My clematis this year are giving me the best show I’ve ever had in my garden. Here are a few others blooming right now~
Iris:
Columbine:
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June is such a lovely month in the garden. What’s blooming in yours?
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Must be such a joy to walk around your garden
It truly is, everything is bursting forth with blooms everywhere!
Nice garden! Roses are blooming in mine but they need to be spread out next year as they are all down one side of garden and looks a bit off!
Thank you, Lana. I have few roses, as I dislike dealing with the thorns, though I admire the scent and beauty. My favorites are moss roses.
I am not green fingered but I do love plants! We have roses called the “Darcy Bussells”, not sure if you know her? Ballerina, now judging dance contests on big TV show.
I just looked it up – a stunning rose!
I just looked up moss roses as I didn’t know them – cool!
🙂 I love the old-fashioned roses and think David Austin is a saint for bringing fragrant roses back in fashion.
Yes, all our roses were from David Austin in Shropshire 🌹🌹🌹
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June is the best month! Peonies, roses, irises, tiger lilies, day lilies – it’s really a feast of color right now. Love your clematis!
Thank you, Peter. It is certainly a banner month in the garden!
That chocolate iris is especially unique, but all are so lovely.
Thank you, Cindy. Funny that you see chocolate, I see root beer! Isn’t it amusing that we think in terms of treats? 😉
Your garden looks so beautiful, Eliza! I love those Pinks!
Thank you, Pete!
So, so pretty!! *sigh*
Summer snuck up on me. The only thing I’ve got growing is mammoth sunflowers, and they’re still super small. Thinking about going and buying some black-eyed susans this weekend. Your pictures make me want to plant something!!
Thank you, Liz. Glad to inspire! Gardening is good for the soul. 🙂
They are beautiful! Nothing blooms here. 8 degrees and rainning… But I suppose that the first lupins will come out in a week or two. They are pretty much everywhere around here, so we get at least a little bit of colour in Iceland 🙂
Thank you, Mel. It must be tough for plant lovers in Iceland. I imagine the summers are short and cool. Lots of window boxes??
Love the clematis and iris! Bunnies ate my clematis. It was just a baby. Sigh.
Thank you, Ellen. Sorry about your clematis. Rabbits and other varmints can make gardening a challenge. Maybe a chicken wire cage would help protect it?
Wow….I love all of these flowers…the Bees must love you
Thank you! We do get a fair amount of bees, esp. bumblebees and small bees, which are always a welcome sight.
I love that 💗💗 esp seeing the bumblebees
🙂
A garden of Eden Eliza 🙂
😀 One might say that… thanks, Karen! ❤
These flowers are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your visit!
Wonderful as usual in all the extra unusual ways. Love the use of embiggen. And your dianthus(?) made me sigh at their loveliness.
Thank you, Lisa. Several times a day I make it a point to stop by and sniff the pinks and peonies just for the joy of it – so heavenly and all too fleeting. 🙂
An abundance of riches! How wonderful!
Thank you, Belinda. A wealth beyond compare! 🙂
Stunners!
I discovered Lupine this year.
I’m in love.
Nature’s an artist.
Do you have a scent garden?
Thinking about putting some jasmine with my lavender and maybe some lemon balm.
Thank you! Nature is a splendid artist and she truly inspires me.
Fragrance in the garden is wonderful. I wish I could grow jasmine and osmanthus, but our winters are too cold. My perennial favorites are lily of the valley, lilac, Korean spicebush, clove pink and peonies. I plant sweet peas every year (delicious!) and there are the pungent herbs like lavender, sage, thyme, basil, lemon balm and mint. I dry them for winter use, esp. the mint and lemon balm for tea.
Flowers. So awesome….for humans and their photos…for bees, birds, butterflies….for other insects. Can’t have much more enjoyment than that.,
Thanks, Alice. It has been glorious!
Wonderful captures Eliza. That consistent rain early on has definitely made a difference now 💛
Thank you, Val. While we haven’t had the amount of rain you have, it has been enough and for the shrubs, consistency last summer/fall has made a difference. A sweet thing, for sure!
Beautiful Eliza! I have always been a fan of those wonderfully scented dianthus. What a wonderful selection of columbines!!! I plan to plant many at the lake. I am enjoying my last season in my village garden. It is giving me a wonderful send off. I hope that whomever inherits it does not mow it down but I take comfort knowing that it has had its day – it has grown fully and wildly. I tell myself I will never drive by so I will not know.
Thank you, Kathy. I’m glad you are enjoying these last days in your garden. Kind of bittersweet, eh? I sometimes think about what will happen to mine when I no longer can take care of it. Let’s hope we will both have someone who will love and nurture it as it changes and grows. ❤
Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing these beautiful flowers with us. 🙂
Thank you kindly, Maysa. My pleasure!
Wow! Those are all gorgeous.
Thank you! 🙂
It’s awfully pretty in your part of the country right now! Agapanthus and Achillea ‘Moonshine’ are my most prolific bloomers at the moment.
Thank you, Kris! ‘Moonshine’ is a great plant for its drought tolerance. I’ve used it in both of my clients’ dry gardens to great success. It’s a beauty!
The clematis in the first photo is especially interesting with its ruffles. Not much is blooming in my garden as it’s winter now, but a few bulb leaves are beginning to make their appearance.
Thank you, Jane. I love blogging across hemispheres– when it is dreary here, a garden is never far away and visa versa. It helps!
Beautiful, beautiful, especially the clematis. Wow!!!!
Thank you, Laurie. I was stunned myself. They responded well to their new trellises. Who knew they were so fussy? 😉
Some plants are very fussy. Can’t grow clematis here in the woods, and I am always green with envy when I see pictures and posts of those beautiful flowers.
They like full sun with shaded roots, very tricky to accomplish!
So I have heard! Fussy, beautiful things.
Your June is our May, but with the spring rain this year, the garden is more floriferous than other years.
The blooms seem particularly abundant this year, which always makes me wonder if it is nature or nurture. Probably a bit of both.
Conditions and weather make a huge difference!
Indeed!
Just gorgeous. Your Clematis looks absolutely stunning. I’ve never seen a variety quite like it.
The brown iris is a beauty too.
Thank you, Vicki. It is pretty amazing around here these days with so much in bloom. June is our best month.
I’m envious of your garden, but then I try to remember that my own garden still has a few flowers (which is better than most inner city apartment dwellers)
It’s true, you have a little oasis there. 🙂
Very nice Eliza! You have a beautiful garden and beautiful photos to share with us! Can not wait to see more!
Thanks so much, Reed!
What a pretty garden you have created, Eliza! It is a real feast for the eyes.
Thank you very much, Anne!
Embiggen is a good word 🙂 Lovely pictures
Thank you, Derrick.
Your flowers are a reflection of you, Eliza ….. beautiful!!! 💞🌹💞
Aww, thanks, Amy! 🙂
Gorgeous! I can almost smell the clove pinks from here. These pictures make me want to see more of your garden.
Thank you, Peter. I haven’t posted many long shots, I know. It’s hard to get the angles right and have enough of interest blooming at the same time. Not to mention my perfectionism. 😉
I’ve just planted my first clematis to grow along a new arch, so I hope it does as well as yours. I love Columbines, especially as they are one of the few flowers that have thrived in my garden whilst I completely and utterly neglected it.
Thanks, Penny. Hope they grow well for you!
Beautiful flowers Eliza. We had a storm overnight with high winds and many of my blue irises have tumbled over.
Thank you, Karina. Too bad about the iris. Guess you’ve have something to put in vases for the house. 😉
That first clematis is gorgeous Eliza! I also like that dark iris… not quite sure how to describe the colour. Reddish brown? Your garden must be wonderful right now! 🙂 My irises are long over, but now the orange day lilies are flowering.
Thank you, Cathy. I’m loving my garden right now, walking through it many times a day, before blooms fade and time marches on. It sounds like you are about 2-3 wks ahead of us. Orange daylilies are early July for us.
Not much at the moment, Madame Summer has declined to put in an appearance … mind you we’re supposed to have a spate of sunny 30 degree (C) days after tomorrow, so we’ll see. 🙂
Yes, you are farther north. Enjoy the warmer weather!
So pretty.
Thank you, Fi!
Wow! What an absolutely beautiful collection of aquilegia/columbines! They are just dreamy, aren’t they? And your clematis and irises are beautiful too. I am enjoying my yellow aquilegia with really long spurs (Yellow Queen, maybe?) and some of my clematis are just about to flower.
Thank you, Ali. I noticed three more different columbines blooming today. I pick them up at end of season sales and stick them in my shade garden and forget that they are there!
It’s nice to find someone in the UK with bloom times that coincide with mine. Most other bloggers are months ahead and I feel like I’m trailing way behind. 😉 Looking forward to seeing your clematis.
Indeed June is the crown of the year. Which clematis is that? It’s fabulous. In my garden roses are queen right now.
Beautiful garden and great photos!
Thank you, Jonatan!
Beautiful blooms!
Thank you, Andrea!
That first Clematis and the copper colored Iris are spectacular flowers. 🙂 I have Iris, Clematis, Popies, Knockout Roses, and Peonies blooming profusely right now. This is a lovely time of year for the perennial gardener. 🙂
Thanks, Judy. It really is a lovely time of year!
What a delightful garden! Well worth waiting for after all that snow!
Thank you, it is hard to believe that a few short months ago we were covered with snow and freezing! I much prefer June! 😉
We have pretty temperate climate in Perth. It’s winter but sun is out and it will be 23 celsius today. I walked around the garden (a luxury!) and enjoyed planning for spring. How uplifting is a garden!
23C is a pretty easy winter! 😉 It’s better than our -20F… brrr! I hate even thinking of it!
Walking around your garden near the winter solstice must be a nice treat!
Just beautiful!!! I love the pinks, and the Rosy and Pink columbines. They are so delicate and pretty! 🙂
Thank you, Joanna. I could send you some columbine seeds if you wish. 🙂
You have such a lovely garden, Eliza. 🙂 I think there are weeds blooming in my garden at the moment. lol! June is jungle time south of the Mason-Dixon line and it’s so difficult to keep up (especially with an injured hand).
Thank you, Robin. How is your hand? I hope it is healing well with no permanent damage.
June is an absolutely lovely month in your garden, but mine is lacking a little color right now! Each year I try to add flowers to have endless color in the garden and each visit to the store results in me ignoring my list and being distracted by something I see that blooms at the same time as everything else. My lilies are ready to bloom, but to see more color I have to visit my neighbor’s garden. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden, photos and color!!
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Love it! The Clematis is outstanding. My Heliconia rostrata is flowering. You would love it!
Thank you, Amelia. June is the best month in my garden.
I’d love to see the Heliconia! Send a pic if you can. 🙂
I just finished remodeling the back yard and built a 110 wall with a raised bed. It has been five years since I have had a garden. I am so looking forward to a colorful spring. The planning is daunting. Thanks for the pics and ideas!
Sounds exciting. A new fresh palette to create anything you want – Bliss! Glad to know I inspire some ideas for you. 🙂
Your garden is truly marvelous!! It’s so green, and lush. Your flowers looks so healthy, and vibrant. What a treat! Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you, Maria. It has been a good year so far. 🙂
Wonderful! Your pictures tell the story 🙂
Your clematis are so beautiful! I’ve been trying to grow rose or pink clematis but the plants keep dying off. Only the purple ones survive.
Thank you, Hien. Clematis like a trellis to climb on, with their vines in the sun, but their roots in the shade. Putting a small plant (I use ferns or grass like Pennisetum) just south of their root ball does the trick. Mine get mostly morning sun, which they seem to like, afternoon sun can get hot in summer.
That top one is very unusual – not seen a clematis open from the middle like that before (or is it like that when it’s fully open?) Our garden is completely full of Columbine – I adore it. Quite a lot of the flowers are beginning to die off now, though.
Yes, that is it’s opened look, like a tight button in the middle. Flowers pass too quickly, don’t they? Luckily, there are others to follow. 🙂
True. 🙂