And purple, and all the colors of nature’s spectrum. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net.

A volunteer hollyhock, and allium nectarascordum bulb, loved by hummingbirds; photos by Cheryl Battle of Bavon.

Peony bed at the home of Lewis Hubbard, Cardinal.

Iris and Foxgloves in Lynn Holt’s flower garden, Gloucester Court House.

Rhododendron in bloom, and red hot pokers, sent by Martha Thompson Hudgins of Gloucester.

Peach iris, sent by Nancy Jagger of Mathews.
Beautiful iris grown by Spencer and Linda Hodges of Mathews.

Dublin rose from Bobby Ray of Gloucester.
Ginger Rowe’s Amie peony from Granville Hall’s bulbs.

Wisteria in full bloom at the home of Shelba Williams in Hayes.
Musk Mallow grows wild in Jerry Young’s backyard in Gloucester.

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