A few patio flowers in late June
Feijoa, grown from seed many years ago. Beautiful flowers, but no fruit
Angelonia, or summer snapdragon, just planted out., It will grow tall!
Calendula, or pot Marigold,.yellow version. We have orange, too.
Hydrangea, ripening.
Hydrangea, promising more to come.Hydrangea, up close and personal.
Another Hydrangea, blue this time.
Lavatera 'Barnsley Baby'
When I started my first garden in another place and time, lavatera were one of my first plants. I haven’t though of them for a long time.
ReplyDeleteAll the mallows are pretty, I think, and quite good-tempered in the garden.
DeleteStunning photos Janice - especially love the hydrangeas ♥️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julie. The hydrangeas are especially pleasing this year. We had a lot of rain in the early part of the year, but it's been very dry recently, so not best suited to hydrangeas. We will keep a careful eye on them.
DeleteVery pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI have a tall Fejoia tree in the front yard here visible from my window, the flowers are lovely when they bloom and my first summer here I ate some of the fruit. Since then it hasn't been as nice with the tree never getting enough water I think. I leave the fruit for the birds now.
ReplyDeleteOur will never fruit, but the flowers are so pretty.
DeleteJune really does bloom.
ReplyDeleteAn embarrassment of riches.
DeleteHow lovely. Much more advanced down there. We are still waiting for many of ours to burst forth.
ReplyDeleteIt will be so worth it when they do.
DeleteWe had a feijoa but it never fruited, however my brother's did this year with so many fruit, he can't give them away.
ReplyDeleteLovely. We've only got one tree and feijoas are not self-fertile.
DeleteReally colourful. You know you need two feijoas for fruit but if apparently the petals are also edible.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't got room for another one!
DeleteWhat a colorful mix of beautiful perennial flowers. I'm pleased to say my Christmas cactus is now outside on the porch and seems to be putting out tiny new leaves. And I ended up having snapdragons it started themselves by last year's seeds. However they're two different colors which is weird since the mother plant was pink.
ReplyDeleteI love it when plants self-seed - you never know what you'll find. They revert to their origins.
DeleteSo pretty. My hydrangea are way behind this year. They are working on blooming this year though
ReplyDeleteYou'll appreciate them all the more when they do flower.
DeleteLove that flower in your first photo - have never seen that before.
ReplyDeleteWe never thought it would flower. It's not native and we grew it from seed, so we're delighted with it.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. Sometimes I wish we were around enough and had the skill and locale that we could grow flowers like that.
ReplyDeletePatience is a virtue—especially with feijoas!** 🌸🌿 Those stunning flowers are a reward in themselves, even if the fruit is playing hard to get. Sometimes seed-grown feijoas take *years* to produce (or need a pollination buddy!). Maybe it’s just savoring the anticipation… or time to whisper sweet nothings to it with fertilizer? 😉
ReplyDeleteHere’s hoping next season surprises you with a fruity payoff! 🍈✨ (Or at least more breathtaking blooms.)
Ah, the feijoa mystery!** Your patience is impressive—those flowers must be gorgeous while you wait (im)patiently for fruit. 🌸 Maybe it’s shy? I’ve heard some feijoas need a pollinator pal to get going, or extra TLC with soil acidity. Or maybe it’s just stubborn—plants have personalities too!
ReplyDeleteEither way, it’s already giving you beauty… and a great gardening story. 😄 Here’s hoping next year it finally *delivers*! Ever tried bribing it with compost? Worth a shot…