Flowers for You

Today I offer you a bouquet of flowers that have popped up in my yard over the past month. They are all volunteers because I have less than no talent for gardening. Rather than a green thumb, I think I have a moldy thumb. When plants see me coming they wilt from fear!

These hardy flowers have honored me with their presence...and I have tried to stay out of their way. Bloom, babies, bloom!

White lilies

Lantana flowers (thanks to LindyLouMac at 3ingiro for the flower ID!)

This is the flower of the caper. To make the capers that we eat, you harvest the bud before this beautiful flower blooms.

Ornamental pomegranate

Oleander (highly poisonous, beware!)

Canna lilly. We have had an invasion of these this year!

Lavender

Bees Do It

We're not sure WHY we have pumpkins growing in the garden...WE didn't plant them...but there they are. Growing steadily day by day, putting out pretty flowers and attracting lots of bees (there are three in the flower in this picture). Unexpected bounty!