What's looking good in June 2020

Thanks, but no real techniques and I put it down to talking to them nicely. The Deutzia doesn't get pruned unless some of it gets in the way. Others are usually left to do their own thing and only get pruned if they look unhappy. Other plants are left to do their own thing and many of them are self seeded and not disturbed unless we need the space.

Currently we're overrun by Campanula (white and different blues) and must, literally, have thousands of them. They're in almost every bed, and flop down over paths and driveway and this is quite typical of the self-seeded ones


Almost everyone that comes to visit gets some of them dug up (if they want it) or goes away with a bunch of them for their vase - together with whatever else is in abundance. The self-seeded nodding (or quaking) grass is also popular for flower arrangements

 

Peony "Sarah Bernhardt"


Peony "Duchess de nemours"


Perennial Poppy "Patty's Plum" in it's very first season of being planted


Rose "Masquerade"

 

I agree, KFF, but I am putting that down to, as I mentioned, it being the first season and being grown only this year from root cuttings and so even the size of the flowers were only a least a third of the normal size. Patty's Plum is usually a deeper and more "metallic" colour and is one of my favourite perennial poppies. Hopefully, next year, when the three of them in the borders are established they will show their full size and colour.

 

Waiting for the early morning sun to appear:-















Pale bells contrasting against the newly painted summerhouse


Not very well colour coordinated

 

Still waiting



We've just cut back all the finished lilac and the clematis is now visible and also waiting for the sun


It's just rising to the treetops




And trying to throw a glow lower down






Bythe time I have posted these there will be glorious sunshine all over the garden - except in our shady beds