My June Garden

What lovely pics Sandra. It is so nice to see a bit of colour.

gorgeous garden Sanbaz! I like the dark aquiligia

Agree the dark aquilegia does it for me

Lovely photos and lovely plants, especially that acer!

The bluebell picture is stunning. Whats the name of the succulent above the thrift picture? Known the plant all my life, but never known its name!

I like the sound of the nature trail path and I love that dark plum coloured Aquilegia too ... your Acer is gorgeous. San, do you know the name of the grass in the pic with the Turkish lamp? I think this is what my Mums neighbours have and it's blown seed into her garden ... keeps popping up all over the place!

Lovely pictures San. Your garden looking lovely now and tidy. Love the Acer. What a gorgeous colour.

Sandra what a wonderful blog such a pretty Acer.

firstly sterogram the sedum is Rhodiola Rosea (sedum rosea), Dawn kindly sent me a couple of years ago, its hardy and seems to grow anywhere :o)

Shirley if you mean the tall grass near the white cage, its carex but not sure which, was sent to me and does seed around so i keep pulling smaller plants out haha

Thanx Linda for kind comment ;o))

sarahm and Brian i love all Aqualigia but this dark one seeds about and gets lots of flowers on it ;o))

thanx sticki i have had the red acer for 10 years now, had it at my last hom ebfore i met Baz and had to bring it wirh me and its settled in the ground so well :o))

THe nature trail was made years ago as just a path from the village through to mere park and marton mere where we get lots of migrant birds and lots of wildlife, but over the years its been planted up because there is a big hotel near the large park which grounds meet with the trail, so goes in all directions and saves walking along the lanes which are so busy with traffic now :o)

thanx cinders and scotkat for lovely comments to :o))

Very nice and colourful Sandra...lovely Acer.
Strangely enough, I saw that little pink flowering strawberry type plant today for sale In The shop at Anglesey Abbey.They had plenty of love
Y flowering plants to sell but very few flowering in their borders!!!!!!

thanx paul, i feel its looking more like my garden now after not doing alot to it last year with alot of illness, nice to get back into it again, i think Amy may have sent me the strawberry pink plant, its lovely and so hardy to, iv got it in a few places now,
strange how places have plants for sale yet nothing growing lol.

Oh, good it's hardy as a little old lady asked me if it would come back each year and I just said "oh yes" which I like to think O could tell just by looking at it that it was perennial and hardy....phew, I took a chance!!

Hi Sandra, long time since we spoke, hope you are well. Your garden looks great, love your dark aqueligas. Glad the little sedum grew for you. I like the first stage when they come to life in spring too. X

lol paul, nice one :o))

Hi Dawn lovely to see you, yes a long time, i wasnt on to much last year with illnesses but so much better now and enjoying my garden again,
the sedum has grown a treat, i love it thankyou, know what you mean about the first stage Dawn, seeing them emerge from beneath the ground, im a bit lik ethat with hostas to.hope you and the family are all well Dawn and your enjoying your lovely garden :o)) x

All lovely Sandra, love the Carex and the dark aquilegia.

thanx SL thought you would like the carex, seems most like the dark Aqualigia to :o)

You know me I love my grasses :-)

lol yes indeed :o))

Hi San your garden is looking lovely and I too love the Acer! :o)

I think we are all taken with that lovely Acer,San..hope my little one gets to look like that.. lovely plants,and layout,in your garden..all looking so nice....enjoy :o)

Lovely Sandra. Your garden is beautiful :o) I've always got a cuppa in the garden too. Glad you had a nice day and I hope the weather keeps up for a while ...

Some lovely plants Sandra and all looking shipshape:-) I love this time of year, full of hope ...fingers crossed for that wonderful summer:-) The carex looks like 'Pendula' a lovely native plant, so unfortunately is very generous with its seed:-)))

All looking lovely Sandra, so nice to have some sun isn't it.
Know what you mean about the kettle, I got one a while ago and had to send it back and got a dearer one for the same reason, cant stand that horrible metal taste it makes the tea taste awful doesn't it.....

Really beautiful pics San.....is that a white Oxalis in the first pic...its gorgeous! Those allium? seedheads are beautiful....in fact it's all beautiful! Pleased you enjoyed your walk its nice to have a trail nearby. We've had so many problems with the metal kettles, one a lovely design, but naff....it only lasted a few months. When you think back, all kettles were metal, must have been different metal....:o((

Looks good Sandra....

San, I have no idea why I thought the white cage was your Turkish lamp! Yet another senior moment ... that Carex definitely does seed around so I make sure never to compost it ... :o)

Your garden is lovely and the planting round the pond is maturing nicely. Sandra its so nice to hear that you are able to enjoy it, lets hope your good health continues and we get more sunny days for you to enjoy.

Thankyou so much my Friends for all your lovely comments on my garden, very kind.
Im already taking extra carex plants out haha, but thats the price we pay to have some plants we like lol
janey it may well be oxalis, im not entirely sure, i forget what i have and names lol, looks like it could be though :o))
think i would be so upset if anything were to happen to my red acer guys. they take a while to get to this stage and shape, i would love more different ones if i had the space and money , some are quite expensive arent they.
The new kettle is great now, once boil and all clean and a brilliant cuppa haha, a bright red one in traditional style love it lol, now we know we are getting old when we find a kettle exciting haha :o))
Stroller im feeling so healthy and making the most of it, thankyou :o)

Absolutely lovely photos San, and it's great to know you're feeling well, and enjoying being out in your beautiful garden :) LOVE the white flower in the first pic, and your grasses!

thankyou so much sheila, so nice to able to enjoy everything again, especially the garden, white flower maybe oxalis, janey thinks so and does look like it , trouble is i buy plants then lose tag and cant remember name lol :o))

Cheers San, we all like a good cup of tea in the garden, and your garden is looking really lovely, some hard work there I think!! the Acer is a stunning colour. Pleased your feeling much better, and it is good that Summer has arrived.......I hope!! all in all everything looks beautiful.

The grass is Carex Pendula and they DO self-seed readily.
I purchased one plant and gave away potted juniors for years after. THAT'S VALUE!!!!!
Lovely blog

WOW Sanbaz - so much colour and interest. The sedums and aquilegia especially struck me and the pond area is fantastic. Lovely blog that's given me lots of ideas. Thank you, I am inspired :)

Hi San , lovely to know you are fit and healthy again, able to enjoy your garden as well, mind you it does not appear to have suffered, in fact it all looks smashing , I know we as gardeners do fret if not able to get out there but I swear that some of our plants enjoy a spell without us interfering, lol.
Lovely pics, Sandra I am also a fan of both the Acer and the Aquilegia, those I like to give their freedom in my garden, I like the waiting to see how many different shades I get each year.,
So good to think we might get a summer after all...

thankyou so much Angela for your kind comment, all good here and so enjoying the sunshine, hope you are to ;o))

thanx dogsbod, good idea giving the young ones away, will pot any when i find them now :o))

Thankyou Dirtyred and so glad you have been inspired, thats a lovely thing to say, i love my pond area thou it can be hard work keeping the pond clear and ballancing about behind tending to all the plants and weeds lol, but worth it when it comes to life in spring/summer :o))

Hi Sue and many thanx, im feeling great and test yesterday showed very healthy bladder and no test for another 6 months , happy gardening sue :o))

Hi San,good to here you are feeling better and able to do more in the garden.It looks very neat,tidy and colourful.
Well done to you and Baz.

Hi DD and thankyou so much for your kind comment, been lovely today and none stop gardening, great feeling :o))

Hi Sandra, I'm pleased to hear you are feeling much this year :-)))

Hi Dawn thanx its nice to feel so well and enjoy the garden again, hope you and your family are well to Dawn :o)) xx