SOS: What’s Flowering in the Garden in June?


The weather has been kind this week. No ongoing sweltering temperatures in the thirties, creeping to nearly forty C (unlike the UK) to contend with and we even had some rain, albeit a brief shower…. so we have been busy pottering in the garden and completing a couple of projects. More on that next week.. Whatever the weather, the flowers (dare I say) are thriving and making sure they all have enough water means that I’ve had plenty of exercise. I’d like to do more but I’ve learned to pace myself.

For my Six for this Saturday, I decided to offer a photo diary of some of the plants in bloom.

I’m not sure if this an hibiscus or a mallow. I brought back a couple of cuttings from our daughter’s garden in France about 2-3 years ago. This year it has decided to shape up. All I know about the shrub is that it is deciduous.

My Favourite Flower IS?

Hibiscuses

Magnificent Hydrangeas

Dipladenias

Oleanders in flower

Succulents in Flower

And finally a couple of bonus pics

That’s it for my Six for this Saturday, folks. Now I’m off to pot up some apple cucumbers and tomatoes. That’s it on the veg front.

My thanks to Jim for hosting the Garden MEME.

31 thoughts on “SOS: What’s Flowering in the Garden in June?”

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  1. Most pleasing to the eye and perhaps to the nose over there. Hydrangeas always take me back to my childhood home as we had a hug bush by the side entrance, made trips to the dustbin a lot more enjoyable :-)

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      1. Speaking about hit, I purchased an air-conditioner last week and it arrived today. Something that was completely unheard of in Sweden until very recently. I live in a new apartment, new as in built last year, and it handles temperatures up to 26-27C just fine. but over that not so much..so I felt like I needed ot handle that.

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  12. Mild and pleasant weather in Portugal and a heatwave in France..?! that’s the opposite of the usual situation, isn’t it? Your hydrangeas are magnificent ; here, they are exhausted by the 40°C heat, but it’s coming to an end (soon)!

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    1. Hi Fred, yep, the weather front is interesting to say the least. Especially in the UK where they are not geared up for extremes of anything.

      I confess with the hydrangeas I am surprised they are still flowering and the lkeaves not wilting as yet. Mut I do keep them well watered so perhaps that helps.

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  13. Lovely garden! Reminds me if San Diego, where I grew up. Many of the same plants used in gardens. Glad you did not have the heat. We are getting it next week, and are asked to work from home to the extent possible. I will go in tomorrow since I have been off all week, and will try to avoid going in the rest of the time. More time in the garden!

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    1. Hi wiscon, I do hope the temperatures are not too extreme for you. We are waiting for the temperatures to rise here and have already closed the shutters to keep out the sun.. Yep, I was surprised when we first came it at the array of plants we could grow.

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