What's looking good in June 2017

Beautiful pictures folks.....some nice combinations too

 

Liberally in lots of things. They add a gentle bitter layer.
So; halve a dozen or so slightly sqidgy cherry toms, add few drops of red wine vinegar, pinch of salt, crack of pepper, a third of a teaspoon of nigella seeds, a splash of good olive oil and sweat down whilst frying gnocchi and cubed chorizo. If it starts to dry out add a spash of water but avoid it being runny when the gnocchi is ready to be folded in. Crumble wensleydale or similar over and serve.

A handful of basmati rice, a teaspoon each of cumin seeds, corriander seeds and nigella seeds, three green cardamon pods, five cloves, a quarter of a cinamon stick and a few strands of saffron makes cock on pilau rice.

One tin of baked bean, a squidge of HP brown sauce, heaped teaspoon of smoked paprika. half a teaspoon of nigella seeds and chillies to taste and you'll have luverly BBQ beans!

Add to any tomato based dish.

 

Another shrub flowering, I like this one it should look nice when it gets more established.

 

Those recipes sounds delicious!!!!

 

Echeveria pulidonis was outdoors on some staging (to protect it from wetness) all winter and it has never bloomed as well as this...........
Echeveria pulidonis by longk48, on Flickr

Echeveria pulidonis by longk48, on Flickr

Penstemon barbatus var coccineus..............
Penstemon barbatus var coccineus by longk48, on Flickr

Oenothera versicolor...............
Oenothera versicolor by longk48, on Flickr

Roscoea scillifolia...............
Roscoea scillifolia by longk48, on Flickr

The Hippeastrum just gets better.............
Hippeastrum by longk48, on Flickr

This is the first time that Salvia patens has beaten "Black and Blue" into bloom.............
Salvia patens by longk48, on Flickr

 

Taken yesterday evening...

 

Escallonia "Apple Blossom" - bought last year (£1.79 Morries )



Hydrangea "Endless Summer" - this was caught by that late frost this one I left to its own devices.

 

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Such a beautiful colour, any idea on the name Sandy?

 

Why? Never heard of a "Rose" Anniversary before; how many years is that?

 

Thank you! Another nugget of information for me to tuck away ... hope I get asked that at the next Charity Quiz!

 

Callistemon pallidus, never flowers very well.

Callistemon salignus.

Callistemon 'inferno', darker red than in the pic.

Callistemon Hot Pink, more to follow.

Begonia Santa Cruz.

Rhododendron Mosers Maroon, fading slightly now.