WHATS LOOKING GOOD IN JUNE 2019

I adore flowering dogwoods such beautiful multi season trees

 

I love the Saxifraga stolonifera @longk ,looks like a little being with a face and eyes. I bet it looks great fluttering in a breeze.

 

Part of my lavendar hedge. Persicarias, geraniums, heleniums and dahlias and more will add colour soon but the fragrance of the lavender is intoxicating

 

Fabulous @Verdun ...gorgeous even!
Our lavender is budding up but not in bloom yet...can't wait as it's the essence of summer to me

 

First flowers on Anemone Wild Swan

 

View from a back bench .....geum Firestorm is a double version of Totally Tangerine. The yew is Coppershine, seemingly no longer available, which soon turns a wonderful copper orange

 

Is your S.s green or purple-leaved, Longk? Whichever it isn't, if you'd like some of either to go with the Jasmine sambac, I'll get them off to you next week

 

Our sambucus is at its best now, it's been in this location for two years after spending its former life on the patio, where it didn't produce as many flowers. It obviously wants to remain in "pride of place" where it gets full sun.



What's good about it, is that it's "see through," it doesn't hide the rest of the garden if you're standing at the French windows.



This is our last rhodo to flower., well over 6ft tall.
It's all downhill from now as far as go big shows of colour in this garden. I've already dead-headed most of the other rhodos.



Our roses continue to please.




We've four of these which have small blooms.

 

Snapdragons ,their second year.

 

Hymenosporum flavum.

 

Mmmmm I can smell it from here

 

Is it only me, but its scent is more noticeable on a "WARM" evening.

 

@Verdun which type of lavender do you have please?
I've only had success with lavender in pots here on our heavy clay. I see other gardens in our area with lavender hedges though so it can be done, wondering which type would be best, and if adding grit for drainage would be helpful.

 

It's not sweatin' here, trust me! I'd be outside inhaling the scent of the Brugs if it was! You're a dark horse....I'd no idea you had a H. flavum

 

And also @Verdun where am I going so wrong with ours? How come we always end up with a mad and unruly looking bush each year!!
As I've already said I've attempted a 'tidy up' but I am disliking the way it looks even before it's reached full bloom. When looking neat and tidy ( like yours) Lavender is one of my favourite plants......sadly not ours though.

Please talk me through you care plan for it.
Thank you:bigthumb: