It was a difficult decision which flowers to chose for this month’s Bloom Day, as there is so much flowering in the garden at the moment.We have had quite a lot of rain during June and July, which has made the flowers grow rather tall, now we have hot sunshine which some of them appreciate more than others.
Zantedeschia beside the alpine scree, the rain water all soaks down to where I have planted this. Even so, this plant is only half the size of the one in the bog garden.
A lovely red astilbe, also beside the scree, enjoying the rain water which gathers here.
Japanese Iris ensata in the bog garden.
Beautiful flowers.
Someone has been eating my lovely white Iris ensata just a bit further along!
Alstromeria in the border by the field.
All the Day Lilies ,Hemerocallis, have started flowering, I will just show a few.
This and the previous one are in the border by the field.
Rosa lancastrience reminds me of my roots up in the North West of the country.
A lovely little primula on the alpine scree, this one doesn’t like the soil that most of my other primulas grow in.
Crocosmia Lucifer has started flowering up by the pond.
Clematis durandii has scrambled up into a buddleja bush next to it.
All the Hydrangeas have started flowering and will carry on for months.
The same with all the hardy fuchsias, this one is Whiteknights Blush.
I love Rosa glauca in the corner of the back garden, such a simple little flower with the most beautiful foliage.
More red astilbe looking happy next to the wall outside the scree.
Philadelphus Belle Etoille perfuming the air all around it-heavenly.
Primula florindae in the bog, but not doing as well as Monty Don’s planted in ordinary soil, maybe I will have to move mine!
St. Rita’s Rose looking beautiful in the sunset border.
…….surrounded by Geranium Rozanne.
A daylily adding a bright splash of orange to the sunset border.
Hypericum Hidcote which has formed a really large bush and will need cutting back soon.
Little Erigeron karvinskianus still flowering madly at the foot of the dining room wall.
Spirea but I have forgotten it’s name! This is the bush where the little birds hide from the sparrowhawk when it comes visiting!
Mimulus has gone mad round the pond, it is everywhere!
The white hydrangea under the kitchen window will now be flowering until the frost.
Rosa Shropshire Lad always looks beautiful.
The flowers of Santolina Lemon Fizz now take over from the foliage which has been holding my attention for months.
Stipa gigantea sparkling in the early morning sunlight.
Some people moan about the amount of rain that we have in this country, but where would we be without it? We certainly wouldn’t have a garden full of beautiful flowers during the warmer summer months and the bees and butterflies wouldn’t have a ready supply of food to keep them going. I welcome the rain, as we are on a water metre and watering the garden would be impossible, as long as it doesn’t overdo it, as it keeps the garden going in flowery mode until the temperatures drop a bit in September.
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Wow! Beautiful! You have every color!
Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!
Hi Lea, thanks, yes we do have a lot of colour at the moment!
So many beautiful blooms! We, too, have had more rain than normal this summer here in Baltimore (Zone 7), and everything has stayed green and lush because of it. No brown grass here! Anyway,… your plants are so pretty and you have so many of them in gorgeous bloom! Congrats on a great garden!
Everything seems to be flowering at once Jenny, it makes for a very colourful garden. Rain certainly makes the garden look lush and happy!
I so agree with you regarding the benefits of the rainfall we get throughout the growing season, without it our UK gardens would be brown and parched. Although a bit of well timed sunshine never goes amiss. Your garden is full of such a lot of perfectly lovely blooms despite the overcast summer. Great photos!
Sunshine is very welcome Kate, for us as well as plants. If only we could have the rain at night time, then everybody would be happy! I think the flowers have enjoyed the weather we have had, they seem happy to me.
Send the rain to us. Here in South Florida we have had very little rain this summer. The lawn is starting to look bad. I just water the flowers to conserve water. Thanks for the great pictures by the way.
Lovely to hear from you Bill, I think we all need rain to keep our gardens looking good. Only once in the 25yrs have we had a brown lawn, thanks mainly to the heavy clay that we are on and of course, the rain! Thge only watering I do is for the fruit and veg and my pots by the house. Glad you like the photos!
You really do have a garden of jewels!I agree about rain, at least we don’t have to look at dried withered lawns and plants. I love your primula and spirea, glad to hear the little birds can hide in it. Crocosmia tries to take over my garden, often it succeeds!xxx
Thanks Dina, it is quite colourful at the moment! There are 2 rose bushes by the feeder but the sparrowhawk just flies straight into them, chasing the little birds, the spirea is next to one of the roses and it has such a twiggy structure, the sparrowhawk can’t follow them, so they are safe.
Interesting that primula growing in your scree and I love the photo of Stipa. Great plant.
Someone just gave me a piece of a R. glauca, I just need to plant it! Can be a thug here, but I still like it. Cheers.
The primula is fairly new Sarah, and doing well on the scree, it is one that likes dry feet compared to all the others that I have which prefer moisture. The Stipa is my favourite grass, the flowers look just like sparklers on Bonfire night with the sun behind them. Rosa glauca is a beauty, I hope your succeed with yours!
You do have an abundance of bloom. Plus, Irises in July? I didn’t know there was such a thing. Also love the Philadelphus and the St. Rita’s Rose.
Thanks Jason, I think this is the best time in the garden, it is flowering on all cylinders! Yes, we have Iris in July, the Iris ensata are my last Iris to flower, lovely Japanese Iris with very flat flowers, I think they are beautiful!
I do love Rosa lancastrience – though maybe I’m biased! A lovely selection of photos Pauline. I also have ‘mad mimulus’ round the pond, it really is lovely though.
Yes Denise, let’s hear it for Rosa lancastrience, the red rose of Lancashire! The mimulus is a sea of yellow round one side of the pond, very pretty, but I can’t get near the pond to see anything in the water!
I’m envious of your Zantedeschia – for some reason mine never survive the winter despite being planted in just the right spot for them. Even more galling is there’s a huge clump on a plot up at the allotment which thrives on neglect!
In S. Africa, where Zantedeschia come from, they are considered weeds VP ! The plant that I have in the bog garden is really magnificent, the one I photographed for Bloom Day is lovely, but only half the size. I wonder why yours didn’t survive, it can’t be low temperatures as the allotment one is fine, did yours have enough moisture at its feet?
Here they go dormant in our summer heat.
But if planted with wet feet, they will stay green all year.
Mine are flowering too! Enjoying our winter rain.
Mine have permantly wet feet in the bog garden Diana, I think they are very happy there!
Primula florindae is so pretty. I have an orange one, in ordinary soil. It’s doing OK, but not brilliantly I would say. I read somewhere (maybe the label!) it can get to 1m. Mine is less than half of that.
Monty Don’s P. florindae seemed to be a metre, like yours, mine is half that! I did have some orange ones, but they seem to have vanished!
You have so many lovely flowers in the garden – all looking beautiful at the moment. I love the rosa glauca, too. Do you find it attracts the bees? I’m looking for a simple rose like this for my garden.
Thank you Wendy, the garden is certainly in full bloom at the moment!
Yes, I find lots of bees and flies on R. glauca flowers, then of course there are the hips which are forming already which the birds enjoy. It couldn’t be better for the wildlife!
So many lovely blooms in your garden right now Pauline. The Primula florindae only managed 2 years in my garden. Good luck with them. I like the colour of that Clematis durandii – I must check it out.
My yellow P.florindae Angie, must be at least 4 yrs old by now, they seem more permanent for me than the orange ones, thank goodness. Clematis durandii is an herbacious clematis, it doesn’t cling when it climbs, just scrambles through other plants, lovely colour though.
So very wonderful! Rosa lancastrience is the essence of a romantic rose, and Stipa gigantic reminds me of fireworks. I just have to tolerate our summer here. While we do have rainfall through the summer, it never seems to be enough to compensate for the heat, and watering is our biggest summer gardening chore.
Thank goodness we don’t have to water the garden here Deb, just the fruit and veg and any pots that I have planted up, it would be a never ending job!
You’re right about the rain Pauline; your garden is looking wonderful, but it always does, your chose of plants for each location adds to the overall beauty. Rosa glauca is a favourite of mine too but sadly mine didn’t survive here, I thought it might be more drought tolerant as I saw it growing at Hyde Hall’s dry garden.
Your hot weather has arrived Christina and I’m wilting! It is supposed to be even hotter tomorrow, I think I’ll just retreat inside the house where it is coolest, far too hot to do any work! What a shame Rosa glauca didn’t survive with you, maybe, like me, it likes cooler temperatures.