Pink Flower by Georgie

Image copyright Georgie Brown 2013

I don't know the name of this flower, sent to me by Georgie, but the star shaped flowers are a gorgeous pink colour. 

Cactus flower by Frances

Image copyright Frances Brown 2013

Cacti by Janet

Image copyright Janet Denne 2013

A pretty soft pink cactus flower.  There is also a red flower bud on the cactus in the bottom of the picture.

Cacti by Janet

Image copyright Janet Denne 2013

Garden Classics - African Daisy by Liz

Image copyright Liz Orr 2013

African daisies (Arctotis hybrids) are easy to grow and come in a wide variety of colours - purple, mauve, white, cream, yellow, apricot or carmine, and many are two toned or have splashes of contrasting colour. No wonder they are popular garden plants.

Garden Classics - Grape Hyacinth by Georgie

Image copyright 2013 Georgie Brown

Grape hyacinth are perennial bulbs that have blue flowers arranged in a form that resembles bunches of grapes.

Garden Classics - pink Poppy Shirley Series by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

Icelandic poppies are native to the Northern hemisphere, and have delicate papery cup-shaped flowers on a hairy, leafless stem.

Garden Classics - Lupinus the chateline by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

Lupins, originally from Mexico and Southern Europe have pea shaped flowers arranged in tall racemes that may be up to 60cm long.

Garden Classics - David Austin Rose (William Shakespeare) by Liz

Image copyright 2013 Liz Orr

This beautiful, richly coloured rose was photographed in Scotland by Liz

Blue wildflowers by Neil

Vibrantly coloured blue wildflowers, (probably Dampiera)  photographed by Neil in Western Australia