Molly's Lotment - Cottage Garden

The weeks just seem to have flown since I posted my last blog. And in truth, I've downed tools for a little while to take time out to watch the Chelsea Flower Show from cover to cover, visited a wonderful local National Garden Scheme garden and of course watched many of  the Jubilee events.
Way back  in March I cleared around the apple trees at the top of the garden.  Planted it up with  perennials grown from seed and plants I'd bought from a local supermarket. I chose the ones which looked to have the best potential for dividing which is what I did (Buy one and get five free). They looked almost nothing at the time but with the long lighter days, lots of sunshine and copious amounts of rain, Mother Nature has done her bit. There are still a lot of weeds that need dealing with as always, but today with glitches of sunshine between the showers, it was nice just to stand back and breathe in the moment.

The delphiniums are out and the aquilegias. I've planted hostas underneath the apple tree.  I had some spare red cabbage plants and dotted them here and there amongst pot marigolds and corn flowers. Foxgloves are just starting to flower and clumps of sweet william  are out.

There's a mish mash of Dutch iris. Valerian and Solomon's Seal.

I bought this little plant for the princely sum of fifty pence from  a car boot a couple or so years ago. It's quite a tall geranium and self seeds where it will. I think it's called 'Splish Splash' and this one certainly lives up to its name.

The oriental poppies were a present a few years ago in the form of a little envelope of seeds from my sister-in-law's garden.

I love pinks and this is one of my favourite - it's called 'Widdecombe Fair'. Pinks are so easy to propagate - just peel off the little side shoots and plant them in a pot of gritty well draining compost and as a rule they're away. I love the intense clove-y  fragrance.

The clay pots and bowls I planted up in March have filled up and are almost brimming over. No need to water - no need to do anything - I love them.
June is such a gorgeous month - a time to sit back and enjoy.
Molly