I love white flowers in the garden. They lift dark corners and sometimes even catch the light of the moon.
Cosmos
Agapanthus, struggling in the heat
Gladiolus
Japanese Anemone
Clematis
Daisies
And a poem for you, White Flowers by Mary Oliver whose work I always find interesting.
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Angela
August 6, 2026 at 6:48 pm
Such a lovely themed six! I had to stop and count on my fingers how many whites I have tucked in all the random corners of the garden, which probably means I don’t have nearly enough! Only a couple I chose to plant, anyway. Given, we don’t have much of a moon to reflect during the season when everything is blooming, but they are still very pretty and worth putting more thought into, thanks!
mybeautfulthings
August 9, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Thank you for your lovely comment. I do love my white flowers as you probably realise. We have white flowers in most seasons starting with Snowdrops and Narcissi. 🙂
KathrinS
August 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
What beautiful white flowers and what a wonderful poem!! I didn’t know Mary Oliver, so thank you for sharing that. I will be checking out some of her work from my library.
mybeautfulthings
August 3, 2026 at 7:01 am
Thank you, white flowers really lift the garden.
I’ve posted several Mary Oliver poems as I really like her work. If you put her name in the search on my blog you’ll find them.
Thank you for calling in and taking the time to comment. 😊
offtheedgegardening
August 2, 2026 at 8:33 am
I’m a big fan of white flowers too, they really lift a border. I’m a big fan of Mary Oliver too!
mybeautfulthings
August 3, 2026 at 7:02 am
That’s lovely to hear., always good to meet another fan! I’ve posted several of her poems over the years. 😊
mybeautfulthings
August 3, 2026 at 9:16 am
That’s lovely to hear. I’ve posted lots of her poems over the years, so full of life and nature and empathy.
I’m with you on the frazzled feeling, both for me and the garden. A photo of the whole of our garden would show lots of brown, crispy frazzle and blooms going over much too quickly.
I love your Peace rose and am inspired to get one, both for its flowers and its name and because it was one of my Mum’s favourites too. 🙂
Heyjude
August 2, 2026 at 8:20 am
You have lots of white flowers. Do you know what the clematis is?
mybeautfulthings
August 3, 2026 at 9:20 am
Sadly not – but thanks for the heads up that I had mislabeled the photo. 🙂