June garden

Very much the same conditions here Homebird. Very frustrating.

Wow, your white Astilbe is beeeeutiful! And your rockery looks great too. Things are starting to struggle a bit, especially lawns. Not so bad here because we get neither the extreme heat, nor the hose-pipe bans. But its only a matter of time if this continues much longer. But I’m not complaining...especially after last summer and winter!

Hasn't everything grown exuberantly this year, except the grass. I like the Astrantias grouped together. My lupin finished ages ago and has been cut back, but looks as if your garden is still in full swing, beautiful.

Your plants look great wish I had more suitable soil to plant a lot of my mine out of there pots.non stop watering here sometimes twice a day getting a bit wearing, and at least two more weeks of heat forecast

lucky you to have had some rain. we haven't had any for at least a month. your garden looks amazing Homebird.

Agree with all the above comments: your garden looks good and love the lupins.
You had rain? What's that? We have clouds today but not even a little threat of rain and some of our plants are beginning to feel the strain. So am I! Our hydrangeas are doing so well this year but looked really thirsty today.

Beautiful flowers Homebird, especially the first rose. I'm trying to keep watering to a minimum but some life saving really does have to be done doesn't it? My begonia sempervirens are hardly bigger than when I planted them. But not much is actually drooping - yet...

My first thoughts were 'What a riot of plants and she's has rain? lucky thing' then I read a little further. I'm dreading our water rates. We're on meter and they are due to recalculate anytime. We all like a bit of warm sunshine, but this is gone on too long hasn't it? I don't have a lawn, thank goodness, but so much of the garden is struggling. I've had the hose pipe on a couple of times, but daren't use it now as I understand water supplies are running low. Phew!

Your garden is flourishing beautiful those Lupin's look fantastic also Clematis and Astillbe and you hubby s Rhododendron lovely colour. No rain here for weeks now its so dry.

Lovely to see so much happy colour! I agree that the anemones are early . . . my A. Wild swan has been in flower for the past month . . .

Your plants are beautiful Sheila, before and during the hot weather.

Lovely photos of your garden, thanks for sharing, no green grass anywhere around here, only white straw like stuff, but it always bobs back WHEN the rain eventually comes.
Love your Astrantias.