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CLICK ON ANY PICTURETO SEE A LARGER IMAGE
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Boy! Have things really stated to grow!
Ornithogalum umbellatum, or Star of Bethlehem was such a suprise. I kept wondering what was coming. It was all foliage for ages. The Centauria montana is quite a long blooming perennial and divides up to create more. Our Kale really got out of hand. What a wonderful green. It has more vitamins and minerals than most veggies.
The overall view, below , right: Red Hot Poker, Iris and Day lilies. This is an early variety of Day lily and very attractive. |
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Alchemilla mollis or Ladies mantle is a lovely textural plant. Great round mounds with pools of water in the leaves. One hot day we found a little garter snake napping in the cradle the leaf made. Alas he ran off before we could take a photo of him. |
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The Ajuga Reptans, or Bugleweed is peeking through the Ivy. We have lots of Fuschia and they seem to bloom all summer and into fall. |
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Euphorbia characias or Myrle is a neat looking perennial. I think it is spreading and we will have a better showing of it next year. A closer view of the day lilies. The Columbine is a happy plant. We only have that one white one, The rest are a dark purple and all over the place. As of today I am getting them rooted out and will try for more variety of color. The wild one is a lovely coral color. The Hummingbirds love them all.
Walkway Treats
The walkway provides some interesting variety. We have this pink strawberry that doen't fruit. There is this darling little moss flower that is so tiny but quite eye catching as the flowers glow against the green. Long lived blooms. The Fried egg plant is a cheery one. The foliage is delicate and lacy. |
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Clematis
Well we are thrilled with this show of Clematis, Nellie Moser. It also bloomed in the fall but nothing like this! What an amazing abundance. They don't do well as a picked flower. We put the driftwood over the gate early in the spring and the rose called Sweetheart is climbing along as if it has just been waiting for it. We plan on creating a few more arbors and arches as they add interest and provide good climbing possibilities for our active plants. |
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Poppies
The oriental poppy is worth waiting for. Huge flowers of incredible luminosity. Next year we will have even more as they seem to propagate well. We have other poppies coming but they are not perennial like the Oriental. But they grow from seed easily and one can save the seeds to start again in the spring. At the Hollyhock garden I saw they had the oriental in an orange. Quite lurid and with the black center it was quite a feast for the eyes. |
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The First Roses
June is rose month and despite the usual rain and wind which roses hate, we have not been disappointed. It keeps getting more and more incredible. On the left is Abraham Darby an English rose raised by David Austin in 1985. The blossoms get huge and are very fragrant. Golden Showers is a Floribunda climber, 1957, with a light fragrance. Madame Gregoire Staechelin is a climbing hybrid tea, 1927, with very sweet fragrance and abundant blooms. We love her. Lots more roses will be shown in the next journal as they are all beginning to bloom.
You can click on the Old Roses database button to see more from last year. |
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Tulip Variety
The tulips are finished now but we had some that lasted well into June. One with the lily petals is particularly attractive. The red and white one is new to me and we seem to have lots of plantings of those around the garden.
Today we observed the Merganser ducklings scurrying along behind the mother. She has six and they were really moving at top speed. Some kept getting on her back to get a rest. Mergansers seem to pool the ducklings and sometimes one female will be in charge of up to 24 babies. Amazing.
We saw some Canada geese ducklings yesterday. Misha saw a foot long lug worm gliding through the shallow water the other day. Ugh. Although harmless they are a horrid sight. They can get even larger than that. |
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Companion Planting.
On the left, we have potatoes and shallots. On the right, are lettuce and garlic |
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Here's a some photos from a particularly good year!
Click on the button above
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Other Pictures
In the early evening, we are visited by a doe and her young one.
A cedar fence in a children's play ground at Mansons Hall
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Julian, our grandson, who is nearly three, standing beside the nellie moser clematis and a rock figure on our beach.
On June 1st, Ann Mortifee held a birthday tea for Kathleen Boas, who was 94 years old.
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