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Photos from MNS-garden-tour Tim's Garden on Cauchon on 2005jul23:
Helens garden+Tims garden: Hover-fly: near unidentified Hover-fly: near unidentified Bot fly?: on WhiteCleome Bot fly?: on WhiteCleome Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus: on Echinacea Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus: on Echinacea Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus: on Echinacea Bumblebee-red-abdomen=Bombus melanopygus: on Echinacea

Photos from MNS-garden-tour Anne-Marie's Garden on Gauvin on 2005jul23:
Bee-fly: on yellow-composite Bee-fly: on yellow-composite Bee-fly: on yellow-composite inukshuk: inukshuk:

Photos from MNS-garden-tour Lynn&Carl's Garden on Edgewater on 2005jul23:
Bumblebee: flying near Hosta BAD

Hosta varieties were everywhere this year - multiple kinds in all but one of the gardens, i believe.

I was pleased to see so many gardeners allowing the Creeping Bellflower to live in their gardens, although most were unwilling to label it:-)