Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, Side close view of one mauve pink flowerhead with leaf and others soft focus behind.

Poppy, Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum 'Pepperbox', A single red fringed flower.

Marigold, Calendula officinalis 'Porcupine'. A single spikey orange flower.

Garlic, Allium sativum, Close view of a single white head with roots laid out.

Globe Thistle, Echinops ritro 'Veitch's blue', A single flower not yet open with others behind in soft focus.

Sea Holly, Flat Sea holly, Eryngium planum, A Bumble Bee obtaining nectar from a single flower.

Sea Holly, Flat Sea holly, Eryngium planum, A bee obtaining nectar from a single flower.

Echinacea, Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea 'De Donkeute Steel', Close cropped view of a single flower.

Globe thistle, Echinops ritro 'Veitch's blue', A single flower head with others behind in soft focus.

Echinacea, Purple coneflower. Echinacea purpurea 'Rubinstern', Close view of a single flower, with one behind in soft focus.

Tickseed, Whorled tickseed, Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb', Close view of a single flower in focus against others soft focus behind.

Clematis, Clematis 'Margaret Hunt', Close side view of a single lavender mauve flower with prominent maroon stamen.

Fawn lily, Erythronium californicum 'White Beauty', a single stem appearing to float out of soft focus background.

Dandelion,Taraxacum officinale. A single dandelion clock, backlit with lens flare and cropped in the top right hand corner.

Dandelion,Taraxacum officinale, Three dandelion clocks in grass against blue sky.

Dandelion,Taraxacum officinale, A single white dandelion clock, seeming to float out of some out of focus grass.

Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, black & white with a feather on a petal, flower hanging down touching the surface of the water it is reflected in.

Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare in a soft focus green background.

Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare seeming to float out of a soft focus green background, Manipulated painterly effect.

Rose, Rosa, red flower with a white stripe on one petal against a dark red background. the rose has a flattened, dried appearance.

Shirley poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series, pink flower showing stamens and stigma.

Shirley poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series, black and white side view showing stamens and stigma.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, close up showing the stamens and stigma.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, close up showing the stamens and stigma.