Dahlia, "Collarette" I grew from seed.

Brachycome, or Swan River Daisy.

The deck in late Spring, 2011

Amazing Shirley Poppy in the "Fairy Meadow".

Echinops sphaerocephalus from seed.

Clematis integrifolia with tiny spider.

Rosa rugosa with bumblebees.

Tiny baby Mantid, more photos of them as the season progresses to follow.

Heliopsis with Green-bottle Fly.

Weird flies that hang out on the Inula.

Large wolf spider protecting her egg case.

Clarkia elegans.

The universe in the face of a sunflower.