June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Luc,
Beautiful plants, it is Minuartia stellata .

Thank you Franz !! 

Luc your Iris timofejewii is just lovely,what a nice thing.

It's hardly 10 cm high - flower included - I'm very  happy with it myself Davey !

[David Nicholson]

Don't let me stop you David... 

..... and yet more in my notebook Luc.

[ruweiss]

Some pictures from the last weeks in our meadow garden:

[ruweiss]

More pictures:

[ronm]

A lovely variety of views from your garden Rudi.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful garden Rudi !!! 

Another batch :

1-2) Albuca humilis - couldn't this tempt the galantophiles  
3) Ptilotrichum spinosum
4) a cloud of Saxifraga "Southside seedling"
5) Edraianthus pumilio and Dianthus strictus
6) Verbascum atroviolaceum
7) all self sown : Ptilotrichum spinosum/Saponaria olivana a globularia and a campanula hybrid crowding together

8-9-10 some garden views

[ranunculus]

Superb, Luc.

[daveyp1970]

Some pictures from the last weeks in our meadow garden:

Rudi your meadow picture looks fantastic,I love the fact you have snakes in your garden.

[Maggi Young]

No wonder so many of the Forumists are such happy people - most of them live in their own little paradise!
Then they are kind enough to share with us - perfect!

[Will Itsell]

I have always thought Penstemon rupicola is a strong red and quite different to davidsonii in colour but I do have a form from Aberconwy with Rose flowers, so presumably there is wide variation. The lovely glaucous foliage linked to red flowers is a great combination.

Thanks Tim,

I have 'Conwy Rose' too - a stunning combination of rose-pink flowers and quite blue foliage. If Conwy Rose will behave itself better than P. laetus roezlii which keeps dying back; I'll be happy.

[KentGardener]

Still practising with the new SLR camera so bear with me while I learn how to take a decent pic with it!

It's still a bit early for the Aspleniums to show their differing characteristics - but they are such a lovely fresh green I found myself taking a few photos of them.

1 - Asplenium scolopendrium Crispum Cristatum

2 - Dactylorhiza 'Harold Esselmont'

3 - Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'

4 - Eucomis 'Zeal Bronze'

5 - Roscoea cautleyoides 'Jeffrey Thomas'

6 - Asplenium scolopendrium 'Kayes Superb'

7 - Asplenium scolopendrium 'Golden Queen'

8 - Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'

[annew]

Super scollies, John.

[KentGardener]

Thanks Anne.  They do seem very happy this year.  Should look great once they reach their full expansion.  I'll try and take some more pics of other forms if you would like?

[daveyp1970]

Stunning John,do you grow Eucomis Joy's purple,if not i do some leaf cuttings for you.

[KentGardener]

No I don't Davey - and yes please fella.   

A few more Asplenium looking OK in the garden today - it will be another month before the majority of the collection really gets going - I shall try and remember to do some pics showing some of the others in July.

9 - Asplenium scolopendrium 'Zeal Dwarf'

10 - Asplenium scolopendrium  Fimbriatum 'Marginatum'

11 - Asplenium scolopendrium Sagitatum cristatum

12 - Asplenium scolopendrium Ramo-marginatum (keratoides?...)

13 - Asplenium scolopendrium Crispum group