Here's who we've been admiring this month.
If you know who they are, please shout up:
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| These guys started growing vigorously in the Spring, alongside the comfrey, but they are only just coming into flower now & the comfrey is long gone. |
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| This Buddleia is just by the back door. It's put on a couple of foot in the last month alone - the pic bottom right is from the bedroom window, it coming to say hello, peeking over the edge of the flat roof... |
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| This was also very vigorous in Spring, the purple on the stems & leaves is very striking. It flopped a bit since it flowered. |
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| A lovely tall nectarine-coloured rose, very much like the one at the old house, but this doesn't seem to be as healthy. |
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| This big purple bottle brush bush is adored by the bees. A lovely sight to come home to, on the edge of the drive. Update from Ruth: "I think the purple bottle brush is a hebe." Indeed... but which one? Could it be Midsummer Beauty? |
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| This little pea-type thing is everywhere, leaning up against anything nearby... a bit like the too-drunk woman in the moshpit. |
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| It's very busy down in Compost Corner, so it was a lovely surprise to find these huge purple blooms lurking in the shade |
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| Not sure if this deliberate planting or an interloper - seen some down the woods when out running this week.. Looks like an ornamental nettle. |
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| Huge white poppy. 4 flowers off 1 stem. Struggled a bit under its own weight. Now showing 4 huge seed pods. |
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| This large rose is underneath the Laburnum. The flowers have a lovely scent. |
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| Sorry for fuzzy pics - this rose is really tall & on the edge of Compost Corner, so I couldn't get close. Starts as in this crisp shape & then gets blousier as the bloom matures. |
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| The shadiest corner of the North Lawn is showing some life: A Buddleia & a rather nice conifer. |
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| In amongst the mayhem, some fruit - hooray. The rasps are hanging on in there Fence Bed, & the blackcurrant was a complete surprise find amongst the anarchy that is the West Boundary Bed |
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| This shrub is at the top of the Drive Bed & has exploded in flower. That bee shortage? They're all here... |
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| We had Crocosmia at the old house, but nothing like this. It's spectacular. So red that my camera just can't cope. It's totally gorgeous, standing sentinel at the top of the North Lawn. Update from Lulu: "That really red crocosmia looks like the variety called Lucifer, we have seen it growing wild today in hedgerows all around the gower peninsula" Mwhahahahaha!!! |
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| This heather is right next to my parking spot. Is it me or do the flower bells look like bright pink pantaloons with black lace trim...? Yeah, it's just me ;p |
Life is sweet :)
