Floral interlude

[puddleshark]

Rose Chafer. Such beautiful beetles! "The metallic green coloration of the beetle is created structurally, by the reflection of mostly circularly-polarised light; like other scarabs, this is left circularly polarised: When viewed through a right circular polariser, the beetle appears to be colorless." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetonia_aurata

One rose - just one - in flower in the Rose Garden at the Secret Garden, though the buds are appearing. But there's no shortage of colour in the salvia beds:




Salvia 'So Cool Pale Blue'.


Upsy-daisy.

Comments

[asakiyume]

I'm just now suddenly wondering: are there also downsy-daisies?

[puddleshark]

Heh!

That would make sense. What goes upsy must come downsy.

[nanila]

Such rich colours! 🙂

[puddleshark]

The salvias in this garden are especially breathtaking - beds of jewel-like colour.

[watervole]

Where were you?

[puddleshark]

At Carey's Secret Garden, near Wareham.

The owners are slowly restoring an old Victorian walled garden that had been almost completely taken over by brambles. It's a fascinating work in progress. The rose garden is fabulous. I shall be visiting again next month when the roses are in flower.

[watervole]

I'll add it to our list of places to visit.

Revisted Holme for Gardens (again), the dragonflies and damselflies are skimming over the lake now.

[puddleshark]

I shall have to visit Holme next then! I do love watching dragonflies and damselflies.

[nikonf3]

Every one of these but the beetle is favorite.

[puddleshark]

Thanks!

Well, I suppose the beetle is a bit of a pest if you are a rose lover. But it's a very pretty pest...