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 The Garden in June
In June everything is in full growth and new flowers and colour combinations appear everyday. We are particularly pleased with our new Yellow and Blue planting in the front garden. A chance seedling of Digitalis purpurea 'Primrose Carousel' tones perfectly with Phlomis russeliana and Geranium "Johnson's Blue" in early June. Johnson's Blue rarely reblooms after its flowers fade in July. The similar Geranium himilayense "Irish Blue" does flower on and on into autumn but would be too vigorous for this situation: we grow it in poor, dry soil to curtail its running habit. |
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 Our Hemerocallis collection is starting to put on its show with "Ginger Bread Man", "Jenny Wren" (right) and "Stella D'Oro" among the early bloomers. The latter will bloom on and off into autumn. |
 We have chosen Physocarpus "Diablo" as the backbone of our Hot Bed: its deep bronzed leaves provide the background foil to orange, red and gold. In June it is smothered with pink-flushed, white flowers that will be at odds with the colour scheme. However these are soon replaced by red berries that tone in perfectly. |
 By the second week of June Achillea
"Moonshine" and Iris
sibirica "Butter and Sugar" are forming the perfect
partnership colour-wise. The Achillea needs well-drained soil whilst the
Iris will tolerate this, it prefers some more moisture. We achieve these
conditions by planting the Iris on the edge of our artificial
"bog" formed by lining the planting area with old compost bags
buried about 18" - 24" below the surface. The Achillea is
outside of the plastic lining. |
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