Wednesday, June 15, 2011

June flowers

This June has been more flaming than it probably ought to have been: but luckily last weekend's big downpours have doused some of the worst and brought things back to balmy perfection.

I do love this time of year. The question is not whether you can find enough flowers in the garden to take pictures of; but which are the best of the dozens and dozens scattered in such generosity you hardly know where to look first.

It's the season of luxury flowers: lilies - can there ever be a more glamorous flower than a lily? - dinnerplate oriental poppies and large-flowered clematis unfurling their open faces to the sky.

And roses; my once sickly-looking rose bushes have responded to my winter pruning - much needed, as they were hopelessly neglected like everything else in this garden - by throwing out lusty new stems and big fat blooms. Unfortunately they're mostly rather grandmotherly, but we'll forgive them that for their sheer abundance.

Even the veggies are flowering: vegetables are so pretty if you look at them properly. And the annuals I sowed so carefully earlier in the year. It really is a time when all is good in the garden: a time to step back, take pleasure in what you have and smile.





Thanks go as always to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

9 comments:

Commonweeder said...

Grandmother roses are my favorite! Mine are just beginning. There should be a good show for our local tour the last weekend of June. Great slide show.

TheGardeningBlog said...

I love the Cosmos "sweet sixteen". Its pretty! Happy GBBD!

The Sage Butterfly said...

A-ah...lovely! I particularly like the cosmos...such lovely coloring. And the slides are so nice...good idea.

Larry said...

Neat post!! L

scottweberpdx said...

Great post...and you are so right...June in the garden is like an embarrassment of riches sometimes!

greggo said...

Love those blooms of bressingham.

The Constant Gardener said...

Thank you all for your lovely comments - I think on popular vote the Cosmos stays for next year!

Paul From Alabama said...

You have some interesting flowers, some I'm not familiar with or haven't grown myself. Like you I think its hard to beat lilies this time of year or anytime for that matter. Like your slide show format too. Thanks for inviting me into your garden.

Jason said...

Lovely images there, and the Cosmos 'Sweet Sixteen' is definitely one I'll be searching out for next year. Thanks for sharing,

Jason.

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