What's looking good in May

Cranesbill "Roxanne"

a red rosebud

Iris Sibirica

Jenny

 

Mine are shaded in the afternoon too, but the sun is stronger here. I should think they would do fine. They don't need to be actually in a pond either - I believe a bog garden will do or just very moist soil. Mine are in more water than they really like I think. There are lots of colours to chose from. I was enchanted by seeing them in flower at Wisley one year and still have ambitions to grow some of the superb ones I saw there.

 

First blooms on my year old Nicotiana glauca....................

 

Realised today that my "new" clematis is exactly the same as one I bought last year, even planted them side by side...doh. impulse buy.



Meconopsis Betonicfolia are coming on nicely, these were self collected seed sown in Autumn 2013, can't wait! Got about 40 of them, not bad considering they are a fiver each in garden centres.

 

Would love to see the bloom when it opens please,
Jenny

 

Certainly will do, not the prettiest of plants but the flowers are stunning!

 

Hi
whats in the end of the flower thats open

 

a baby Nicotiana glauca ?

 

If you turn the pic on it's side it looks like a smiley face smoking a cigarette !

 

Don't you know a greenfly when you see one

 

I want some of what you're on

 

You can't I gave the last to that greenfly

 

Around the garden today.

 

@Trunky, is that a Knautia in picture four please?

 

Knautia melon pastels maybe?
Main border

Peonies- a sprinkle of bonemeal has resulted in loads more blooms and less flopping this year.



Matching.

Does anyone like this aquilegia? I think it's a bit wishy washy.

Bzzzz.

Lost label clematis. I can never remember the names of my clematis.
And another.

Woodland style area reclaimed from bluebells.

Delph.

No slug pellets...how this is intact, I don't know.