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Nasturtium flowers are easy to grow here in the Midwest, USA.  They really are effortless, provide nectar and pollen for bees and butterflies, and both leaves and flowers are edible. I find there is no need to spray them either, so they are totally organic and pesticide free. Here are a couple ideas.  The first is just as a garnish for almost anything.  Here with vanilla ice cream.  I've also put them on cakes, salads, and omelettes. Here is a video of me making the top dish of Nasturtium Dolmas found on the On Vegetables cook book by Jeremy Fox.  

Peonies are in full bloom, as well as lupine, coral bells, and bearded iris.   Here are more flower seeds that have not even been planted yet for hollyhocks and who-knows-what-else. More second-act peonies.

I purchased these roses on clearance last year.  I never planted them.  I thought they would die over the winter.  The lesson I learned was:  don't complain about life and bloom where you are planted.  I am going to plant them in a nice sunny spot in the ground.   Source:  My instagram account.

I have a variety of flowers in pots around the house.  I always love the red and very patriotic looking geraniums in the summer.   My son gave me the purple and pink petunias for Mother's Day.  Love the gorgeous colors.   And since I took this photo, the roses are in full bloom.  I didn't even prune them last year, hence the dead rose hip from last year.  Just love the colors in June.  No wonder so many people get married in June.  The garden flowers are so pretty.