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Thursday, 27 June 2013

Just after Midsummer

 I usually try to post photos of the garden at Midsummer but I got distracted last week so took them yesterday 26th. The flowers seem to have taken over the old vegetable patch completely but hiding among them I still have quite a few veg growing.




 The blue-flowered and podded peas, blauwschokker






...the white Delikett mangetout peas  - their wigwam of sticks can just be seen to the left of the path in the photo above



and - can you spot the difference? - actual sweet peas. These are the first of this year's flowers on plants from homegrown seed and I'm hoping that not all the flowers will be white!

strawberries line the paths - I'm just waiting for them to ripen as they're a little behind the allotment berries which I'm already picking.





There'll be a longer wait for the apples but it looks like there could be a massive crop.







The irises I was given by a neighbour are doing well in their new spot














the oriental poppies were looking good till today's rain..


I have some new flowers in the garden. Grown from seed last year this is the first time they've flowered - Sweet Williams, above, and rock roses in a variety of pink and white shades

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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 June 2013 at 23:51

    oh my gosh , such a beautiful garden, I once had all these in my garden and it looked quite a bit like yours, I love it,

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    1. maryom29 June 2013 at 01:59

      Thank you Laurie. I love the slightly wild, natural look - not all the flowers arranged in rows.

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  2. Janice Kay Schaub28 June 2013 at 01:00

    Beautiful, I love how you have the flowers arranged. Mine are just overgrown, yours are at least separated and defined. I must go back over my garden when it cools down.
    Janice

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    1. maryom29 June 2013 at 02:03

      Sometimes they don't feel very defined - especially when seedlings for one specific flower will spring up everywhere. It seems to be a different flower that does this each year - sometimes the welsh poppies, foxgloves or aquilegias. This year it's welsh poppies - there are dozens if not hundreds of seedlings everywhere!

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  3. earthen-magic28 June 2013 at 01:12

    ...just way beautiful! ~ came over from laurie's blog to discover thee! ~ many blessings to thee!...(O:

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    1. maryom29 June 2013 at 02:03

      Thanks for dropping by. I hope you enjoyed your visit :)

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  4. Wsprsweetly Of Cottages29 June 2013 at 18:53

    Dear Maryom..I just hopped over here from Laurie's blog and goodness...HOW I would love a garden like that. It's lovely and so welcoming. So natural looking. That is what I have in mind..but my dear sweet PH is NOT into it at all. He see's it as work..I see it as pure joy..it's a slow process ..and WAS a slow process getting anything planted at all in his yard. It was sad for me..and I still tippy toe around..
    I must come back and see all you do.
    Hugs,
    Mona

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    1. maryom29 June 2013 at 19:39

      Glad you've enjoyed your visit. It's always nice to have new visitors. The great thing about these flowers is that once they've grown and set seed, they come up again, year after year, without any effort from me : )

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