Plants in June.

Some lovely plants Ange. I like the Iris White Swirl. I wish it would rain, sweetly & softly every night. :-)

Thanks, Ff. We've just had an hour of rain this afternoon...

It's very dry isn't it, and some rain would be welcome. The plants you've shown seem to be surviving well, and are very pretty. Nice to see them :)

The plants have had the relief of a little rain yesterday. Just hoping the ground is soft enough to do some weeding, Hywel. I suspect not.

I hope you can do some weeding.
We had a few dribbles of rain in the night but the soil here is like dry dust (which makes weeding easy) and the rain has made no difference at all.

I feel like I've just done a workout, wrestling cowslips and hellebores (all self-seeded) out of a patch 3x3. A ridiculous amount of effort for a small patch, Hywel.

lovely photos and some super roses there too.

Thanks, Sbg. Most of my roses are singles but these happen to have flowered first. Not much sign of bees or butterflies this year, though.

This collection of lovely photos paint a very attractive picture of your garden in spite of the lack of rain.
It is hard to get water to every plant that needs it isn't it? Whenever rain is forecast we don't get it and we really need some now!!
Your new rose is very special.

Thanks, W'rose, glad you like them. The lack of rain is getting very serious now and plants are struggling. We lost a lot in the harsh winter and I expect more to go this summer. Have you noticed the flowers come and go very quickly?

Ange, you’ve such a beautiful collection of blooms! Very English garden, pretty and a lovely colour palette.

Thank you, Kate.

lovely plants there Ange . We don't have many flowering things . Your garden has come on very well

If only, Paul. I was noticing how much things have grown since the rains have come but so have the weeds! Lots of clearing going on now the soil is easier to work.

Had a huge plant clear out myself Ange. Gets frustrating . Plus I need more empty room in garden soon

What's being taken out? I keep filling up our green bin within 2 days of it being emptied, and the compost area is filled!

I took lots of herbaceous and some shrubs . Bedding this year hasn't done great . Yep been frustrated on how much money gardening actually wastes

You've been busy then, Paul. We have removed a lot of herbaceous perennials, too. It doesn't seem to have made much impact!