Saturday, 22 June 2019

The Garden in June.



The Jasmine is in full flower, and when walking up onto our covered terrace, the aroma is intoxicating; almost overpowering.


This Abutilon is very good value; it flowers throughout the year. Never fails.


Lady Magnon's choice of Pot Plants for 2019; I don't know what they're called, but they look very good.


Not quite sure what to think about Daylilies. They perform every year, then leave a bit of a mess. Nice whilst in flower though.


Lavatera always performs well; this one is at the entry gate to Haddock's.


And, finally, Summer wouldn't be Summer without Oleanders. Lovely.

40 comments:

Susan Heather said...

It all looks very lush and delightful.

Hilde said...

If you cut the daylielies down after they have flowered, leaves and all, the will grow new leaves and look quite nice and tidy.

Cro Magnon said...

I think the garden is at its best at the moment. Soon it'll become hot and arid.

Cro Magnon said...

Thanks. I'll do that. Otherwise they do look a mess.

cumbrian said...

Plenty there to fill your bucket.

Cro Magnon said...

A floral arrangement that would even make Barbara Cartland happy.

Yael said...

Simple and beautiful.

angryparsnip said...

BEAUTIFUL !
What a wonderful lush green flowering garden.
It is so very hot and dry here. No rain yet but 3 small fires south of me and two big ones north towards
Phoenix.
parsnip

Cro Magnon said...

I know nothing about flowers; I just go for colour.

Cro Magnon said...

I'm quite pleased with my little garden. It's taken a lot of mistakes over the years, but it's beginning to look good.

Sorry to hear about your fires. We often have wildfires in the South, but so far (fingers crossed) not where we are. We are surrounded by Pines and Oaks, and it's perfect for a disaster.

local alien said...

Love all the colour. Must be lovely to sit there withe scent of the jasmine

Cro Magnon said...

We were sitting there last night, and, frankly, the scent was overpowering.

Sue said...

The Abutilon looks so pretty in that photo. (the newbies have apparently dug up my rockery to install a swimming pool!)

Cro Magnon said...

Do you want me to go round and duff them up?

Frances said...

I am fairly sure the unknowns are Alstroemeria !

Cro Magnon said...

That sounds right. When she bought them, I remember calling them 'Astronomicals', so I was quite close.

New World said...

All I can see is ablutions and lavaterias.

Cro Magnon said...

That's pretty much what they're called here.

gz said...

lovely..with these and Haddocks you can see plenty of reasons why you've stayed there

coffeeontheporchwithme said...

You can't do better than a June garden! I love the deep reds and pinks. -Jenn

JayCee said...

Mmmm... jasmine. How lovely. Your lavatera is certainly much more advanced than ours. Our garden has struggled to progress with all the rain and lack of sun so far.

The Weaver of Grass said...

The trouble with Lavatera is it does tend to take over. I love your pot plants. My gardener has been this morning and fitted a few more Gallardias into my flower bed and I have squeezed in a few more pansies. June is certainly coming out all over - at long last.

Cro Magnon said...

It's all very nice at the moment. Plenty of flowers, and the vegetables are just beginning to produce.

Cro Magnon said...

It's a bit downhill from now on, but some of the flowers continue all year.

Cro Magnon said...

The Jasmine is having its first really big flowering year since it was planted. The aroma (when the sun is on it) is amazing.

Cro Magnon said...

The Lavatera was given to me by a friend from Worthing. It has thrived here, and plants have been given to lots of other friends. Its ancestors are spread far and wide.

Tom Stephenson said...

Second from the top reminds me of my Rupert lanterns.

Cro Magnon said...

Rupert and his chums played a MAJOR part in my childhood. Chinese lanterns appeared regularly when Tiger Lily was around.

Tom Stephenson said...

I never remember questioning the mix of humans like Tiger Lily with his animal chums, but I did find Algie a bit disturbing.

Cro Magnon said...

Me neither; just normal everyday residents of Nutwood.

Anonymous said...

I find jasmine a bit overpowering. Good to see so much colour in your garden. While oleander is not popular here now, it does incredibly well in our hot summers.

Margaret Butterworth said...

Try putting the Arabic comments into Google translate. You'll be amazed at what they're about!

Pipistrello said...

Looking lovely! That's a nice corner with the timber beams and terracotta pots - rather the sort of vignette to lure in paying holidaymakers. I've not been able to figure out where you are in France. SW?

Pipistrello said...

Haha! I just did. Who'd have thunk it?

Cro Magnon said...

Oleander is almost our local 'national flower'. Further south it's the Bouganvillia. I agree with you about Jasmine, yesterday evening we had our drinks by the pool instead.

Cro Magnon said...

Do I need to copy and paste? They all seem different lengths, so I've been wondering what they were. I'll do it later. Thanks.

Cro Magnon said...

Yes the SW. My village is on the cusp of Perigord, Lot, and Lot et Garonne.

Cro Magnon said...

Household cleaning? Is that what you found?

Pipistrello said...

Yes, indeed-y! A long commute for a cleaning lady, haha!

Pipistrello said...

We're off to Languedoc next May, which is close but not really.

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