Gardening diaries - friendly discussions on topics from latest bloom to wildlife.

Lovely pics every one.
Breezy today more comfortable.

 

I love veronicastrum or anything with spike like flowers

 

Check out acteas/cimicifugas Perki. Large sculpted coloured foliage with SPIKES of flowers (scented too) in late summer

 

I picked up James Crompton couple of years ago Verdun, bought the mother one last friday Brunette the foliage is lovely to use with other plants.

 

Some very banal roses

 

Two excellent ones Perki....I also have Black Negligee and Pink Spike Slightly darker foliage I think on BN.
Your "banal" roses look good enough to eat alp

 

Very kind of you @Verdun I'm going to google your sexy underwear!

 

@alp roses are amazing

 

Good morning to all
Some snaps from yesterday

My first echinacea this year

petunia raised from seed - the first one - capping a disastrous year for me.


One bought from reduced section. It has a lovely velvety sheen to it.


The heat has done this scarlet verbena no end of favour


First helenium salsa of the year


Alstroemeria

 

Morning all, @alp lovely pics

 

A sunny hi from me on yet another gorgeous day.
What is everyone up to today?

We had originally planned on going to our local NT property Mottisfont Abbey, but have now decided to go tomorrow as it is going to be cooler and the walled garden where the stunning roses are gets extremely hot even on a normal summer's day.

Might go into town for a bit of a wander, haven't made up my mind yet......could even end up doing.....nothing!

Whimsical Wednesday to all!

 

Morning everyone
Another scorcher today but cooler later

 

Morning all thunderstorms here in the north east looking very black at the moment poppies coming out and plenty of my pond plants flowering

 

@zenj ...........is that..........no surely not.............but it looks like it............can't believe my eyes it's........................................RAIN !!!