When I have lifted my head I have seen all manner of plants in full flow. Foxgloves and Eremurus towering above the borders.
We have lots of yellow rattle at Heale, naturalizing amongst the grasses. This is very evident right now and HG manages the cutting of the long grass accordingly to help the plant seed and return in bigger numbers next year.
We are having a particularly strange Summer with weather and on Friday I walked through the garden to see this - storm looming!
At my Tuesday garden today, I began dead heading Roses and Peonies. These plants were just coming into their own last Tuesday and by today some of them had gone. Just like that. They took a beating from the rain too.
On a walk home from school wth my youngest son yesterday, we stopped at gardens along the way and observed what was growing. I was telling him about the phrase 'Stop and smell the Roses' and that is exactly what we did. Blink and you miss it.
Wise words...It seems we wait for summer for months and months, then, as you say, it is here and gone, far too quickly...Must learn to savour each season I suppose, with the botanical bounties each provide, though fleetingly sometimes. I imagine the roses at Heale are stunning these days...Have been oggling some of your and Mr. Maltby's photos. It looks like you have some great ones, like R. 'Sally Holmes', 'R.'Celsiana' and others... Hope there'll be a chance to get over to Heale and see you both if you're around in July...Coming up soon : )
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