It is official: June was the wettest since records began. It was a very dismal month with little chance to do any work in the garden. Everything shot up, especially the weeds and the grass! The birds and insects – especially the bees – suffered but the winners were the slugs and snails. In spite of everything I was able to get a few photographs of the garden.
Oriental poppies (01/06/12)
Weigela (01/06/12)
Hesperis (01/06/12)
The japonica has a second flowering. (01/06/12)
Wisteria growing along the pergola (01/06/12)
Border with bird bath (01/06/12)
Dutch irises (01/06/12)
West border (01/06/12)
Hesperis and ceanothus (01/06/12)
Wisteria and choisya (01/06/12)
Irises under an apple tree (01/06/12)
Peony (01/06/12)
A bed cleared last year has been used to grow beans and tomatoes whilst we decide what to do with it next year. (01/06/12)
Cerinthe (01/06/12)
A jungle (01/06/12)
The house from the garden (01/06/12)
From the back of the garden looking towards the acer (01/06/12)
View from the pergola (01/06/12)
Dutch irises (20/06/12)
Pink rose (20/06/12)
Cistus (20/06/12)
Our greengage tree is not looking healthy this year. (20/06/12)
Broad beans (20/06/12)
Broom (20/06/12)
Front garden border with lupins and campanula (20/06/12)
Clematis (20/06/12)
Orange rose (20/06/12)
Small white rose (20/06/12)
A hebe bought at Sidcot school, where Rachel was a pupil (20/06/12)
George relaxing on the terrace (20/06/12)
Orchid (20/06/12)
Alexandra rose (20/06/12)
Phlomis fruiticosa - they seem to have faces! (20/06/12)
Hanging basket (27/06/12)
Delphiniums (27/06/12)
Small white rose (27/06/12)
Ornamental cherry and house (27/06/12)
Vegetable garden border (27/06/12)
Vegetable garden (27/06/12)
Front garden borders (27/06/12)
Border and acer (27/06/12)
Fern garden (27/06/12)
Secret Garden – Papillon