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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: shelagh on July 06, 2009, 07:50:50 PM

Title: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: shelagh on July 06, 2009, 07:50:50 PM

Had the camera out the other day and thought you might like to see these.

 DSCF4456 Saxifrage
 DSCF4457Campanula
 DSCF4459Hebe Pewter Dome
 DSCF4462 Spirea bullata
 DSCF4461 Spirea bullata closeup
 DSCF4463 Anemone narcissiflora
 DSCF4465 Ursinia
 DSCF4478 Olearia nummularifolia Little Lou
 DSCF4479 O. num. Little Lou closeup

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: Onion on July 06, 2009, 08:39:11 PM

Very fine collection Shelagh.
The Campanula and Hebe are superb, but the Olearia is a dream for itself.

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: shelagh on July 07, 2009, 06:11:59 AM

Thanks Uli, we have had it now for several years but this is the first time it has covered itself in glory like this.

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: cohan on July 07, 2009, 07:16:38 AM

nice stuff, shelagh--looks like mid summer is a good time in Bury :)

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on July 07, 2009, 08:44:18 AM

Good work Shelagh !
All nice - I'm a fan of Spirea bullata .. do you also cut it back after flowering ??

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: Paul T on July 07, 2009, 09:10:36 AM

Shelagh,

That's an amazing Spirea.  Such solid flowerheads and such a strong colour.  Beautiful.

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: shelagh on July 07, 2009, 02:29:11 PM

No Luc it thrives on neglect, it must be more than 10 years old now. It got rather frosted last winter and looked rather damaged but it has come through as usual.

Title: Re: July 1st in a Bury garden
Post by: Ragged Robin on July 07, 2009, 10:26:25 PM

A lovely collection, Shelagh, you must be very happy to see them all flowering so well and the Campanula is a such a spire of bells seen from from inside or out!