Saturday 6 August 2016

Through the Garden Gate

My apologies to anyone who doesn't like the 'flowery' posts but at this time of year, this is what is best in the garden.  After weeks of rain, I was beginning to despair of any flowers surviving the constant battering but thank goodness some did.  The poor roses, though . . .

























The camera really doesn't do the flowers justice; it's impossible to capture the amazing colours accurately. Those pale blue stems in this last photo are a beautiful lavender blue colour which I look forward to every year. 
Both this plant and its neighbour, the rose red flowers on long stems, were alive with bees while I was taking the photos - very carefully! 

6 comments:

  1. Your garden is far more colourful than mine at the moment - I love your Russian sage, it just won't grow for me.

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  2. Oh I didn't know what it was called; now I've Googled Russian Sage and found that it is my lovely lavender shrub - thank you, Elaine.
    I wonder why it won't grow in Leicestershire soil.

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  3. Dear Rambler, I loved seeing all these flowers! Many of your photographs remind me of flowers and leaves I saw over in Central Park this morning. Eventually, I will do a post with the photographs I took...but I truly think that your pictures are much better than mine. xo

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    1. Thank you, Frances, for your comments - it's good to hear that somebody likes to see the flowers. I suspect that your photos will be excellent ones and will include more trees as well as flowers, because it is such a big area. My garden isn't big enough to have trees.

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  4. Picture 2,4,5 is fanel plant, In Indonesia [ Javanese Island ]called Adas, Traditional medecine, And I often cook and eat that leave

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    1. Yes, it's called "Fennel" here in the UK. We use the seeds, leaves and bulb in cooking.

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