So, tis raining, thank goodness, my seedlings will be growing like mad now, but I can't get to the allotment so wandered around the garden after a shower and took a few snaps. Hope you like them.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RAChAt0Ubtzf1EAwrB9FrcG7vHaLgnHyWAH*01T5f7VNzM22tI7OSqf6w!iBWjEFgF*!L4QPfeZv3PFztArxc9ARg00Zwn5F0EeiTdOQv90/philadelphis.jpg?dc=4675476150890738002) - double philadelphis, cut and in the house, smells wonderful!
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PQDlAgsS1CbYCZjRbhQ1IOcOlk8N2LdIGs7T!SXC!RhT!kMxodUGLxJAGTivl8On4hzP57lXGYXMSv!avPbI1eZxTg*7yX16/pinks.jpg?dc=4675476150895160227) - clove scented pinks, grown from seed.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0OwCJAjUR0PSF!yYD9!uHkDhXZee9yz9Spithj88AyB1Q9NGOhMaD9t10adGigSP1uAjzYYJUoIc38mz6suNQ7UDluMh!FOKo/sis.jpg?dc=4675476150901177954) - Full name, can't remember...something like sisiystrem (!!!)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RACJAv0UouS9hLBvvOJwl0jGgI*PvUyygmUw1oVrpM1wMEMBl*GptJVDRvxaqnypzNxRqw38YugzWfe4pRPCx7IJRBWpBlrQA6M5r!f07A0/sweetwilliam.jpg?dc=4675476150906024904) (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QQCJAq4TyI0ovPlPt9qTe2xD4XGWHjjciylQeQfXBNMhzuqt6dxh7DDX2AWhqN8EyMwcAZlyrFRKKI5JwD0vCXWkPyOzI7eM1OjBfn2IACQ/verbascum.jpg?dc=4675476150910124211) - I love this verbascum, looks antique.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PwAFA60StU7DPKn35qVX7SQNQw02GjoYAG19cMnBOhSINrAP1r6WzAs*Tezvj*ECH9Tli*fBJBFP29StnxUeZs0cROzZOaZX/achilea.jpg?dc=4675476150864093297) Achilea I think.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QQAFA54TCYpHpztcO9gidQTOwYCVyWUf70bPvMeYfPd5pOKu5R*a16JMZ0O1Rt4bzXA!1t3kvYWVby2ExXtmsPV6pYFVyMo!OUc9EE3gykA/digilutea.jpg?dc=4675476150869608353) - digitalis lutea. Musch smaller than the big normal foxgloves, more delicate I think.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QAChAj4TkXEewnBe1*2QjN5!DTzomUdh3OqcYMvoAub6m!KqwuOuFMdU1br!Z8d9cJ99nlM!dLgK9bkHj!zf5fQ7h2Dc!nMLzoyhAgBwlR4/geranium.jpg?dc=4675476150873860371) - Pelargonium grown from seed brightening up our porch. Funny really, the seeds I bought were salvias, and only pelargoniums germinated! :P
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PQCtAg4SjycJ1fIgje6iaA1XK0opxm3DM*nAZJUdzgW0MW*E3Vj8sifKzLEATbRYwZqUG*my3WdXvBurtD4D6gfShVHgIk4J/lupin.jpg?dc=4675476150877985130) (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PgDlAoES8ELKBebvWhFGwyexr9pNrwggxM3DzwYpycI3QVlmdz1Ytb3LiX4jkC2K7LRqiHay!15xljuVzEjyzW3sgnGh2ELk/lupins.jpg?dc=4675476150882413719) - lupins, grown from seed. Slug food in my garden :'(.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PwDlAuASS1pSqq3DVw!dAK*gc4h3SiBVbmy4ZwngtsIJkzoQoOqfp1gG37kFiqFEBFWUXoT78ai4iM2Q6YaB0ESFlgIua7bZ/lychnis.jpg?dc=4675476150886686416) - lychnis.
What more could one ask? 'squisite!
Our verbascum have been totally destroyed by the moth & the caterpillar. = Tim
PS All I can offer - for the rose lovers! - is Sharifa Asma.
Thanks to you both .A joy to behold.
EJ, I'm glad you took a tour around your garden as your photographs are gorgeous! :D That philadelphis is a 'must have' and the lychnis is sooo delicate and such a lovely, rich red.
Tim, your rose is a real beaut. - is Sharifa Asma scented?
Eileen.
David Austin says 'strongly scented'. Others say 'honey scented'.
I think it depends upon when & how you view it? Tim
EJ & Tim - lovely to see such pretty flowers. I have neglected my garden over the past couple of years (doing only the bare minimum) as been so tied up with my children. Seeing your pics is inspirational and I can feel my green fingers getting the itch to start gardening again. Thanks for sharing your growing success. :)
Beautiful photos Emma & Tim.
Hasn't rained here for ages, really need some natural rain to bring all the little plants on. Tap water just doesn't have the same effect.
Hi Tim what a most beautiful rose and a lovely picture,i was going to ask same question is it scented ,it must be a joy to have in the garden LOVELY. :) Rosebud
Wonderfull pics EJ. Just a correction or two. the one you called Achillea isnt. Looks to me more like Oenothera (evening primrose) or maybe a potentilla (not sure :-\)
Hmm, Rain what IS that? Forgotten what it looks like. Fancy Essex, one of the drest counties in the country getting it and not Dorset (One of the wettest). Havent seen a drop here for weeks ::)
Jesseveve - that's one of the ideas, really - a garden visit for those without. = Tim
Lovely pictures both of you, I liked them all
I think the name you were looking for EJ is; Sisyrinchium...and I would say the flower you call Achillea is in fact a Potentilla
Full name of plant is Sisyrinchium striatum (or it was I have a feeling the name has been changed recently). the other yellow one is possibly Potentilla warrenii. The red Lychnis is chalcedonica (English name, Maltese Cross).
- or even Jude the Obscure? = Tim
( doesn't keep in water )
simply gorgeous! what more can I say?!