norway
2020/06/20
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In The Garden Today | 27 September
A veteran Limelight hydrangea is still blooming!
www.thespruce.com/limelight-hy...
#Bloomscrolling #GardenPhotos #Nature #Gardens #JoyForTheStruggle #Hydrangeas #ShadeGarden
Shade garden beauty: Martha Washington geranium, a deep purple heuchera, persian shield and the marvelous spotted foliage of pulmonaria 😍
#flower #flowersky #flowers #bloom #bloomscrolling #bloomsky #garden #gardening #shadegarden
Cymbalaria muralis G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
#CymbalariaMuralis #KenilworthIvy #IvyLeavedToadflax, #Plantaginaceae #Groundcover #ShadeGarden, #RockGarden #TrailingPlant #Evergreen.
#Wildflowers #Nature #Botany
Corraled the oldest into helping me out
Hosta split and replanted in multiple spots around the yard
And he dug up a yellow daylilly for me that needs a home somewhere else
Just waiting for todays thunderstorm now 🤞
#GardenSky #ShadeGarden 🌱
Among hostas a plant with yellow-green leaves and a foot -long stem of seeds rises in the shade garden.
On my walk....a shade garden I pass by. #onmywalk #greenery #shadegarden #photo
Elephant ears, cardinal flower and impatiens. The hummingbirds stop at every little bloom on the cardinal flowers. #gardensofbluesky #writerswhogarden #shadegarden #garden
While sunlight is often hailed as the lifeblood of gardens, there's an enchanting world waiting to be cultivated in the shadows. Shade gardening opens up a realm of possibilities, where a palette of lush greens and vibrant hues thrives in the dappled light. #garden #gardening #shadegarden #flowers
Honored to be quoted in The Spruce (by @mallorycarra) on hydrangeas wilting in summer heat. Quick take: remember their roots—many are woodland‑edge shrubs that want bright but dappled light + steady moisture. 💧
#HydrangeaCare #ShadeGarden
Catawba rosebay is a shade garden superstar—showy blooms, evergreen leaves, and pollinators everywhere! Perfect for adding color and supporting wildlife.
Have you grown this native shrub?
#MemphisFoodForest #ShadeGarden #NativePlants #PollinatorFriendly #GardenTips
#hummingbird #shadegarden #BlueSkyArtShow
#GetOutside #birdwatcher
#wildlifephotography #Stunday #photography #outdoors #gardener
#PhotographersUnited #nature
#ArtYear #photohour #jasmine
#EastCoastKin
Ragin' Cajun" is a variety of Spigelia marilandica, commonly known as Indian Pink or Pinkroot. It's known for its vibrant orange-red, tubular flowers with a yellow throat.
🌱 🌿 looking for a pop of color in your shade garden? “Ragin' Cajun" is a variety of Spigelia marilandica. It’s dramatic and puts on a spectacular show now. #bloomscolling
#shadegarden
In the back garden of the McLean House sits a little pond that's fed by a waterfall (the wasn't on today.) Charming.
#garden #mcleanhouse #westlinnoregon #pond #gardenpond #charming #PNW #PNWgarden #shadegarden
Hostas are like potato chips - you can't just have one...
See more at-
washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/06/host...
#gardendc #hostas #shadegarden #shadeplants #groundcovers #gardening
Check out our latest video - Hosta Plant Profile youtu.be/648JuRkRBX0?... via @YouTube #gardendc #shadegarden #shadeplants
Good Morning 🕊️☺️
Good Morning 🕊️☺️ #mygarden #Gardening #fritillaria #flowers #photography #nature #flowersonbluesky #GardenersWorld #shadegarden
Article. The first to bloom. And lower right, Dead Nettle.
My shade Garden (See ALT text)
#FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #ShadeGarden #Zone6 #NEGarden #FlowerGardener #DeadNettle #astible
