Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in December

In December the flowers in Victoria are scarce, but the Geraniums in my small garden (on the balcony of the condo where I lived for 12 years before moving in May of this year) kept blooming and cheering up my days. 

Most of the time my Geraniums were like a jungle. The plants grew wild. Many of them were from my mom, given to me as cuttings from her plants—many years before she passed away. Those plants had a history and held memories.  

I go for many lovely walks around my neighborhood to see and photograph many amazing flowers, but it's good to have some special-just-to-me flowers close by. 

Here are some of the photos I've taken of my Geraniums throughout the years. 

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Click here to see my November blog post and a rainbow of Rose pics 🌹🌈

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Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in November

Where I live in Victoria, Canada, the roses bloom mostly from May to October, but they can be seen in November as well. A few tenacious buds are even seen all year round. 

My favorite color is the multi-colored orange, yellow, pink, and scarlet Joseph's or Jacob's Coat rose. I love the rich color combination, but I also love that it was my mom's favorite as well. 

Below are the roses I've taken photos of in my neighborhood. The first photo is I think either a Joseph's or Jacob's Coat rose. 

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Joseph's or Jacob's Coat roses

Roses in front of Victoria's Parliament Buildings

Roses behind Victoria's Parliament Buildings

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Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in October

Last year I became a huge fan of Dahlias. Not sure why this flower wasn't on my radar before, but now that glitch in my flower-lover brain has been fixed. 

Not only are Dahlias beautiful flowers, but I really appreciate them blooming not only in late summer but in October when the weather on Canada's pacific coast is headed toward the winter rainy/gloomy season. 

Most of the Dahlia photos that I took (and the ones I've included below) were from Victoria's Government House Gardens or Beacon Hill Park, but a few (like the last two) were incredible finds on or near city streets. 

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Click here to see my September blog post and a hefty stack of Hydrangea pics 🙂 

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Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in September

The vibrant purple-blue Hydrangea is the one that always catches my eye. It caught my eye so much that one summer I took a chance and bought a potted one to put on my balcony. Unfortunately, it only lasted for that summer. I guess it must have been an annual type. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Luckily, many years ago my mom gave me a perennial Hydrangea from her garden and it still lives. 

I'm also lucky that so many people in Victoria have Hydrangeas in their gardens. Gardens I can walk by and photograph. Here are some of those photos -- from my previous balcony and beyond. 

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The Hydrangea that brightened my balcony garden for one summer

The eye-catching purple-blue shade that always...catches my eye :) 

Hydrangeas by Victoria's Empress Hotel

A uniquely colored and shaped Hydrangea

Click here to see my August blog post and a lot of Sweet Pea, Sunflower, and Coneflower pics 🎉🌻 

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Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in August

Victoria's flower season starts early compared to other parts of the world, so sometimes it feels like the explosion of flowers is over by August. But August is still a great time for a lot of wonderful flowers like Sweet Peas, Sunflowers, and pink or yellow Echinacea/Coneflowers. 

Sweat Peas are hard to find in Victoria, so I was very lucky and very glad to find a patch on a trellis in Government House Gardens in 2020 and on a chain-link fence behind Christ Church Cathedral way back in 2017. 

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Sweat Peas in Government House Gardens

Sweat Peas in Government House Gardens

Sweat Peas behind Christ Church Cathedral

Click here to see my July blog post with Red Hot Pokers, Daisies, and Victoria's iconic hanging flower baskets 💐🌈

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Jacqui’s Friday Flowers in July

July in Victoria is a great month for out-of-this-world looking Red Hot Pokers, simply-elegant looking White Shasta Daisies, and Victoria's iconic hanging flower baskets. I love taking photos of all of them. 

Here are some that I found and couldn't resist photographing during my walks around Victoria.  

Jacqui ❤️ 💐

Hanging baskets in front of Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral

Hanging baskets in front of Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral

Click here to see my June blog post and a plethora of peony pics 🙂💐 

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Fall in love with a new Old West where the men are steadfast & the women are adventurous. I love writing stories about women who are Wild West scouts, spies, cardsharps, wilderness guides, trick-riding superstars, and more. 

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