This is my third June here so I was quite surprised to find this lovely large dark purple Clematis flower among the honeysuckle. It must have been here all the time and never flowered before.
Beautiful huge rose. Red in the bud but opening to this
Something tiny growing among a perennial geranium. Can't remember what it is.
Glorious poppy
The small pear tree covered in flowers in April
but just two fruit have set.......will they cling on and grow?
(and this photo was taken when the Ceonothus was still covered in blue flowers - now it's green and the ground below is blue instead)
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Sue
Love the photos of your garden Sue and love that surprise Clematis especially.
ReplyDeleteThat clematis is a beautiful colour. I have a couple which seem to take a year off occasionally and I think they have died over the winter, and then the following Spring they are blooming their hearts out. Perhaps that is what this one has decided to do? 🙂
ReplyDeleteHow quickly time flies, we have a clematis by our front door, the old owners hated it and a neighbour dug it out, but the plant wanted to live in the spot so our door is often framed in purple flowers.
ReplyDeleteAll looking so beautiful. Could it be Tulbaghia - a member of the allium family? I love a wine red clematis and I have Madame Julia Correvon growing on my pergola and in a border (yes, I love her so much I bought two!) where I noticed yesterday the colour of her flowers matches exactly the reddish tinge to the new beech leaves. Good luck with the pair of pears. For the last two years the squirrels have eaten every single apple from my three trees which I planted in the winter of 2018/19. Well, this year I have made a cat’s cradle in each tree by twining quilting thread every which way around every branch and so far so good. Meanwhile the fat pigeons are sitting in the baby amelanchier tree scoffing the red berries and breaking the twiggy branches so I might extend my cat’s cradling to this tree next year. Any tips on mice and strawberries? Or I suppose it could be the pigeons or squirrels eating them … oh it is so not easy growing food … Swam 60 lengths/1500m in 45 mins yesterday - first pool swim since November when I had surgery to my face. Husband, who has Parkinson’s so swimming for him is like pushing through treacle, did 22 lengths and we both felt fantastic afterwards and spent the afternoon dozing and reading in deckchairs in the shade of trees and interesting cloud cover. Sarah in Sussex
ReplyDeleteStunning colour on the clematis-I planted five new ones and some are ramping on and some look very poorly. So hot and dry here that I am wilting along with the plants. Catriona
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful flowers there, that poppy is glorious. The plants are loving this heatwave aren't they ... as long as they have enough water of course.
ReplyDeleteThat rose is absolutely gorgeous. I've been developing a small rose garden but this dry weather is causing them to be attacked by green and black fly every few days...... better luck next Year I'm hoping.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
What a beautiful colour that (surprise) clematis is. My roses are wilting in the heat and the lawn is dry and crisp, we've had relentlessly hot weather and no rain (other than a few drops a couple of times) for about a month now.
ReplyDeleteI think the mystery white plant may be rosy garlic - I have it growing in my flower beds as it is supposed to deter squirrels from eating the tulip bulbs!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful colour Clematis! And I love your rose…do you know the name? I also think that your plant is some kind of garlic.
ReplyDeleteThe dark purple Clematis is a lovely surprise.
ReplyDeleteGranny Marigold
You have a beautiful garden and everything is thriving. The clematis is lovely.. Does it have a trellis to climb? I imagine a trellis eventually filled with purple flowers.
ReplyDeleteWell that was a happy surprise. That is on my list to get one of those at some point.
ReplyDeleteCathy
That clematis looks a bit like "The President" that we have on our arch, that went a year with no flowers last year but is now in bloom this year.
ReplyDeletethe clematis is quite lovely. I have one that disappeared for about 8 years.
ReplyDeleteheeds a new obelisk though.
Such beautiful flowers. I hope you have a lovely weekend. Sister said the weather has been nice this week, but expecting storms (maybe) on Sunday!
ReplyDeleteWe have a local home/building supply/garden place. I go there regularly to look at their collection of 'distressed plants'. You get them for a fraction of the price and generally speaking, I've been pretty lucky with them. I wanted a forsythia for a long time, and today I got one. I also got a salvia.
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