Last summer, when I made a pilgrimage to Ireland, where my paternal roots lie, the flowers wowed me. I knew I could expect castles and cathedrals, literary history, pubs, Irish music, round towers, high crosses, and the magnificent coast, but nobody ever told me about the glorious flowers of Ireland.
At the end of August in Ireland, window boxes, hanging baskets, beds and borders overflow with flowers nourished by Irish rains. Brilliant annuals appeared especially beautiful against medieval Irish stones or against the vivid Irish paint jobs on exteriors of homes and businesses.
Here, for your enjoyment, I share some of my favorite shots of an Irish rose and other flowers of Ireland.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you; and every day, "may the rain fall softly upon your field" and garden.
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