What'a looking good in May

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  1. Michael Hewett

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    Here's a self seeded Aquilegia growing in an old sink. My garden is full of self seeded Aquilegias but I think this is the prettiest one :smile:

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      I let a few grow to see what comes out. Yours is very nice :blue thumb:

      Laburnum looks good.................
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          This selfset Snapdragon in it's glory.

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            Good afternoon I have just realised that Woo has misspelt Bergenia,my apologies :smile:

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              Hosta 'Francee'


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                Clematis Mrs Cholmondeley

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                Honeysuckle Sempervirens

                Terrible latter photo, looks washed out but it's actually very vibrant. The latter I quite like but the gf isn't keen, when my £1 Morrisons 'repens' variety is bigger next spring this'll replace the spot where I currently have the sempervirens!
                 
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                  These are a few things on the go in my garden in SW France. I've just planted a couple of oleanders by the front door today. uploadfromtaptalk1463854298557.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1463854315652.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1463854330957.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1463854340651.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1463854359300.jpg uploadfromtaptalk1463854374942.jpeg

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                    Did someone mention Aquilegia?
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                      Around my garden today.

                      The herbaceous border is coming along nicely.

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                      My 'semi-wild' patch.

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                      In the herb patch; chives, purple sage and rosemary.

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                      Garlic mustard in the wild garden.

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                      A little patch of self-seeded flowers near the compost bins; Aquilegia, forget-me-nots and teasels.

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                      Plenty going on in this spot by the greenhouse; Heuchera, wallflowers, poppies and more forget-me-nots all vying for space.

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                      Aquilegia and Euonymus.

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                      Pieris and Rhododendron quite happy in the shade of the fence.

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                      Erigeron filling a narrow bed next to the path.

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                      Brunnera 'Jack Frost'.

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                      • Ben James

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                        Referring to my clematis further up the page, a couple of the flowers have been ravaged by the wind & rain a bit, and are pretty much a spent force, sadly. I'm aware you can deadhead / cut back group 2 clematis like Mrs Cholmondeley after the first show of flowers .... having never done this before I'm just a bit uncertain where exactly to cut back - could anyone advise? I'd be happy to cut it back/tidy the whole plant up now if it means I might get a second show later on in the summer. :help:
                         
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                          Well, since it's not entangled in anything else, you can cut back to the first bud [if there are any] or I would cut it back by a third if not.:dunno::snorky:
                           
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                            Buddleja salvifolia
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                            Tritelia ixoides "Starlight"
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                            Papaver orientale "Medallion"
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                            Dicentra exima "Alba"
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                            Dicentra formosa "Langtrees"
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                                Yellow is a bit of a theme at the moment - Asphodeline lutea.................
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                                I've posted it before but Vestia foetida is really loaded now..............
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