I thought the iris was foetidissima, but it obviously isn’t. I wonder what it is and where it’s come from.
28 Jun 19
It must be ordinary yellow flag, Iris pseudacorus, although how it got here, nowhere near water, I still don’t understand. Thanks to Vaughn for the ID.

The hesperis is still doing well, and now propped up. I hadn’t realised it would get so big.
28 Jun 19
I’ve let it go to seed, rather than dead-heading it, because I’d like it to come back.

The hebe has been flowering for months, including all through winter.

Oriental poppy: one out, ten to go!

The stachys near the front door will need to be brought under control soon.

I sometimes think I’ve got too many pots, but they’re a good use of a small space.

The cistus is surprisingly good, although only interesting for a short time.

The irises are very good, and can be moved out of the way when they’re over. How good will they be next year if I leave them in their pots?

The white flag iris, Iris pseudacorus ‘Crême de la crême’ was obviously better last week, when I was away, but it’s still lovely today.

The greater spearwort has now migrated all over the pond from wherever I planted it, so I’ll need to pull some out.

The Rosa complicata is just starting to flower. I need to prune it better next time.

Foxgloves are everywhere, but that’s fine.

This cardoon is now six feet tall, and unsupported. I suppose that’s asking for trouble. We’ll see.

This osteospermum is the only one of the four I’ve planted that’s survived. Odd, considering how well it does in other gardens round here.

Large flowered clematis from original garden is really good this year. I wonder what variety it is. I need to think about pruning, perhaps after first flowering.

Clematis ‘Ville de Lyon’ is not so good this year. When should I prune it? After fist flowering in early summer and in late winter / early spring? Feed?

There are only about 3 allium plants left from the 10 pots of sprouting bulbs I planted 3 years ago, which did really well in the first year. This is partly due to other plants overwhelming them – fair enough. Also, I let the plants go to seed, because the seed heads look very attractive. A gardener at the National Botanic Garden said they will become weaker if you don’t dead head. The solution is to plant fresh each year. I’ll try planting some bulbs myself in pots or troughs this summer, and plant them out next spring.

The National Botanic Garden prune their Perovskia really low. Nice effect