The weather has generally been brilliant, forgetting the very strong winds of last weekend and the complete absence of rain for most of April and May to date. However, you would not know. We wake up each morning to the wonderful view of a pale pink climbing rose cascading over the thatch of the Gate House and the old brick wall; I am afraid I cannot remember what it is, but it is very reliable and a joy to look at.
The roses are generally coming into flower now and one of my current favourites is "For Your Eyes Only". Rhona also has this one although hers is quite a bit bigger than mine. I bought this rose at Hampton Court last year and it has been in a pot since and appears to love its position. I bought a further two from Sarah Raven and have put them in pots also; I also bought Eyes For You from SR and am looking forward to seeing how that looks.
Below are another two which I think are David Austin roses, but I am afraid I cannot remember what they are; they are both looking very healthy and full of flower as is our Graham Thomas which should be in full bloom next week.
Moving away from roses, we took down a tree in the bed in front of the house last year (I think although it could be the year before that) and the result is that the iris siberica have loved their setting; I cannot remember having seen so many flowers before.
Our white wisteria is out now on our west facing wall and also in the same area is a pot of a Sarah Raven ranunculus.
A plant that I think should be seen more often is Asphodeline; because the flowers come out right the way up the stem, it blooms for quite a long time. There is another variety (I think) which is a little later which I remember from our trip to Follers Manor.
I am very fond of nectoscartum which Sarah Raven was mentioning on her recent blog about Alliums (some of those also below) - sorry to be mentioning her so often.
It always amazes me how well some plants grow in gravel, much preferring that to the more enriched soil and this is certainly true of the aquilegia - Nora Barlow is charming and has self-seeded around the garden and appears to be left alone by the rabbits.
The final picture is to whet your appetite for the peonies which are to come shortly.
Best wishes
Rosemary
2 comments:
Your garden is glorious Rosemary. I do love that perfect red Ranunculous, the iris and little rose. Thank you! Jane
Wonderful to see all your photo’s Rosemary. I think I was with you when you bought ‘for your eyes only’ so it’s good to see it looking so healthy and gorgeous....also lovely to see iris Siberia flowering so prolifically. S x
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