Last week, I wrote that winter had returned to the garden. This week, summer has fought back with a vengeance! You can tell from the washed-out feature photo that the sun is shining hard. Heatwave!
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1. The most exciting addition to the garden this week is my new mason bee houses. Strictly, they’re a Father’s Day present, but I was allowed to have them early, to give the bees more time to move in.
The hexagonal shape all ties in with my favourite board game, which is definitely a bonus.
2. Talking of bees. Here’s a bumblebee, visiting one of my totally tangerine geums.
3. The bees also love this purple rhododendron that’s finally coming into flower. It’s been sitting in a shady part of the decking but now it’s been moved front and centre and is a glory to behold.
4. At the other end of the garden, in the wilder bit, are some aliums. I thought they weren’t going to come through (they’re probably in too shady a position), but they’ve come good and are very cheering.
5. Terrible photo of the newest section of the garden. My Bulley’s primroses have come through. Well, two of them anyway. I love these plants en masse at Wisley. I could only justify buying 3, but hopefully, over time, they’ll colonise.
6. A couple of shots of my hosta, taken earlier in the week, after the rain. I love how the water beads on the leaves. They’ve been relatively slug-free, which I put down to the predominantly dry days and cold evenings we’ve had this year.
That’s it for this week. See you next time, and thanks for looking at my #SixonSaturday
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