A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds. The process begins with pollination, is followed by fertilization, leading to the formation and dispersal of the seeds. For the higher plants, seeds are the next generation, and serve as the primary means by which individuals of a species are dispersed across the landscape. The grouping of flowers on a plant is called the inflorescence. In addition to serving as the reproductive organs of flowering plants, flowers have long been admired and used by humans, mainly to beautify their environment but also as a source of food.

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• 06 Apr 2013

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  Crocus Blooming with a Vengeance

  Yellow Crocus Blooming and Frontyard Kidney garden
  The Yellow Crocus are in full bloom and are continuing their spring show. No daffodils or tulips yet, but the crocuses are definitely doing their part.
• 12 Mar 2013

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  Spring Sowing - March 13, 2013

  Through the inspiration of the Miramar Community Garden (which we (my son and I) have volunteered with for just over three years), we started a garden in our backyard in 2011 and finally, this year, I feel like we know what we’re doing … a little anyway. We actually had a bit of a yie...
  Windy 24°C / 76°F
• 15 Sep 2012

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  Morning Glories, Cosmos, Pepper Blossoms ... and thrips?

  Kid's garden , Main garden , Eggplant garden , Aji 'PI 439400' (eggplant garden) Flowering, Sunflower Bloom...
  I spent a few minutes today photographing what I had blooming in the garden, and ended up capturing not only flowers, but some insects as well. I saw the flower fly on the cosmos, and captured it in frame #2. What I didn’t see until I was posting these pictures were the thrips on the pepper...
  Sunny 29°C / 84°F
• 04 Sep 2012

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  Our pear tree is blooming in September!

  pear tree and Backyard garden
  Our pear tree is blooming in September. I never seen this before. this is an old tree it is about 25 years old.
• 17 May 2012

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  Shady Front Garden 2012

  Exposure: North-East (a few plants on the left side receive no direct sunlight at all, by noon no part of this garden is receiving any sun) Plant varieties: Anemone ‘De Caen’, Aquilegia flaballata ‘Biedermeier’ Dwarf, Aquilegia ‘Yellow Star’, Caladium ‘W...
  Cloudy 20°C / 68°F

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