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Borago officinalis, Cercis canadensis, Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea', euphorbia griffithii Dixter, forget me nots, geranium macorrhizum, May, Myosotis arvensis, Sambucus Nigra Black Lace, six on saturday, Trifolium repens atropurpureum
Is it me or is this year galloping by? My garden is surging ahead, almost without me. I am inundated with weed seedlings but the dry clay is making it almost impossible to remove them properly. Weeding is a frustrating and almost futile exercise. How we need some rain but at night only please!
My Six to share with you and The Propagator this Saturday are these:
Euphorbias are at their most splendid at this time of year. Fresh and bright, eye catching
Cercis candanensis
I have had this Forest Pansy tree for at least eight years, initially it was in a pot, now its home is in a raised bed and this is the first time it has flowered. Very exciting to see. It is, honestly!
Borago officinalis
Once you have got borage in your garden you will always have it. These are self sown. Glorious colour and nectar for the bees. The flowers are a lovely addition to a gin and tonic, frozen in an ice cube. Talking of G&T….
This is Geranium macorrhizum
It forms large clumps of fresh foliage which when brushed against or crushed smells distinctly like gin and tonic.
Trifolium repens atropurpureum
A great ground covering plant. With purple toned clover like leaves it is attractive and interesting.
Myosotis arvensis
Some class these little beauties as weeds. Not me, I adore their particular shade of blue. So cheery. I think they look rather classy under the foliage of Sambucus nigra Black Lace.
Forget-me-not.
In memory of Heather, my kind and generous friend, Mother in law and Nanny. 20/6/40 – 4/5/12 . Remembered every day. How I would have loved to share this garden with her.
D.
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I’ve never noticed that Geranium smell
You need to squish and squeeze the leaves.
……smell of G&T, how interesting.
An interesting six… but my eye was drawn to the borage and your comment: he flowers are a lovely addition to a gin and tonic, frozen in an ice cube What a brilliant idea! I usually freeze strawberries or berries or even cucumber to use as ice cubes in Gin. Never thought of adding flowers to ice cubes 🙂
Ok, I had to look up the “forest pansy” tree, because I’d never heard of it! It sounds happiest in a bed where it can stretch its roots!
I love borage. Last year was my first time with it, and I sure didn’t need to plant more! Such a wonderful color.
What a lovely six. I have not noticed the smell of the geranium and I am sure I have some of that type so I shall go hunting! We also love the Borage flowers in an ice cube in our G&Ts – very pretty 🙂
Sharing a garden with people you love is a precious experience, and sharing it with their memories is the next best thing I guess…
I am excited by your cercis flowering. I bought a forest pansy tree last year, it is just leafing out..hope it doesn’t take 8 years to flower…!
Ah that’s exciting. If it’s in the ground my guess is it will flower earlier than 8 years. Those leaves alone generate adoration and enjoyment.
That orange euphorbia is new to me. I have to start getting out more. Thing look really good. Fantastic about the forest pansy. It’s gorgeous, both foliage & bloom.
Thank you Lora and hello. I think when you start looking you’ll find the Euphorbia everywhere, it’s a popular variety.
Forget-me-not self sows here too, but it is not invasive enough to be a weed. It is a different species, like Myosotis sylvatica or something like that. I happen to like it because it does well in the shade, and because it is such a nice light blue for the shade.
Borage rarely appears. When it does, and if it comes up where it is out of the way, I leave it to toss seed. It doesn’t do much. I mean, it might be another year before another one shows up. However, each one might regenerate from the roots for a few years.