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Picture taken in my yard. I took this pic in June of 2010. It is one of my favorite areas in our backyard as it is a focal point for us in one of our sitting areas. I like to keep it blooming with annuals as well as perennials.

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Sheri Brooks / Courtesy photo

Spring arrivals, Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox, (phlox subulata), shows their stuff.
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<strong>Location:</strong> At home in West Wichita
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<strong>Date:</strong> April 2010

Spring arrivals, Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox, (phlox subulata), shows their stuff.

Location: At home in West Wichita

Date: April 2010

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Phil Drouhard / Courtesy photo

Spring arrivals, Emerald Blue Creeping Phlox, (phlox subulata), shows their stuff.

Location: At home in West Wichita

Date: April 2010

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Phil Drouhard / Courtesy photo

This is container gardening carried to the extreme.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> St. Louis Botanical Garden<br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010

This is container gardening carried to the extreme.
Location: St. Louis Botanical Garden
Date: July 2010

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Sid Wise / Courtesy photo

caught this butterfly collecting on a warm sunny day, I never knew what a great picture I took until I downloaded it and re-opened it<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Backyard landscaping<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 10/24/2010

caught this butterfly collecting on a warm sunny day, I never knew what a great picture I took until I downloaded it and re-opened it
Location: Backyard landscaping
Date: 10/24/2010

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Charlie Harkness / Courtesy photo

Spring greens.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Derby<br /><strong>Date:</strong> April 13, 2010

Spring greens.
Location: Derby
Date: April 13, 2010

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Stacie Jester / Courtesy photo

Tulips in our front garden.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Our home<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Easter 2010

Tulips in our front garden.
Location: Our home
Date: Easter 2010

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Tom Prunier / Courtesy photo

Pink bleeding heart<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Pink bleeding heart
Location: My yard
Date: 2010

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Carol Drescher / Courtesy photo

Pink tulips<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Pink tulips
Location: My yard
Date: 2010

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Carol Drescher / Courtesy photo

Pink hibiscus<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Pink hibiscus
Location: My yard
Date: 2010

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Carol Drescher / Courtesy photo

Wild flower in the pasture where we camped.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Gridley, Kan.<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 5-28-10

Wild flower in the pasture where we camped.
Location: Gridley, Kan.
Date: 5-28-10

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Jodi Metzger / Courtesy photo

Pond and garden<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010

Pond and garden
Location: Lindsborg
Date: July 2010

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Ken Nelson / Courtesy photo

Garden and pond<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> August 2009

Garden and pond
Location: Lindsborg
Date: August 2009

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Lindy Nelson / Courtesy photo

Pond, garden and bird churches<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> June 2010

Pond, garden and bird churches
Location: Lindsborg
Date: June 2010

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Lindy Nelson / Courtesy photo

Butterfly<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010

Butterfly
Location: Lindsborg
Date: July 2010

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Lindy Nelson / Courtesy photo

Still life with orchids.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 2010

Still life with orchids.
Location: Lindsborg
Date: July 2010

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Lindy Nelson / Courtesy photo

Just beautiful<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden Show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

Just beautiful
Location: Home and garden Show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

Red, red, red<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden Show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

Red, red, red
Location: Home and garden Show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

Elf's house<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden Show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

Elf's house
Location: Home and garden Show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

Peppermint<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

Peppermint
Location: Home and garden show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

I love purple (anything).<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden Show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

I love purple (anything).
Location: Home and garden Show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

Early morning, taken with Canon Power Shot SX20IS "marriage of the moon."<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Backyard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Fall 2010

Early morning, taken with Canon Power Shot SX20IS "marriage of the moon."
Location: Backyard
Date: Fall 2010

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Debbie Rush / Courtesy photo

"Pond fish" taken afternoon light with a Canon Power Shot SX20IS.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Sedgwick County Zoo<br /><strong>Date:</strong> March 2011

"Pond fish" taken afternoon light with a Canon Power Shot SX20IS.
Location: Sedgwick County Zoo
Date: March 2011

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Sophia Rush / Courtesy photo

Water Lilly with company<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Summer of 2010

Water Lilly with company
Location: Botanica
Date: Summer of 2010

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Judy Haglund / Courtesy photo

Field off of East Harry and 159th Street South. Used a Canon Power Shot SX20IS for the early evening "golden haze".<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Fall 2010

Field off of East Harry and 159th Street South. Used a Canon Power Shot SX20IS for the early evening "golden haze".
Date: Fall 2010

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Sophia Rush / Courtesy photo

Flowers<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Table Rock Lake<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Flowers
Location: Table Rock Lake
Date: 2010

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

<strong>Location:</strong> Bell Plaine Arboretum<br /><strong>Date:</strong> April 2010

Location: Bell Plaine Arboretum
Date: April 2010

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Brooke Webster / Courtesy photo

Location: Bell Plaine Arboretum
Date: April 2010

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Brooke Webster / Courtesy photo

A butterfly at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> San Diego<br /><strong>Date:</strong> April 2010

A butterfly at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Location: San Diego
Date: April 2010

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Steven King / Courtesy photo

Butterfly landed on fingers at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> San Diego<br /><strong>Date:</strong> April 2010

Butterfly landed on fingers at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Location: San Diego
Date: April 2010

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Steven King / Courtesy photo

A sunlit bloom I spotted at the San Diego Zoo.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> San Diego<br /><strong>Date:</strong> February 2010

A sunlit bloom I spotted at the San Diego Zoo.
Location: San Diego
Date: February 2010

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Steven King / Courtesy photo

Roadside daisy<br /><strong>Location:</strong> San Diego<br /><strong>Date:</strong> January 2010

Roadside daisy
Location: San Diego
Date: January 2010

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Steven King / Courtesy photo

Just a dandelion in the yard.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> San Diego<br /><strong>Date:</strong> March 2009

Just a dandelion in the yard.
Location: San Diego
Date: March 2009

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Steven King / Courtesy photo

Tulip<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Powell Gardens<br /><strong>Date:</strong> April 2010

Tulip
Location: Powell Gardens
Date: April 2010

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Marilyn Forgie / Courtesy photo

Flower in garden <br /><strong>Location:</strong> Key West, Fla.<br /><strong>Date:</strong> August 2010

Flower in garden
Location: Key West, Fla.
Date: August 2010

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Marilyn Forgie / Courtesy photo

Stargazer lily<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My front yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> July 2008

Stargazer lily
Location: My front yard
Date: July 2008

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Marilyn Forgie / Courtesy photo

I love this color of rose!<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

I love this color of rose!
Location: Botanica
Date: 2010

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Robin Johnson / Courtesy photo

Morning dew<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Spring 2010

Morning dew
Location: Botanica
Date: Spring 2010

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Robin Johnson / Courtesy photo

Pump primed: Had just finished my annual ritual of hooking-up the well pump and getting it primed for the season. 3/4 HP Star pump with 3-faucet manifold and Nelson timers.
Location: Haysville
Date: 6-6-2010

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Roger Neugent / Courtesy photo

Butterfly on coneflower<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My garden<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2007

Butterfly on coneflower
Location: My garden
Date: 2007

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Butch Ewing / Courtesy photo

Waterlilly<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2009

Waterlilly
Location: Botanica
Date: 2009

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Butch Ewing / Courtesy photo

Flower<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2009

Flower
Location: Botanica
Date: 2009

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

Flowers<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2009

Flowers
Location: Botanica
Date: 2009

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

Flowers
Location: Table Rock Lake
Date: 2010

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

Flowers
Location: Table Rock Lake
Date: 2010

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

Flowers
Location: Table Rock Lake
Date: 2010

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Kat Mattocks / Courtesy photo

Sunflower field on the family farm.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Winfield<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 9/15/07

Sunflower field on the family farm.
Location: Winfield
Date: 9/15/07

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Elizabeth Thompson / Courtesy photo

Pretty purple flowers and greenery growing along a sidewalk.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita<br /><strong>Date:</strong> March 2011

Pretty purple flowers and greenery growing along a sidewalk.
Location: Wichita
Date: March 2011

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Becky Hopkins / Courtesy photo

Toad in disguise.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Derby<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 6/10/2010

Toad in disguise.
Location: Derby
Date: 6/10/2010

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Stacie Jester / Courtesy photo

Okra flower<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Derby<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 7/15/2010

Okra flower
Location: Derby
Date: 7/15/2010

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Stacie Jester / Courtesy photo

A dragonfly rests in the sun on top of a water lily. <br /><strong>Location:</strong> Botanica<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Summer 2010

A dragonfly rests in the sun on top of a water lily.
Location: Botanica
Date: Summer 2010

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Matthew McKernan / Courtesy photo

Lily<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Summer 2010

Lily
Location: Home
Date: Summer 2010

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Ryan Galaway / Courtesy photo

Pink stargazer lilies<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Wichita<br /><strong>Date:</strong> March 2011

Pink stargazer lilies
Location: Wichita
Date: March 2011

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Becky Hopkins / Courtesy photo

Tulips from our front garden.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Our home<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Easter 2010

Tulips from our front garden.
Location: Our home
Date: Easter 2010

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Tom Prunier / Courtesy photo

Giant red poppy<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Giant red poppy
Location: My yard
Date: 2010

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Carol Drescher / Courtesy photo

Baby birds in my hanging flower planter.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> My yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Spring 2010

Baby birds in my hanging flower planter.
Location: My yard
Date: Spring 2010

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Judy Larson / Courtesy photo

This is a picture of my giant-size hibiscus. They seem to get bigger every year.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Backyard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> Last summer

This is a picture of my giant-size hibiscus. They seem to get bigger every year.
Location: Backyard
Date: Last summer

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Sheryl / Courtesy photo

Peony<br /><strong>Location:</strong> yard<br /><strong>Date:</strong> May 2009

Peony
Location: yard
Date: May 2009

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Mecky Croxson / Courtesy photo

Monarch butterfly on Aster bush in full bloom.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Our house<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 9-26-2010

Monarch butterfly on Aster bush in full bloom.
Location: Our house
Date: 9-26-2010

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Jodi Metzger / Courtesy photo

Beautiful red lily<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Derby<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2010

Beautiful red lily
Location: Derby
Date: 2010

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Phuoc Ly / Courtesy photo

Grand-niece studying fish in backyard pond.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Lindsborg<br /><strong>Date:</strong> August 2009

Grand-niece studying fish in backyard pond.
Location: Lindsborg
Date: August 2009

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Lindy Nelson / Courtesy photo

Lilacs in a field.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Home and garden show<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 3/6/11

Lilacs in a field.
Location: Home and garden show
Date: 3/6/11

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Beej / Courtesy photo

Apple orchard at the aboretum. Used a Canon Power Shot SX20IS during a class trip.<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Arboretum at Belle Plaine<br /><strong>Date:</strong> November 2010

Apple orchard at the aboretum. Used a Canon Power Shot SX20IS during a class trip.
Location: Arboretum at Belle Plaine
Date: November 2010

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Sophia Rush / Courtesy photo

I was given this orchid to rescue and it actually bloomed!<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Clearwater<br /><strong>Date:</strong> 2009

I was given this orchid to rescue and it actually bloomed!
Location: Clearwater
Date: 2009

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Sid Wise / Courtesy photo

One of many cockscomb flowers growing in the yard at home<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Back yard of home<br /><strong>Date:</strong> September 2010

One of many cockscomb flowers growing in the yard at home
Location: Back yard of home
Date: September 2010

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Eric Walterscheid / Courtesy photo

The beauty of a cauliflower!<br /><strong>Location:</strong> Augusta<br /><strong>Date:</strong> May 2008<a href="http://www.kansas.com/2011/03/01/1741453/readers-garden-photos.html">Click to view our original gallery of readers' garden photos</a>.

The beauty of a cauliflower!
Location: Augusta
Date: May 2008Click to view our original gallery of readers' garden photos.

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Laura Wyant / Courtesy photo

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