What's Looking Good In June 2024

@fairygirl I had G "Anne Folkard" in a different spot; drier, more sun and it really struggled, then a few years ago I replaced it with G "Mavis Simpson" and stuck the remnants of Anne in where it is now and the next year it took off scrambling and straggling all over with a lot of flowers. Mavis settled into the sunnier drier spot and is flowering nicely at the moment.

 

Yes- they're great plants for all sorts of sites. The common G. sanguineum grows everywhere round here, and that would suit me too, as it flowers for ages, and at the right time. I don't like pale pink, so it rules out quite a lot of plants!
I've had G. 'Anne Folkard' in sunny sites, and in raised areas as well as directly in the ground, but it's easier here due to the climate etc. I might get it again.
More spending....

 

Anne Folkard has a head for heights


Jenny namaste

 

After waiting 3 years

Sorry it is blurry. We have a strong breeze today.

 

Patience rewarded, @CanadianLori!

 

Does that survive in your garden Lori?

 

Erodium "Bishop's Form"

Geranium "Mavis Simpson"

Potentilla nepalensis

Sweet William

Watsonia

Self seeded nasturtium

Hydrangea "Preziosa"

Ugni molinea (Chilean Guava)

Rosa "Ingrid Bergman"

Tritelia laxa

 

Pics of the day...







Erigeron glaucus at the front

Salvia 'blue note' at the front

Phormium tenax ‘Dark Delight’ at the front

North-East border

Front left: Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red Strain’; front right: Heuchera x ‘Silver Gumdrop’; and Cornus hongkongensis at the back

East border with at the front middle: Penstemon 'Garnet', right: Geranium Orion and at the back left: Trachelospermum jasminoïdes, Trachelospermum asiaticum and right: Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk'

 

Yes, it has muscled through our winters.

 

We need an "envious" rating button. It is delightful and with envy to see all of the gorgeous gardens!