Kevin spent an hour or so weeding the front garden this morning which left us with several bare patches of earth in the flower bed. I’d been planning to get some lavender to help attract the bees for some time so this afternoon we went and bought some, along with some bedding plants to fill the gaps. I tried shooting some photos of the lavender this evening but couldn’t get the angles quite right. In the end I plumped for this shot of one of the plants we already had in the garden (I’m not sure what it is), taken with my 50mm prime lens at f2.5 to create a nice blur behind the single flower I picked out to focus on. No doubt the lavender will feature on my blog at a future date – if the plants attract the bees as I hope they will I’m aiming to take some macro shots of them!

great shot....good luck with the lavender and the bees :) cariad · 2008-05-31: 16:40

I have three cuttings of lavender which I took from your front garden several months ago. They are waiting in my cold frame for you to collect. K Kay · 2008-05-31: 17:18

I really like the splash of color created by the pink centered flowers. In fact, the total green tint of the background vs that specific color of pink was the reason I clicked on this photo. Very nice work. ????? · 2008-05-31: 17:26

Nice shot. Like the blurry effect Lynda · 2008-06-02: 07:36

Simple and beautiful! Kanya · 2008-06-09: 17:41

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