WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN JUNE 2019

I've been too busy up to now to take any photos. The trouble is trying to get them when the lighting is good as I only seem to find time when it isn't

Nodding grasses and Nigella are excellent for flower arranging. Both are very invasive.





The hanging baskets are coming along fairly well but now need feeding.








Some of our Hostas

 

As usual, I've taken much too many photos so you'll have to bear with me.

The plants in our garden are not at all organised and all different ones are crammed in together. Things are changing almost every hour as some are going over quickly whilst others are coming into bloom.














The smaller Thalictrum has now opened but the giant ones won't open for some weeks yet

 

A simple example of the difference a day makes
Yesterday


Today















We have hundreds of bees around the garden as we grow bee friendly plants

 

We don't remember planting this rose or ever seeing it bloom. It's the most highly scented I've ever come across.


It was hidden behind the Cytisus battandieri (pineapple tree)




The flowers have a faint scent of pineapple

This was also hidden by the Cytisus, but is about 20ft high


The peonies are in a a row about 25ft long








These were the first two to open this year - photo taken yesterday and dozens opened today

 

The pretty caterpillar of the Mullein moth has been attacking the wrong Verbascum! It's currently on one of the Chaixii


instead of this 8ft high Verbascum Mullein (another alongside it and one in the middle background.


Fortunately for pretty boy we have almost a hundred Chaixii which are preferred by the bees - this is a shot of Chaixii from last year


Campanula have just started opening in the last couple of days. Another pretty but invasive plant - so we have hundreds around the garden
Different colour tones but none of the deep purple yet






The variegated Elderberry is only just starting to flower


Just waiting for these to open. They self seed all over the garden - you can see some of the (blurred) in the veg plot amongst the runner beans in the picture above

 

Some of the Heucheras have just started to show their delicate flowers. I've just realised that it's the ones with the lighter coloured leaves that have flowered first. The purples and greens haven't flowered yet.
















Orlaya grandiflora (White lace flower)


Phlomis fruiticosa is a shrub version of Jerusalem sage and, for a change, has started opening before the perennial version 'russeliana'. So I guess the russeliana will get annoyed about being beaten into opening and will open within the next couple of days