Rebecca Slater’s niece, Madelyn Howell, age 1, samples the joys of a sunflower field.

A spider web perfectly made shines in the morning light; photo by Reed Lawson of Mathews.

A gaggle of geese visits Davida Hall of Gloucester.

Volunteer cherry tomatoes and a late-blooming hydrangea have brought a touch of summer and surprises at Debbie Morgan’s home in Mathews.

Camellia sasanqua Showa-No-Sakae

Camellia sasanqua Shishigashira, left, and Camellia sasanqua Showa-No-Sakae from master grower Lewis Hubbard of Cardinal.

Zinnias and rose from the garden of Martha Thompson Hudgins, Gloucester.
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