Your Flowers in Google Maps - The Local Guides Garden - Seventh edition

Flowers tell the story of the world we live in, and make it beautiful. Whether they are wild flowers that grow in the midst of nature, or cultivated flowers that embellish a garden, or cut flowers that decorate a table, their presence around us is constant.

Just as flowers tell the story of the world, so I, as a Local Guide, use them to tell my world through Google Maps.

The cover image I chose this year to tell this story is that of a Local Guide, @YuliiaZa , while she is photographing a Geranium argenteum flower (here the description in Wikipedia) in an Alpine Botanical Garden.

This is a very special Botanical Garden, as it hosts plants that are generally only found at much higher altitudes.

Of course I also wanted to upload photos of the place to Google Maps, and I chose the two you find below. This way I help Maps users know what to expect when they visit the place.

Of course this is just one of the ways we can contribute with Flowers in Google Maps.

Below is Fioreria Simone, a small shop in a mountain village, where my images tell what users can expect to find.

Share Your Photos

Of course these are just a few examples of how our photos can be uploaded to Google Maps, and I’m sure you can show us many more.

If you wants to have a look at the amazing photos of flowers shared in the past, you can read:

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Hello, dear @ErmesT The flower images you have shared are so beautiful. I am so happy to share a flower image taken by me in Nandanvan Jungle Safari, Nava Raipur, India and uploaded to Google Maps in April 2018.

Caption: Flower image#1 taken by the LG PrasadVR and uploaded to Google Maps in April 2018 .

(Edited) photo link https://maps.app.goo.gl/g9LSShatMBoXAZrG9

Edited: added the location (Nandanvan Jungle Safari, Nava Raipur, India) link

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mqvEtTecsFvxV2kY6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

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Thank you for being the first to share your flowers :hibiscus: with us, @PrasadVR .

They are indeed very beautiful :heart_eyes: .

Unfortunately on mobile the link to the photos doesn’t work, but please feel free to share with us the link to the location, so to admire the place, and to discover more flowers.

Hugs

Ermes

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@ErmesT ,Thank you for your appreciation. I have edited my comment and added the location link. Kindly have a look.

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Danke für den Beitrag über Blumen.

Mein Blumenbild zeigt den Kurpark von Eckernförde und unsere Stadtgärtnerei verwandeln ihn jedes Jahr aufs neue in ein Blumenparadies.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/kRaSwxWBhkZAF1A96

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https://maps.app.goo.gl/QuoUF9A2S4qSwgZ4A?g_st=ac

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Thank you so much, @PrasadVR

Indeed an amazing place.

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What an amazing garden, @Annaelisa . Thank you so much for sharing your photo.

11 months ago I visited TeamLab Planets in Tokyo (Japan). The provide some amazing multi-sensorial experience, and they also have an area where you walk through the orchids.

I provided some photo and videos attached to my review.

Here below one of them

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Ich freue mich das mein Blumen Beitrag gefällt @ErmesT

Dein Orchideen Bild hier ist sehr schön und deine Rezension habe ich mir auch angeschaut sowie 8 Videos aber Bilder habe ich darunter nicht gesehen.

Es muss in dieser Show schon besonders gewesen sein.

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Hello and good morning @ErmesT and thank you for reviving this post for one more year! I enjoy scrolling through all the pages of flowers from previous years. :sunflower:

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Today I’m sharing a photo that I snapped in September 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh. The subject of the photo is the Cathedral of Learning, a 1921 Gothic Revival skyscraper, but I wanted to capture some of Schenley Park that’s located across the street. So I squatted down in the field of blanket flowers and daisies and was able to frame the 535 foot tall building with wildflowers and blue skies.

I hope you enjoy!

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Nice!!! Thank you so much for sharing your photo, @Mikeinthefalls

I did almost the same by capturing the flowers on the Chugoku-Shikoku Area Memorial Monument in Hiroshima, with the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background.

It was a deeply moving moment

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@ErmesT
Прывітанне!

“Белые і ружовые гарлачыкi”

Я хачу падзяліцца відэа і фатаграфіямі белых і ружовых гарлачыкаў, знятымі 25 верасня 2024 года ў Маламядзведжынскім скверы ў сажалцы Мухля, якая з’яўляецца гліняным кар’ерам напоўненым вадой і знаходзiца недалёка ад цэнтра Мінска.
Гарлачыкі ўнесены ў Чырвоную Кнігу Беларусі, таму што з-за забруджвання навакольнага асяроддзя яны знікаюць, гарлачыкі растуць і квітнеюць толькі ў чыстых вадаёмах. У Беларусі гарлачыкі квітнеюць у жніўні, але ў сувязі з вельмі цёплым вераснем сёлета можна любавацца гэтым неверагодна прыгожым дываном даўжэй чым звычайна.

Дзякуй за цікавую тэму.

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Hi @ErmesT nice post. And the pics are beautiful. Below are some of the pics i took of the beautiful flowers in AZ and CA.

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Hello Local guides,

in the Season of monsoon i Captured this stunning macro shot of a Purple Lotus adorned with delicate rain droplets, right at my workplace in Vadodara, Gujarat (India)

Glistening Droplets on a Lotus

There’s something mesmerizing about the intricate beauty of nature that we often miss in our busy lives. The gentle drops of rain add a touch of magic, turning this simple moment into a piece of art.

More Detailed view of lotus

These blooms remind me that even amidst the hustle, beauty and tranquility are always around us if we just take a moment to look closely.

No caption needed i guess

Shot on my Redmi Note 10 Pro Max, this close-up is a reflection of the serenity that nature holds.

buzzing bees ( playing with lotus i guess)

Please Drop a :cherry_blossom: if this makes you feel connected to nature too.

@NareshDarji @TravellerG @AjitThite @Nomad_vikram @bhayani_naitik @YatraBaba @Ptrivedi @RosyKohli @Shrut19

#NaturePhotography #MacroMagic #PurpleLotus #RedmiNote10ProMax #VadodaraBeauty #NatureInFocus #PhotographyLover #SerenityInNature

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Very well captured shots, dear friend @Premalpatel

All the shots are excellent!

Yes, shot #1 is super :ok_hand: …no doubt!

Shot 2 is feeling artificial… right? :blush:

A very short is better than the other…

Congratulations!

@Anil6969 @RaviSharma111 @Rohan10

Hope you LGs will like these beautiful flowers :hibiscus:

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@Premalpatel

Fantastische Aufnahmen :heart_eyes: :+1:

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Las fotografías están hermosas

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@Atizol , Muchas gracias, me alegro que te haya gustado.

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Hallo @Annaelisa vielen Dank :blush:

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Hello @TravellerG , thank you so much for your lovely words :smiling_face:.

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This initiative is so refreshing @ErmesT ! Flowers truly add a colorful touch to our maps and bring joy to everyone. I’ll definitely be contributing my own flower photos soon. Thanks for organizing such a wonderful project!