Sunday, July 3, 2011

Sweet Pea Festival


Hello followers and new visitors! Welcome to the Sweet Pea Festival on John's Island. Yes, the peas have finally bloomed. We planted the peas back in early March and here is how they looked in mid-April ...


and then in June in the pots with green checks ...


and now, here are some of the blooms in early July ...




Sweet peas are kinda hard to photograph. Well, they are really small, and they move around with the slightest breeze. Also, you need a lot of good sunshine to really bring out their beauty.








Although I think sweet peas are pretty, I think their fragrance is even better! You are missing something if you have not enjoyed the fragrance of a bouquet of these flowers!




Thanks for stopping by the Island. Hope you are all having a fine summer!

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8 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlJuly 3, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    what a beautiful range of colors! we get wild purplish-blue ones here but that's about it. so pretty!

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  2. Ruth HiebertJuly 3, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Looks to me like you did all the right things to get perfect pictures.Beautiful!!!

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  3. RobbieJuly 3, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Mmmmm...I can almost smell them from here!! Lovely photos!

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  4. Nellie from Beyond My GardenJuly 4, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Sweet peas are blooming along the road not far from our house, as they do every July. Yours are truly festive!
    nellie

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  5. Julie G.July 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Especially beautiful sweet pea images, John! The flowers are so very delicate and colorful. Lovely!

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  6. Cynthia WhiteJuly 6, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous images!

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  7. Dawn FineJuly 28, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Beautiful sweet peas!

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  8. sonicaJuly 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    Lovely pics. Sweet Pea is my favorite in the fragrant category. Have you tried Flocks/Plox?

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