Plenty

June really is the month of plenty,

 with a little bit of sun and rain and warmth everything is thriving.

Paul's Himalayan Musk is flowering it's socks off

and the spuds are up and tasting great!

The buddleja alternifolia has completely hidden the seat beneath it.

The perfume is delicious

but it's hiding the white foxgloves,

creeping into the honeysuckle

and throttling the climbing Iceberg rose.

It will get a very severe haircut the minute the flowers have faded!

This stone step is full of broken snail shells, 

evidence that the thrushes have been hard at work.

The abutilon is another shrub that has grown rather out of control and needs to be pruned back after flowering. I'll take a few cuttings when I do so because it's prone to up sticks and die without giving me any notice.

Pinks are an absolute favourite, neat and well behaved, perfumed and, most happily for my garden, not considered a desirable meal by the slugs and snails.

AND

the pond is alive with baby newts!