The garden in June
Things to do in the garden in June:
- Keep removing weeds and sweep patios and paths
- Make sure that new plants get plenty of water
- Some flower pots and containers should have water each day, but be careful not to drown them
- Trim Common Box (Buxus sempervirens) into shape
- Cut and renew shrubs that have finished blooming
- Deadhead perennials and other flowering plants to encourage more flowers
Beautybush
There is a Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) next to the patio. It used to be crammed in by a lot of different shrubs that we have removed or cut down to give the beautybush more space. A beech hedge has been planted as a boundary by the patio. The beautybush gets showy light pink flowers in June. The long arching shoots have dark green leaves and bell-shaped flowers that appear in masses. We also have two of these shrubs in the Southern shrub border. It should be trimmed lightly after the plant has bloomed.
Beautybush
Bride’s Feathers
There is a large Bride's Feather (Aruncus dioicus) in the lawn next to the Southern shrub border. Bride’s Feather is also known as Goatsbeard. The massive featherlike white flowers bloom for a long time - from early summer to late summer. This perennial can get quite large and very tall and will benefit from parting. We are thinking about parting it in three and moving it to the sloping flowerbed – only problem is that there is nothing to look at in the winter. Bride’s Feather should ideally be placed in the back of a perennial flowerbed.
Bride's Feathers
Shasta Daisy
The Shasta Daisies (Chrysanthemum maximum) by the driving lane have expanded quite a lot due to self seeding. The perennial returns each spring from the same roots that expand over time. It blooms second spring from seeding. The large white daisies with yellow centres are pretty for most of the summer, especially if the dead flowers are cut off. However, we are going to remove them in August to make room for Bergenia – there should be large waves of Bergenia on both sides of the staircase.
Daisies
The white rose
The white rose on the North side of the house (Rosa Alba 'Maxima') was recommended by the garden architect and planted in the spring of last year. It is a shrub that can reach 2 metre in height. Already it carries many beautiful white flowers and does not appear to be affected by any rose diseases.
Rosa Alba 'Maxima'
The red rose
The garden’s old red climbing rose has an abundance of flowers that just keep coming. We do not know the name of the cultivar. This rose was not very pretty when we moved in, but the two plants have really benefited from some heavy trimming and some fertilizer. The garden architect recommended that we replace these roses and the periwinkles with grapewine and lavenders, but now we are thinking that we just replace the periwinkles and keep the roses.
Red climbing rose
Peonies
The pink and white Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) is a beautiful, showy flower that unfortunately only blooms for a couple of weeks. But the dark green leaves are also quite pretty. All the peonies were relocated last year from a large, confusing flowerbed and gathered in one place, so the effect will be more striking. We had been warned that they would not bloom for years after relocation, but there have been 6-10 very pretty flowers. Hopefully lots more next year.
White peonies
The garden in January
The garden in February
The garden in March
The garden in April
The garden in May
The garden in July
The garden in August
The garden in September
The garden in October
The garden in November
The garden in December
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