What's looking good in June 2017

"Personality Planting"

My 'positioning accidents' which have amused me:-
Hanging Tomato Basket



Mr "M"'s favourite bench with a planted trough underneath it.
The plant has now gone over to flower



Anyone recognising that flower will appreciate the humour of the placement - which really was accidental, but tickles my ribs each time I see it

 

Salvia Uliginosa, persicaria Orangefield, miscanthus Cabaret and canna tropicanna Black.......everything early in this full sun hot spot
The stray dahlia is actually near me as I took the photo and not planted here

 

Have you thought about opening for the Garden scheme Verd?

 

Get the odd invitation to so something like that Mark but not sure its for me

 

That stray dahlia looks like a little golden sun there Verdun, shining on your lovely planting arrangement

Armandii, I shall deal with you later ....

 

Osteospermum, lost the label, may be Flower Power.


Salvia Amistad.


I had hoped to find the pink Cleome Senorita Rosalita which I had last year but all I could find was the white one Senorita Blanca.


Nemesia Banana Swirl, not as tall as Sunsatia Mango but it had a nice colour

Petunia Inksplash, shines in the sun.

Callistemon laevis.

 

Another seed grown Salvia dolichantha...........
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

 

More of next door's hedge weeds

And the carrots are going for it now

 

Waterlilies,


Fabiana imbricata.

Melianthus major seed pods.

Feijoa sellowiana.

 

Does the Feijoa fruit @pete, There is no point trying to grow it here outside, like Caesalpinia, as it is just not warm or sunny enough.

 

Our everlasting sweet pea is the best we have seen in many years and we put it down to the mild winter we have just had as there was still growth on it all through the winter.Mr Kandy doesn't like this plant but my mum gave me the seeds from her plant many years ago (she passed away in 1990) so I am determined to keep them going so brought some seeds with me when we moved here 16 years ago Also the Brimstone butterflies love the flowers so he is outvoted

 

Kandy is that Geranium Patricia? Beautiful.

 

Yes it does but only if I cross pollinate with a different plant I have growing on the allotment.
The fruit tends to not ripen properly though, and is kind of mealy or gritty in texture.