- Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice. - Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Puy de Pariou
Plenty of butterflies around here. - Puy de Pariou
A crowded thistle. - Lavender
A lovely tiny lavender, growing wild in Massif de l'Esterel. - Lavender
I find it fascinating that lavender grows in the wild. - More poppies
I didn't have my camera, just my phone, so the photos are not that great. But not too bad either :-) - Abbaye de Lérins
What a tranquil place. - Abbaye de Lérins
This place puts your mind at rest. - A wild orchid
My favourite plant identification app PlantNet says this is Long-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia). - Heaven.
- Daisies
- Carpobrotus
- Poppies!
- Magnolia Grandiflora
The majestic magnolias blossoming all over town. - Cathedral gardens
And some wonderful Hawaiian hibiscus. - Frangipani!
I just love frangipani (plumeria)! - Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Wild thyme
Plenty of rhododendron, but fields of wild thyme in between. - Meursault
A lovely town known mostly for its wine. - Château de Chenonceau
What a wonderful black room. And matching white flowers. - Château de Chenonceau
Such a wonderful lavender. - Château de Chambord
Governor's bedchamber. Charming. - Fougères
Hortensias everywhere. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Cherrueix
I really like this town. - Hortensia
The whole town (actually the whole Brittany) was in bloom! - Cap d'Erquy
It was insanely hot walking here, no shadow in sight. But it was worth it. - Côte de granit rose
I still can't decide whether the hortensia grows like weed or someone actually takes care of them... But they are so gorgeous! - Côte de granit rose
View of the sea rescue ramp hidden in a well protected cove. - Côte de granit rose
So so so beautiful! Why don't they grow in my garden? - Côte de granit rose
And some wonderful heather between all the fern and hortensias. - Pleyben
Recently cleaned Pleyben Parish close (1583). With one Gothic and one Renaissance tower. - Manoir de Kervaudu
Close to Le Croisic close to the Guérande salt marshes. - Pont de Saint-Nazaire
We stopped just south of the Saint Nazaire bridge... - Puy de Pariou
Dianthus (pink) on the sunny side of the volcano.