June garden

 I would like to share some images from my early June garden.

single red peony

clematis seed pods

 

chives, peonies, lantana topiary

Crown Princess rose

Meyer lemon tree

This is my neighbor's view of our honeysuckle. I have to walk next door to see it!

This is my magic tool for weeding. The bottom of the blade is sharp and slices the weed tops right off of the roots. Makes it very quick to weed, something I don't care to do very often!

And a big thank you to my husband for these Casa Blanca lilies. They scent the whole house- and in a good way. Not enough to knock you over; just enough for you to catch the scent as you walk by.  

Thank you, Cindy, at My Romantic Home.

Tree peonies on Show & Tell Friday

Participating in "Show and Tell Friday", I'd like to share the stars of my garden this week.  The tree peonies have exploded. We estimate to have easily over 100 blooms in white, shades of pink and purple. I've also put a photo of the beautiful, blooming cream clematis. Several of the blooms graced a wedding bouquet last week, along with our lily of the valley. Needless to say, along with the lilacs that are finishing their blooms, it smells heavenly every time I even go near an open window!

 

purple tree peony

 coral tree peonies

close up view

pink tree peonies

back border

the cream clematis next to chives

the bare tree is a citrus tree

the lilacs- very scented!

early morning before the tree peony blooms open

the small round mounds in the front border are European ginger

Cultivated Pleasures

After visiting Greet's lovely new outbuilding in this Belgian Pearl post (here) and admiring Trish's poppies and David Austin roses in this Trouvais post (here), I thought I'd share some bits of my garden with you. The tulips, helleborous, magnolia and dogwood are in full bloom now, with the lily of the valley, tree peonies and lilacs almost ready to burst.

Before I started painting and plastering, I really wanted to open a garden accessories and antique shop. I would have named it Cultivated Pleasures as I've always loved that name. Wouldn't that be a perfect blog name? Hmmm....

The small round leaves in the foreground are European ginger. We split them every year as they make a wonderful ground cover.

 

These last two photos are of a unusual specimen of peony.

Have a fun weekend!