Last Day of June & A Trim Up

What a lovely shape, now time
for a cuppa.

Wiltshire Rose.

This years rose. Trying this
ground cover rose in a hanging
basket. Started as a bare root
growing in John Innes no 3.

Evening Fern.

Magical ferns in the evening
light.

Pink Poppy.

The wind has taken the petals away just
 a few seconds after taking this picture.

Blue Moon Climbing Rose.

Has put itself into the palm.
Good idea its very windy today.

Evening light & Iceberg

Leonardo the iceberg rose.

Lunch Time With Queen Mother.

Queenie our full standard rose.

Early Morning. Dark Sky.

Sweet peas.

Our Rose Garden.

Is so beautiful on a warm summer
evening. A magical place to be.

Galway Bay And Hot Chocolate

Both flourishing on this warm
Evening.

Hanging Basket

Southgate fushsia is beginning to
open. Brought this back from
Kew Gardens. This yearsWiltshire ground
cover rose is beginning to open to.

New Rose.

De L'Hay.

Roseraie De La' Hay.

Just about to plant this lovely Rugosas
1901. Rose.

Bee Friendly

More bees equals more yummy honey.

Rain Wind and Black Spot.

Weather conditions are bringing
In black spot.
Some roses are better then others
for shaking it off.
I like the organic method of gardening
so will keep that.
Ballerina rose above.

Watch Out Iceberg Roses.

Kate and leonardo the
Iceberg roses with bad
weather coming in again.
Hold on tight.

Souvenir Dr Jamain Rose.

Is well protected in the storm.
This bourbon rose 1865 has a
Lovely fragrance his colour is
Knock out.

Tree Top Dark Sky.

Thunder and rain.
Gardening postponed.

Lunch Time Thunder Storm.

The garden has taken a
very heavy downpour.

New Dawn Roses with Malmasion

How Romantic.

Black Spot.

I try to keep this under control.
Spray early, mulch, feed, remove
disease leaves before they take
Over. Air circulation and picking
Up diseased leaves from floor.
Good watering pratice avoiding
splashing the leaves and watering
early in the morning is best.

Souvenir De La. Malmaison Rose.

French 1843. Beluze.
This Bourbon is pure romance.
Fragrance, looks, and all those
tales of Empress Josephine's Malmaison.
A small green caterpillar has had a munch
on her leaves poor Josephine.

Kew Gardens Miniature Rose.

Keats our little rose who travelled
by train and bus.
Seen here in April.

Keats The Miniature Rose.

Having an early morning shower.
He's getting bigger.

Kronenborg Rose.

Just about to open.
It looks like red velvet.

Herb Paper In The Rain.

This is herb paper.
I have picked two places in the
garden to give it a try.

Its Raining Lets Plant A Fern.

Dryopteris atrata.
New home in the
Alchemists garden.

Zephrine Drouhin Rose.

French Bourbon rose.
Bizot, 1868.

Do you believe In Fairies

I could not end the day,
without this picture since
its midsummers day.
Over hill, over dale.

Evening Rain.

No sitting outside tonight.

Bug Box.

Our new box for Bees,
Ladybirds and Lacewings.

Garden Magic

Dumble our resident Wizard.

Sweet Juliet, Galway Bay.

Eglantine. Midsummers Day.

I know a bank where the
Wild thyme blows
With sweet musk roses
And Eglantine.

Rain

Gertrude in the rain.

Rain, rain, rain.

Midsummers Day. Rain,Rain,Rain

But a thing of beauty,
can still be found.
Aphrodite