What is Looking Good in June 2021

I've only just got as far as this post so haven't said anything earlier.

@Michael Hewett you can get the decking made from recycled plastic bottles. This boardwalk is made from them.

 

I haven't posted on this thread for a while as I've been having problems with the camera - and lack of time with gardening getting in the way! So I shall start to bore you now

The very early sun catching the tops of some of our tall trees (Autumn leaf clearing is a pain!)



We used to have four poplars but are now down to two . The woodpeckers weren't happy as we had four families of them and they had a tree each


This is a silver birch and we lost its companion in the '87 hurricane


Shadows of the trees across the field behind us






Verbascum caterpillar having a munch on the leaf


Cytisus battandieri (pineapple tree - looks like pineapple and smells of it) is loved by bees and butterflies and others






and can grow big


This is 30ft high

 

We have quite a variety of Weigelia dotted around the garden. They're quite showy and easy to take cuttings from. A popular seller when we open the garden.

Dark reds, dark and light pinks, almost white and many variegated ones. They grow best in full sun but aren't unhappy in deep shade.























This one has red variegated leaves (most of the other variegated ones have yellow or white) and is called Monet

 

It's snowing delphiniums

 

Hi @Michael Hewett I think it was made from compressed plastic bottles and waste plastic. You could find out more by contacting them. The place is

https://www.dubwathsilvermeadows.org.uk/