Today, I'm focusing on a little corner of the garden where I've been sitting in the sunshine. The weather has been wonderful and fortunately not too hot so I've appreciated being able to get out into the garden.
The rose 'Happy Anniversary' is appropriately
beginning to bloom, a little late this year, but beautiful
nevertheless.
A hosta has produced a flower for the first time.
I'm delighted to see this agapanthus thriving and putting out flowers as the original plant was brought up to Yorkshire from my late mother's garden and planted in our daughter's garden. She divided it last year and gave me a plant which has been in a pot in the covered yard for many months. Now I've moved some of these pot plants outside for the Summer.
The white delphinium 'Guardian White' hasn't been so happy with the warm weather, but the sunflowers, of course, love the sunshine. (Sunflower 'Valentine')
These wild flowers come up in the raised bed every year,
some sort of bell flower and miniature allium.
alpine dianthus 'Fire Star'
The marigold plants (calendula 'Fiesta Gitana') planted in the veg plot
are supposed to deter garden pests and they also look pretty.
Strawberries and cherry tomatoes are a treat.
Of course the plants and especially the tomatoes and veg plot need watering. I hear that it's extremely hot in Italy.
The broad beans are filling out and almost ready to pick.
