What's Looking Good in June .....

That's really lovely, pete, but I don't know it at all ... only lived there for 20 years but wasn't into gardening like now!

 

It is a north American one strongy :D but I think I know what you mean, mines about 15ft now and I'm having to prune, which is spoiling the shape a bit.

 

I THINK its pretty exclusivly Californian, LOL.
South west any way, so if you weren't there you probably didn't see it.

 

Hi K-G. I'm surprised to see your Hollyhocks out (if you will excuse the expression). Mine are still in bud! Are German gardens ahead of French?

My Kerria is having a whoopsie. It is blooming again - about half as many blooms as in spring. The world's gone mad...............

 

First of my Hollyhocks is blooming but the other 3 are lagging behind, the ones left in from last year are furthest behind.
First flush of roses is well over, some are showing a fresh set of buds. Need to get out with the dead heading kit, again.

 

Everyone's garden is looking so beautiful. Mine is still only young (I'm trying to transform a field into a garden). Anyway, here are a couple of chaps who are glad it has stopped raining at last. We seem to have hundreds of the little critters this year - must have been the mild winter. Keeps the dog amused for hours trying to catch one.



I've got a query about a Dipladenia - do I put it on this thread or another? I get lost amonst all these threads............... ???!!!???

Thanks
Kryssy

 

"Other plants" would be a good place for your dipladenia thread Kryssy.

 

Thank you Pete. When I find that thread I'll put my question in.

Wow! This is such a huge site - how do you all find you way around???

 

Hi there Pete ,your "California Buckeye"looks fabulous.

 

Thanks gogs, grown from seed 17yrs ago.

 

Wow ! well done you .

 

Your lizards are either the common wall lizard(Podarcis Muralis) or Bocages Wall Lizard Podarcis Bocagei), they are variable in colour and very difficult to tell apart. I would love to see them here although there are supposed to be a few colonies along the coast near Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight.

 

How come you know all that stuff Strongy? Got some relatives in Weymouth - they could be regarded as lizards!!

Can send you some of mine if you like - if I could catch 'em and it was legal.

Got one trapped in the window the other day (by mistake) and its tail dropped off as decoy and wriggled on for about 5 minutes. It was awful......... yuk!

 

OK, here are some of the new kids on the block this week in my garden. Sorry about some of the photo quality - still learning my way around the camera.






















THEN RAIN STOPPED PLAY - AGAIN!




A bientot everyone.

 

Just love that Poppy, kryssy, absolutely gorgeous.