What's looking good in June 2009

Thanks Owl and Walnut. From the front, there is Campanula poscharskyana - blue, Geranium 'Patricia' - pink, Campanula perscifolia - white - just starting, Centranthus rubra - red valerian, Hesperis purple, and pink Poppies. At the back is Anchusa, which is a wonderful clear dark blue, though it doesn't photograph well, and a Geranium psilostemon.

 

Very colourful Peter.

 

Peter your red valerian is lovely I have noticed that at the end of our road a lot of people seem to have this in their gardens as it looks stunning!! Was only looking it up yesterday to see what it was but that has confirmed I was looking at the right ID

It seems to have self seeded all the way up the road .... but not down the road to me :(

 

like the 'young' bit

 

I ma not sure whether to put this here or in the pets section. :D - Salvia argentea.

 

That's interesting Peter, how big does it get?

 

PeterS, the garden is even more beautiful than ever .... I just love that 'flop about' feel of it ... :hehe:
Eeek, PeterS, must say I don't like the looks of that Salvia .... :flag: By the way, my Salvia seedlings have just about all disappeared with our onslaught of 34c .. sorry ...

You ARE young cumberland .... :D

 

Thanks Vicky - sorry about your Salvias seeds - its difficult to appreciate gardening in a quite different climate.

Strongy, mine is still small - about 6 inches across. I think they get to about 24 or 30 inches across. They are one of several Salvias that make a low rosette, from which flower stalks rise in this case reaching about 36 inches. I think the main interest is the foliage which is beautifully soft.

 

woo lovely colours of those flowers, took these pics today at my friends garden of her peonys, ive printed them out on A4 for a present for her shes going to frame them.

 

Ooooh Linda, she must be over the moon with those, I bet she can't stop sniffing them either. "Iced Summer" is what they conjure up to me.

I reckon you could do something special with those pics for her.


Simply stunning.

 

hi lollipop my friend hasnt seen them yet going to drop the pics off at hers, she cant wait to see them and thanks for the lovely comments

 

hi woo thanks, pleased i got the pics of the peonys when i did as the wind got to them and the flowers dont last that long its a shame really, the pics i printed out look great on the A4 size

 

Beautiful Peonys. Like a bell of the party.