June July Favourites

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It’s been a while since I wrote a blog so this is a catch up of what I’ve had since early June. The weather here has been poor, chilly, hard rain, then wind to dry all the pots out, just the usual really.

This Yellow Allium came in a pack of 60 bulbs which I bought in a half price sale. They were marked as Allium Mixed so I didn’t know what to expect. The first ones came tall and white and very beautiful, (photo in Summer to Winter earlier blog). Medium height ones followed and they were pretty white, tinged with pink, then finally these yellow ones came. They were the shortest but brightest and to be honest I was so impressed at how long they all flowered in succession. From May 6th until mid July there was colour of one kind or another. I will buy more this year for sure.

The Peony Sarah Bernhardt did manage to flower, only three of them, and one was ruined by rain, but they were pretty.

The Bacopa and Calibrachoa plug plants which I bought before lockdown and put out into the garden very early, survived wonderfully.

This Camassia was a real surprise, a first timer for us and the label on the bulb packet clearly said Leichtlinii Caerulea and the photo was blue! Not to worry the white is beautiful, I’ll try again for blue next year.

This Rosy Buckler Fern has also been a surprise, it’s far more Autumnal than I expected all through Summer but it goes with the weather…and I love it.

I think Cornflowers are my favourite flower, they are hard to grow in pots, straggly and hate the rain but when they look good, the blue is just SO blue, I love them and am going to try harder next year for more of them. They last forever too, just keep on flowering and of course bees love ’em.

• 27 Jul, 2020
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