Six on Saturday – 12th June 2021

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Mid June – and like The Propagator my garden “has been running away from me” too. Weeds everywhere but particular the vegetable path. So I am not going to show you that – just some pretty flowers (and a few insects) instead!

First this week a pink geranium – sorry don’t have a name, with a visiting hoverfly (Rhingia campestris).

  • Pink geranium with Rhingia campestris

Next one of my favourite June combinations – buttercup and red campion – these are both flowering under the hedge.

  • Buttercup and red campion

Delphiniums are another summer favourite – just coming out now.

  • Delphiniums

The garden is busy with bees at the moment – always a joy to see. The white tailed bumblebees seem to particularly like the lupins.

  • White tailed bumblebee on lupin

Sitting on the lupin leaf I spotted this lovely blue damselfly too.

  • Damselfly

And finally this week a red and yellow aquilegia. The white tailed bumbles also like this one.

Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six On Saturday.

Six on Saturday – 5th June

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It seems this year I am just growing weeds! Work is busy and time in the garden is short – but thankfully the flowers are still doing their best, despite my neglect.

First this week – Iris – with raindrops

  • Iris

2. Another blue this time Aquilegia

  • Aquilegia

3. For three, also comes in blue but I have white Jacob’s ladder.

  • Polemonium

4. One of two self-seeded foxgloves. These ones are much happier than the ones I planted into the flower bed.

  • Foxglove

5. The meadow is coming on – buttercups are dominating but the ox-eye daisies are not far behind.

  • Wildflower meadow

6. And finally this week – some male early bumblebees about – note their really yellow body and face.

  • Male Early bumblebee

Thank you to The Propagator for hosting Six on Saturday.