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Photo Hunters: Colorful

August 16, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber  
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I can think of so many wonderfully colorful things, but the first thing that comes to mind is my lovely flower garden. Everything is finally in full bloom, and I am in my glory! Here are some photos I took for my other blog– but the gardens are so beautiful I thought I’d post them here. I just never get tired of looking at my gardens!

Here is a bloom from my coffee-fed Nikko Blue Hydrangea.

Nikko Blue Hydrangea

Here are my Stargazer Oriental Lilies. I love them so much.

Oriental Lilies

Here’s a photo of one of the flower beds.

Colorful Flowerbed

Ahhhhh. I love gardens!

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110 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Colorful"

  1. betchai on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:04 am 

    lovely photos. i especially like the 2nd one, but they’re all great.

  2. Luxor's Mom on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:59 am 

    So very beautiful and colorful – a feast for the eyes!

  3. emzpie on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 2:59 am 

    woow,,I love flowers..How nice they are so lovely to look and very colorful..I like them esp.color pink..

  4. maiylah on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 3:15 am 

    wow … such beautiful (and colorful) garden! lovely shots!
    am envious … lol. :D

  5. Cromely on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 3:17 am 

    That’s a beautiful plant and a great shot.

    That Hydrangea looks great. I imagine the coffee keeps it blue, but how do you keep it so healthy? Mine has been limping along from year to year barely staying alive.

  6. Sara on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 8:23 am 

    I love hydrangas. Nothing prettier.

  7. Caroline on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:04 am 

    You have such beautiful flowers. My absolute favorite are the stargazer lilies. Yours are amazing. You must spend a lot time on your garden. It truly shows how much you love them.

  8. AnnD on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:04 am 

    Mother Nature makes the most beautiful colors! I dread winter when they all go away!

  9. Teena in Toronto on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:14 am 

    Wow! Great colours!

    I played too :)

  10. Karen of Sillymonkeez on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:16 am 

    The last photo truly is colorful! Thanks for visiting me today!!

    Karen of the MomDot Street Team
    http://www.MomDot.com

  11. Dawn on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:22 am 

    Mrs Mecomber, you definitely have green thumbs. I love the flowers in your garden, put my garden to shame.

  12. Kristine Kate on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:23 am 

    lovely flowers!

  13. Mo on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:26 am 

    Such lovely flowers!
    Your hydrangea is just perfect!
    Thanks for your visit and comments on my blogs today!
    ~mo

  14. Janet on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:32 am 

    I’m partial to those blue hydrangeas :-)

  15. Sue on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:33 am 

    Beautiful shots :) Thanks so much for stopping by!

  16. kaycee on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:41 am 

    Vibrant colors! I love flowers as well but can only wish my garden is as beautiful as yours!
    Thanks for dropping by =D

  17. Prudence on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:52 am 

    Lilies! They’re beautiful and I like ‘em. How I wish I could grow them in my garden.

  18. Carver on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:53 am 

    You have a beautiful flower garden. Great shots.

  19. Frugal Grandma on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:54 am 

    I am so envious of anyone who can grow such gorgeous flowers. My thumb is so brown I can’t even keep cactus alive. Loved your photos so very “colorful”!

  20. ian on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 10:59 am 

    whoa! beautiful flowers! i’m really bad with plants- i hope i don’t make them wither by looking at their pictures haha

  21. Anneli on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:01 am 

    Nice pictures of beautiful flowers!! Color is sooo fantastic and what more natural than flowers!! :)

    /Anneli

  22. Melli on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:02 am 

    These are beauuuuutiful garden shots! The kind of gardens I dream of… if only I could afford someone with a green thumb! I grow VERY good dirt though!

  23. Kat - Sassy Irish Lassie on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:03 am 

    I am now officially jealous of your flowers!!! great pics :)

  24. katney on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:07 am 

    A garden delight!

  25. Annie on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:09 am 

    Wow! So beautiful…

  26. ann on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:09 am 

    I love the beauties in your garden. The hydrangea especially
    catch my eyes.. I love blue in the garden. Thanks for coming
    by…

  27. Klaus on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:17 am 

    Gorgeous shots – love the Hydrangea!
    Cheers, Klaus

  28. gengen on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:23 am 

    Wow i love flowers and their colors are very pretty. thanks for stopping by…

  29. Sandy on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:26 am 

    Beautiful..all my favorite flowers…good job

  30. Irene on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:27 am 

    Opps… left the wrong link, sorry. Anyway, the first flower, I got those also but in another colour. Hehehe… Instead I posted the one you see in my blog.

  31. aeirin on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:28 am 

    wow.. amazing photos.. they are so beautiful

  32. Hootin' Anni on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:31 am 

    Simply gorgeous! There is nothing in this world that tops the colors of nature. You did good.

    Thanks for the invite to view your colorful post and photos. And I send along special thanks for leaving such a sweet comment on mine.

    Have a great weekend.

  33. Patsy on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:34 am 

    Love the flowers. My youngest daughter used stargazer lilies in her wedding some 10 years ago. Every time I seem them I think of that wonderful day.

  34. Angela at mommy bytes on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:35 am 

    Beautiful flowers, that stargazer is huge!! Thanks for visiting.

  35. butchay on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:36 am 

    those are indeed such beautiful flowers….your garden mustve smelled really good. :) by the way thanks for visiting my page. TC

  36. PB on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:37 am 

    Thanks for coming by my Photo Hunt. I love all your colourful flowers especially the lilies! They are my fave :)

  37. eastcoastlife on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:44 am 

    Coffee-fed!? I’m going to try that on my plants!! I love the lovely lilies!

  38. Babs - beetle on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:44 am 

    What a beautiful garden. I miss my lovely garden in Kent. Nothing much seems to grow in our present garden – The only negative thing about moving up here ;O)

  39. heather on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:45 am 

    I love the names of some flowers. That looks like a wonderful garden to wander in. Great Photos.

  40. Aileni Noyle on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:50 am 

    You have a wonderful colourful display – something to be proud of.

  41. bintang4 on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:58 am 

    Never heard about coffee-fed before..
    Nikko Blue Hydrangea does have a smooth color..i like it.

  42. Liz on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:11 pm 

    We’ve got the same lilies!

    Coffee-fed?!

    Very pretty and colourful.

  43. Claire on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:14 pm 

    Wowser!!! Beautiful flowers :)

    Just been to the garden centre for some trellis, so I think I will post some garden photo’s next week.

    I have been a fan of your blog for ages, especially since I will be in sort of your neck of the woods in September. So if you have noticed me lurking about, that’s why :)

  44. Gretchen on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:15 pm 

    Just beautiful! Flowers are always the best for color. :)

  45. Criz Lai on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:19 pm 

    I love the stargazer the most .. except that I always get my shirt stained :P

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

  46. saint2 on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:21 pm 

    Love those caffeine addicts of Nikko Blue Hydrangea!

  47. Gypsy at Heart on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:23 pm 

    I envy you your flowers. I have a limited few, having had feasting in my garden by deer, rabbits, and armadillos. I think there are other things that go bump in the night as well, but I don’t go out and look.
    http://wanderingwonderinggypsy.blogspot.com/

  48. Dianne on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:31 pm 

    Your flowers are stunning! Very nicely shot. :D Thanks for dropping by.

  49. photomommy on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:34 pm 

    Great photos! I love flower photos.

    Mine’s here!

  50. María I. on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:38 pm 

    Gorgeous garden! I’m green with envy as I live in the desert and hardly anything blooms in the scorching summer months.

    Have a fun weekend!

    http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/mariai/

  51. WillThink4Wine on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:42 pm 

    They’re all gorgeous, but I’m a goner for those lilies!

  52. Margy Lutz on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:43 pm 

    Thank you for visiting my colourful flag post. Your flowers are certainly colourful as well. I see you are from Upstate New York. My husband was born and raised in Rome, but we now live in Coastal BC. He swore he wouldn’t live anywhere there was snow ever again, but here we are. At least our snow only lasts a few days before it melts. Much less shoveling. – Margy

  53. RJ Flamingo on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:44 pm 

    I love all of yours – flowers are my all-time favorites! If you have the time, take a look at my early July orchid photos in my archives for some of mine.

  54. A. on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:44 pm 

    Ah yes, nothing quite like a colourful garden. The hydrangea is magnificent.

  55. Margy Lutz on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:45 pm 

    Your flowers are very colourful. Thanks for visiting my post of BC ferry flags.

  56. Peggy on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 12:58 pm 

    What beautiful photos. I especially love the lilies.

  57. Pat-An Arkansas Stamper on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:00 pm 

    Lovely! I’m a sucker for flowers, and these are beautiful.

    Thanks for visiting my first Photo Hunt post, and for inviting me to share my link here.

  58. califmom on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:04 pm 

    Wow! Gorgeous garden. I love the palette of colors in that last shot.

  59. Mystic Heart on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:12 pm 

    Those are beautiful flowers. I wish I had a green thumb instead of the innate ability to kill everything I try to grow.

  60. Alice Audrey on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:21 pm 

    Beautiful! You have quite the green thumb.

  61. Mar on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:27 pm 

    Absolutely beautiful choices for the theme!!

  62. rdl on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:49 pm 

    Gorgeous!!!! coffee grounds??

  63. Barbara H. on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:53 pm 

    How lovely! Flowers are my favorite color-bearers.

  64. arlene on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 1:59 pm 

    i love flowers! i love your shot of the stargazers the best! happy weekend!

    mine is up too!!

  65. sarge charlie on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 2:11 pm 

    you got some beautiful flowers there

  66. Sue on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 2:39 pm 

    Wow your garden came out great! We’ve had so much rain here nothing’s growing good. I love the Blue Hydrangea. It’s also my Mom’s favorite! Thanks for stopping by mine :)

  67. SophieMae on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 2:42 pm 

    Beautiful! I’ve never been overly successful with hydrangeas, but my mother’s were jaw-droppers. We feed our roses coffee grounds… when we can get them. No coffee drinkers here. 8-]

  68. Lucy on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 2:58 pm 

    Your gardens are beautiful…your photos are too. Sorry about the link screw up…,hit return too quick!

  69. Tricia on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 3:05 pm 

    Your flowers and garden are lovely! The hydrangea is just beautiful!

    I’m growing hydrangea for the first time this year and mine is supposed to be pink but the blooms are coming out half pink/ half blue … very strange looking but still pretty in an odd sort of way. Guess I’ll have to decide which color I want and amend my soil.

  70. Lori V. (doyourealize) on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 3:17 pm 

    Lovely. Just stunning. Stargazers are one of my favorites, too, with their heavy, saturated, sweet smell.

    Thanks for coming by & leaving some love for my “colorful” photos this week. Have a great weekend!

    http://lorivillarreal.typepad.com/do_you_realize/2008/08/photo-hunt-saturday–colorful.html

  71. marta on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 4:37 pm 

    Lovely *and* colorful garden shots. The blue is gorgeous.

  72. G_mirage on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 4:45 pm 

    Wow beautiful flowers, I love the Ajisai (top photo) a lot because blue is easy on the eyes and I love the lilies most!!!! Have a colorful week ahead!

  73. storyteller's 2nd blog on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 4:53 pm 

    Ah … such lovely (and definitely colorful) flower photos!!! I love the Oriental lilies most … but they’re all beautiful and perfect for today’s theme. I enjoyed the COLORFUL theme so much this week that I participated twice: once this morning at SacredRuminations and the other at Small Reflections ;–)
    Hugs and blessings,

  74. Leslie on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 6:05 pm 

    Oh my – that was a breath of fresh air. What a lovely garden!

  75. Mike on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 6:19 pm 

    Wow those are beautiful flowers. We just picked some of our blue hydrangeas today. Well done.

  76. Secret Agent Mama on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 6:27 pm 

    I was thisclose to choosing flowers for my Colorful this week! Great shots!

  77. teeweewonders on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 8:23 pm 

    Wow – that hydrangea is beautiful. As are the other pictures but the hydrangea is my favourite!
    Thanks for your comment on my blog. I added my link as you said. :)

  78. Bengbeng on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 8:59 pm 

    the hydrangea is exquisite

  79. People with Cameras on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 9:17 pm 

    Wow! Those photos are amazing :) Love the hydrangea … wish mine looked like that! Thanks for inviting me to include my link here…this is great.

  80. Napaboaniya APAD on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 9:51 pm 

    The Hydrangea is really a huge and beautiful bloom! :)
    I love Hydrangea but can’t seem to plant them well…*lol*

  81. Vicki on Sat, 16th Aug 2008 11:11 pm 

    Everything looks so perfect and healthy — and colorful! I adore hydrangeas, and I think that’s the nicest blue I’ve ever seen. Beautiful!

  82. Laarni on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 12:41 am 

    Beautiful indeed. :D

  83. dmeemai on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 3:07 am 

    WOW, the flowers are great, healthy looking! Not to mention colorful!! What’s more impressive is you have a garden- in NEW YORK!! Who has time to take care of a garden in New York? LOL

    Great shots! ;-)

  84. claudie on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 3:29 am 

    I am without voice! How beautiful! i really love flowers and gardens! but yours seems particulary marvelous! And the flowers so delicate! Thanks for my eyes to offer me such beauties!

  85. jams O'Donnell on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 3:49 am 

    Great shots. I particularly like the final shot.. such a beautiful combination. Happy weekend

  86. Gattina on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 4:26 am 

    Beautiful flower pictures !!

  87. bingskee on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 5:19 am 

    what lovely, lovely flowers! :-)

  88. Bas on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 5:21 am 

    Absolutely lovely lilies!

    I never cared much for flowers when I was younger, but now I’m growing closer to nature somehow and can appreciate it so much more. I guess I’m getting calmer on the inside :-)

  89. Kim on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 5:44 am 

    Those flowers are very colorful, pretty, Thanks for stopping by.

  90. anya on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 5:53 am 

    lovely flowers, you must be really talented in growing plants to be able to have flowers as lovely as that.

  91. philos on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 6:45 am 

    Wow! Glorious indeed! I wish I can see the entire garden… I bet they smell really nice! Hmm, how do you coffee feed your flowers?

  92. Bas on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 7:23 am 

    Just wanted to alert you that #24 doesn’t appear to be PhotoHunting.

  93. Kim on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 8:19 am 

    Your garden is absolutely beautiful and so are the pictures.

  94. Rach (Heart of Rachel) on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 9:03 am 

    Those are so beautiful. It must bring you a sense of fulfillment seeing so many lovely flowers.

  95. little light on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 10:24 am 

    pretty flowers! are those sunflowers in the last photo?

  96. Sweeta on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 10:43 am 

    These are gorgeous flowers. I love them all.

  97. arlene on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 11:10 am 

    indeed it’s a very colorful garden! the lilies look so gorgeous. :)

    thanks for the visit!

  98. jmb on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 12:22 pm 

    I love hydrangeas too, but mine are not so wonderful this year as it has been dry. Lovely garden, my dear. Have a great Sunday.

  99. Dragonstar on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 2:07 pm 

    I do so agree with you – gardens are balm for the soul. Your flowers are beautiful.

  100. emzkie on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 4:41 pm 

    wow! they are all pretty! i love your flowers! mine? my husband just mowed it! grr… he mowed the roses and his excuse? it will grow back! huhuhu.. might be next year or for a long time. hmp. =)

  101. CherryPie on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 5:00 pm 

    I love gardens too, thank you for the beautiful blooms :-)

  102. MM on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 6:22 pm 

    I can just imagine the beauty of your garden! Lovely, lovely flowers. Color me green now. :-)

  103. girasoli on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 7:43 pm 

    Beautiful flowers! Love them all! Great choice for this week’s theme. Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my colorful post :)

  104. ipanema on Mon, 18th Aug 2008 5:15 am 

    lovely flowers, especially the first 2!

    thanks for the visit and hope you had a good weekend! :)

  105. Munchkin Mommy on Mon, 18th Aug 2008 4:49 pm 

    i love hydrangeas! and the stargazers look so beautiful, too! :)

  106. 7thstranger on Tue, 19th Aug 2008 12:05 am 

    your flowers and garden are lovely! :)

    thanks for droppin’ by my site too!

  107. julie on Tue, 19th Aug 2008 8:39 am 

    The flowers are lovely! :)

  108. mistyeiz on Tue, 19th Aug 2008 8:41 am 

    OMG!!!! those flowers are absolutely gorgeous!!! my mum would kill for those lilies – heck, i would too!! lol

    sorry i dropped a little late. :) thanks for stopping by mine though.

  109. tommie on Fri, 22nd Aug 2008 12:10 am 

    Oh, I had stargazer lilies in my wedding bouquet! Such fond memories..

    Thanks for visiting my hunt!

  110. Mozi Esme's Mommy on Wed, 3rd Sep 2008 5:52 am 

    Very pretty!

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