Monthly Archives: June 2021

Delphiniums and garden bumblebees

21 Replies

In the garden at the moment the delphiniums are in full bloom. This week’s lens artist challenge asks that we show the same subject captured using multiple, different approaches, so I have chosen these flowers as my focus.

  • Delphinium

They are regularly visited by the Garden Bumblebees

  • Garden bumblebee
  • Digging deep
  • Close up

Six on Saturday – 12th June 2021

21 Replies

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

21 Replies

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.