What'a looking good in May

Here's a self seeded Aquilegia growing in an old sink. My garden is full of self seeded Aquilegias but I think this is the prettiest one

 

I let a few grow to see what comes out. Yours is very nice

Laburnum looks good.................

 

This selfset Snapdragon in it's glory.

 

Hosta 'Francee'


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Clematis Mrs Cholmondeley


Honeysuckle Sempervirens

Terrible latter photo, looks washed out but it's actually very vibrant. The latter I quite like but the gf isn't keen, when my £1 Morrisons 'repens' variety is bigger next spring this'll replace the spot where I currently have the sempervirens!

 

These are a few things on the go in my garden in SW France. I've just planted a couple of oleanders by the front door today.

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Did someone mention Aquilegia?

 

Around my garden today.

The herbaceous border is coming along nicely.





My 'semi-wild' patch.





In the herb patch; chives, purple sage and rosemary.



Garlic mustard in the wild garden.



A little patch of self-seeded flowers near the compost bins; Aquilegia, forget-me-nots and teasels.



Plenty going on in this spot by the greenhouse; Heuchera, wallflowers, poppies and more forget-me-nots all vying for space.



Aquilegia and Euonymus.



Pieris and Rhododendron quite happy in the shade of the fence.



Erigeron filling a narrow bed next to the path.



Brunnera 'Jack Frost'.

 

Referring to my clematis further up the page, a couple of the flowers have been ravaged by the wind & rain a bit, and are pretty much a spent force, sadly. I'm aware you can deadhead / cut back group 2 clematis like Mrs Cholmondeley after the first show of flowers .... having never done this before I'm just a bit uncertain where exactly to cut back - could anyone advise? I'd be happy to cut it back/tidy the whole plant up now if it means I might get a second show later on in the summer.

 

Buddleja salvifolia



Tritelia ixoides "Starlight"

Papaver orientale "Medallion"

Thalictrum aquilegifolium


Dicentra exima "Alba"

Dicentra formosa "Langtrees"

 

Yellow is a bit of a theme at the moment - Asphodeline lutea.................


I've posted it before but Vestia foetida is really loaded now..............