Whats Looking Good In June 2023

The wild poppies on our front verge continue to give us a wonderful display every morning. They open with the dawn and drop away by lunchtime. Then new ones take their place.

The far end is whited out by the sun (our road works are a normal part of our scenery as they appear a few times a year and the problem rarely gets fixed!)


This is the other end




Salvia turkestanika are only just starting to flower






We have hundreds of these poppies growing wild and they spread like mad through the all the beds, veg plots and even the lawns - but they don't grow in the dedicated wild area

The bees love them




This Clematis is only just starting to flower




The rose is also wild and we think it may have come through from the neighbour. Don't really know so shall have to pop round and look.


Mr Artichoke will need a hose down to remove the blackfly

 

It's snowing!


One of our highly scented double Philadelphus


We bought three Verbascum chaixii from Beth Chatto 50 years ago and they, also, have spread themselves through the garden. It's another favourite of bees








Mallow is another one that we didn't plant but spreads itself nicely through the garden (our garden philosophy is that if something is self-seeded or sown by the wildlife it can remain whilst it's not in the way)


Stachys (Lamb's Ears) is another favourite of the bees and the sound of buzzing is very loud


Alliums are starting to seed


Although we did plant the Bronze Fennel originally it is now beginning to make a nuisance of itself by seeding everywhere. This one is 50ft from the original


Another plant that can take over a garden if not careful is Alchemilla mollis (known as Lady's Mantle because of the leaf shape) but is used a great deal by flower arrangers

 

Good afternoon

Buddleia Black Knight



oxalis



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