I did not publish this yesterday on June Bloom Day as I took these photos a week ago. Hot weather, wind and rain has brought an end to most of what you see here. Our late frosts seem to have put an end to the buds of many of my lilies, so the garden is not as floriferous as I was expecting it to be.


Roses and no bugs so far. I grow this mainly for the foliage, but it will be fun to have rose hips come autumn.

A once in a life time event: Flowers on my Helleborus foetidus. Not as dramatic as the photos I always see; but I'm not complaining.

Alliums under a golden Dawn Redwood. These have unexpectedly reappeared after an absence of many years.

This Iris was planted by the family that built our house in the 1950s.

An Iris that doesn't mind its feet getting wet.

Clelmatis 'Guernsey Cream'

Peony 'Golden Angel' has golden early foliage and pale yellow flowers but these have faded to white.

Peony 'Burnished Bronze' had a record number of buds which opened in 24 very hot hours. And then were dispatched by heavy rains.


We had a bout of cooler weather so I have been digging up, moving, adding and rearranging in the garden. Lots of fun and a great way to take a break from the world.