Time For A Break

Well, it's time to take a breather from the more laborious aspects of gardening and enjoy the flowers. Before sitting in my chair with a cuppa, I'd like to show you what is blooming here and there in the various plots.
I quite liked the way the sun fell on these Digitalis plants...well the whole little plot, actually.

The Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile' has begun to bloom and looks good with the Trollius'.



My one and only rose sort is really showing off this year after a swerious pruning inthe early spring. Gosh, you'd never guess it had been cut back so far. I have Lonicera growing through it so that the aphids will go on them instead of my roses. It works pretty good so far.

Lonicera flava is a gorgeous thing...too bad it has no fragrance. Oh well, I find that it's rich colour abd blooming bunches more than make up for that.

This type of Centaurea has had it tough but has produced it's first flower this year.

The blue Delphineum 'Summer Skies' has it's first bloom stem and it really pulls one's eye to it when walking by.

The Digitalis and Weigalia make a nice combination of colour for my eye.

Lychnis coronaria is beginning and I am glad to see it survived the winter. They don't always do so well with the cold and rain that we get here. I planted this one at the base of a Buddleja.

Finally, this back-lit geranium just caught my eye when I was weeding nearby.

...ahhhhhhh--now for a sit-down under the parasol with a cuppa tea and a bikkie. Feet propped-up, naturally.

 

Thats a beautiful rose! What kind is it?
I love your foxglove too, after the hail storm we had the other day mine are looking ragged

 

Loved all the photos! Wish I could kick back and enjoy them with you.

 

How lovely your blooms are! I'm so glad you had time to photgraph them all.

 

Wow!!!!and double wow Sjoerd what a sight to see.I think they are all wonderful but the foxgloves I think are my favorite ones.

 

What can possibly be said? They are outstanding... I think you should take a bow, then put your feet up and enjoy your tea.

 

Lovely photos & a wonderful garden too I might add.

 

Thanks you folks for all your very nice comments---I shall pass the compliments along to all of the featured 'stars' tomorrow when I go to the lotties. They already have big heads but now I expect they'll be tough to live with from now on.

Hello Bip-- the name of that rose is 'Westerland'. It's the only rose that I have and so I sort of dote on it a little.

Thanks too, Eileen-- The roses look particularly good this year, I find--so full and bountiful are their petals. Some of them look good enough to eat. Really. Some don't look like roses at all, they look like some master confectioner's invention.
One thing that I like about this particular rose is it's 'spicey' fragrance, it drifts for quite a distance.

Cherylad-- That would be fun...and it's the best way I know to look over one's flowers and make plans.

 

Gorgeous blooms Sjoerd! I absolutely LOVE the first photo...Foxglove and Clematis are 2 of my favorites. And the Delphinium is a real stunner. I sure hope I get more than one bloom from my Philadelphus this year

 

Thanks for your sweet comments, Netty--BTW, which Philadelphus do you have? I'm always keen to discover a new one.

I liked that first foto as well. It was a lighting situation that didn't last long and I had to rush a little to get it recorded on my camera.

 

Bravo Sjoerd!!!!

 

Sjoerd - my Philadelphus is "Minnesota Snowflake". It has double blooms

 

Ahhh Netty, I know that one--very popular in the U.S. Thanks for telling me.