This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Blogger's Bloom Day

Here's what's blooming...
L to R: Aquilegia still going strong: Poached Egg Plant (Limnanthes Douglassii); Coriander in flower, Rose (I think this is Arthur Bell).

L to R: Wild Foxglove first two photos; Geranium; Lupin. 
L to R: Geranium pink and purple; Aquilegia top R and bottom L; Rhododendron (I think).
At front Delphinium - in years past the flowers were more striking (taller and bigger flowers) - suppose it's true that delphinium need replaced after several years. In the background, the lupins are still flowering but will soon be finished.

Grown from seed: Aquilegia, Poached Egg Plant (Limnanthes Douglassii), Coriander , Lupin, Delphinium.
Self seeded: Wild foxglove.

More on Bloom Day: http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/
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14 comments:

  1. Darla15 June 2011 at 02:27

    What beautiful blooms you are sharing today.

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  2. dorothy15 June 2011 at 06:21

    You have a beautiful garden. I like the delphiniums and only wish I could grow them!

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  3. Linda15 June 2011 at 07:18

    gorgeous blooms for GBBD

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  4. TheGardeningBlog15 June 2011 at 07:53

    Lovely! Especially like the Delphiniums.
    Happy GBBD!

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  5. Malay-Kadazan girl15 June 2011 at 08:18

    You have bedazzled me with you lovely blooms today:). I hope that my foxglove will bloom like yours but something keep on nipping on the seedlings. Is aquilegia treated as perennial at your place?

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  6. Larry15 June 2011 at 08:30

    This is another great blog... my first visit to you and truly a pleasure! Thank you... Larry

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  7. Egretta Wells blog15 June 2011 at 10:01

    I love how you put the flowers in color blocks. A very nice post. Beautiful flowers!

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  8. greggo15 June 2011 at 11:07

    Wish I could grow the Delphs. Foxgloves do OK here. Your garden looks good!

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  9. Mark Willis15 June 2011 at 12:51

    You certainly have a good amount of colour in your garden right now. Mine is mostly green! :-)

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  10. Janet15 June 2011 at 14:11

    Lovely colour combinations. It also reminded me that I was going to sow some poached egg plants to get the Hover flies into the garden. There's a walled garden near us called Pitmuies. They have a whole long border full of delphiniums and some of these are pretty old.

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  11. scottweberpdx15 June 2011 at 15:09

    beautiful post...I am totally going to try growing Delphiniums next year...so glorious...even if I have to replace them after a few years.

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  12. HolleyGarden15 June 2011 at 15:44

    Oh, my gosh - it looks beautiful! That last picture is absolutely gorgeous! You have a lot of blooms right now - enjoy!

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  13. BernieH16 June 2011 at 02:36

    Simply beautiful. Loved your photo collages ... perfect for a GBBD post.

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  14. Bloomin'Chick Jo18 June 2011 at 10:42

    Stunning pictures! A belated Happy GBBD to you!

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