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Even through the stormy days, she still picked flowers.

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Wild Zinnias

The richly colorful flowers are very effective at attracting hummingbirds, which are drawn by the bright colors and come to eat the nectar, especially that of red and orange flowers. Common zinnia also attracts granivorous birds which enjoy the small seeds, and goldfinches in particular will pluck out the petals to get to the seeds before they ripen.

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I must have flowers always, always.

—Monet

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A lovely little critter amidst the mint.

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Black-Eyed Susan

All in the Downs the fleet was moor’d,

The streamers waving in the wind,

When black-eyed Susan came aboard;

‘O! where shall I my true-love find?

Rock’d with the billow to and fro,

Soon as her well-known voice he heard

He sigh’d, and cast his eyes below:

The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands,

‘O Susan, Susan, lovely dear,

My vows shall ever true remain;

Let me kiss off that falling tear;

We only part to meet again.

Change as ye list, ye winds; my heart shall be

The faithful compass that still points to thee.

—John Gay

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Japanese Privet

Garden places I shall tend.

For a welcome to a friend,

Make for him a roomy seat

By the box and privet sweet.

— Katharine Hinkson

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Purple loosestrife (lythrum salicaria)

This plant is found in Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. It attracts bees and butterflies as well as the loosestrife beetle which specifically targets the leaves of this plant. In blooming season, purple loosestrife is a large sea of light purple, which resembles the romantic French lavender.

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Siebold's plantain lily

In summer, they produce lavender-colored plumes that host sweet nectar at their center. The colors are attractive to hummingbirds, as they can see purple at a distance. This plant brings even more butterflies. Shades of purple are easiest for butterflies to see, while hummingbirds are more attracted to red hues.

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Tiger Lilies

Still, the longer I was around her, the more I could see the colors of her mind and the recesses of her heart. There was a beast in there. But there was also a girl who was afraid of being a beast, and who wondered if other people had beasts in their hearts too. There was strength, and there was also just the determination to look strong. She guarded herself like a secret.

—Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily

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Shinrin-yoku

Shinrin in Japanese means “forest,” and yoku means “bath.” Hence, shinrin-yoku is bathing in the forest or taking in the forest through our senses.

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Onion flower

Winter birds like to feast on the seeds of onion. Birds attracted to onion include buntings, doves, finches, quails, siskins, sparrows, and towhees. Smaller birds will perch on top of these root plants to eat the seeds directly from the flower. On some occasions, you might witness a hummingbird visiting, too.

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Nature vs Painting

Almond Blossoms by Vincent van Gogh

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Crepe myrtle

A highly ornamental small tropical tree or shrub, often multi-stemmed. It is native to India, Southeastern Asia, and Japan, and features a characteristic vase-shaped crown and beautifully-ruffled pink blooms that can last from early summer to autumn. It is also a popular nesting shrub for small birds.

Symbolism: Good luck, eloquence, obsessed love, femininity

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Golden chanterelle mushroom

A family of fungi that contains many well-known edible species like the chanterelle itself (Cantharellus cibarius), the trumpet chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) and the horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides).

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panicle hydrangeas

Dragoons I tell you the white hydrangeas turn rust and go soon.

Already mid September a line of brown runs over them.

One sunset after another tracks the faces the petals.

Waiting they look over the fence for what way they go.

— Carl Sandburg

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Pink china roses

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