A WEEK IN MY GARDEN 9 MAY - IRIS, LUPINS AND GEUMS

We are into May which means Iris, Lupins and Geums, and the garden is giving us a hint of the floral delights to come in Summer.  The weather remains extraordinarily dry.  So far the plants are coping OK but  I will be making sure some of the borders are watered.  It's certainly not possible to do them all.

The photo below is of the Knot Garden.  The Mulberry tree is one of the last to come into leaf and its bare branches stretch out over a froth of cow parsley.  I grow my Iris in the borders here.

This one is Iris 'Red Zinger' .  I'm actually wincing as I write that.  What an awful name.

This Iris was in the garden when we moved in.  It's very easy to propagate, so there's plenty of it here.  The dwarf Lilac, Syringa meyeri palibin, is behind them and it smells wonderful.

A pale yellow iris shines next to a cloud of Geum 'Banana Daquiri'.  Last time these featured on the blog I vowed to make a Banana Daquiri, but I found out that required the purchase of a Banana liquor, so that was never going to happen.

The first Lupin has flowered, and in front is Persicaria bistorta.  I planted this last year, and it seems to be clumping up well in that way that makes you worry it's going to be taking over the border some time soon. 

Our final plant from the Knot Garden this week is Clematis 'Nelly Moser' growing on an arbour that encloses the most uncomfortable bench.

In the Rose Garden Clematis Montana rubens clambers over an arch, with some delightful tendrils of flowers hanging down.

So now we come to the bit where I show I've done some actual gardening this week.  I edged the front lawn, despite the ground being rock hard.

I potted up these cuttings of Anthemis tinctoria which I took a few weeks ago following instruction from a You Tube by Rosy Hardy Gardening.  I'm very chuffed.

The undergardener has also been hard at work, planting potatoes, onions, lettuce and giving the herb garden a good weeding.

I'm rounding off this week's post with a Medlar Tree that I planted in 2022 to mark the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

That's all I've got room for this week.  We have another week of sunny weather forecast so there will be plenty of time for gardening and hopefully some more beautiful blooms to share with you next week.

Thank you for reading and enjoy your garden.