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| The blossoms of Burgundy Dreams Petunia are like velvet when they first open. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Ultra closeup of Fern Leaf Moss Verbena glandularia puchella. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
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| Wild Mini Daisies are delightful in their slight imperfections. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| June 3, 2008! Be careful! There's a toad in today's pictures. I hope you're enjoying your virtual trip through my gardens. More flower varieties are blooming daily in my Oklahoma Zone 7 beds! For photo permissions, questions, or comments, please visit the Ask Gale Page. |
| Burgundy Dreams Petunia reseeds for me. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Blue Speedwell (veronica polita), another wild flower at home in my gardens. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Looking into the soul of Burgundy Dreams Petunia! 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Bird's eye view closeup of Salvia Farinacea, sometimes sold as Blue Bedder Salvia. I started mine from seed eight years ago. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Common Toads don't really give you warts! But they do eat a lot of bugs. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| True blue Salvia Farinacea, in full bloom. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Common Toads are welcome in my garden. I seldom use pesticides as I find they do more harm than good. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Fern Leaf Moss Verbena glandularia puchella at the base of my back steps. The plants returns from seed every spring and bloom all summer. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |
| Native Wild Blue Speedwell veronica polita, small but lovely. 6-3-09 |
| The half inch native Mini Daisies in my lawn are still blooming. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |







| Fern Leaf Moss Verbena glandularia puchella opens dark purple and slowly fades to lavender. 6-3-08 photo by Gale Chester Whittington |






