I have mentioned before that the flower garden has not been much of a priority around here since we moved in.
This year we have made some progress, and have managed to acquire some plants.
Lisa (otherwise known as NenaghGal) came to visit yesterday and brought us some foxgloves so I had to take time away from the vegetables to do some flower planting. I also took time out to take some photos. It was only looking back on them that I realised we have a bit of a pink and purple thing going on here! Not as part of any big plan, that has just happened!
I have to confess I absolutely love aguilegia so there are quite a few of those! I know lots of gardeners think of them as a ‘weed’, but I think they are so pretty and delicate.
Perennial Stock bought at plant fair in Bellefield
Lupin from Madeline’s garden
Geranium
Summer flowering jasmine
Pink Aguilegia
Purple Aguilegia
Unknown!
And another unknown
And another!!!
And another Pink Aguilegia
Foxglove from Lisa
The first rose of Summer
Most of the plants have been given to us as swaps or gifts which is wonderful.
The rose we grew from a cutting taken from a derelict cottage close by. You see this rose growing practically wild hereabouts…. the perfume from it is wonderful.
If you can identify any of the plants I haven’t named, please do! I haven’t named them because I can’t!
Thank you!
A Year In Redwood 
I think the first two unknowns are wild (one could say weed) geraniums
no idea about the third
Could be! Not sure where the came from and other half just plonked them in!
I adore aquilegias too and the rose looks lovely, so much nicer if they have a good scent
Hi Joy,
Only thinking of you yesterday! 🙂 How is your garden growing? The rose has an almost overpowering perfume! It lasts for about a month – really lovely, fills the air around here!
The purple one is ajuga reptans or bugle , the middle one is herb robert( good for toothache and nosebleeds) and the top one is a geranium sp. not wild.
Im very jealous of thiose foxgloves mine are far from opening .
Those borage you gave me last year did a great job of seeding and Ive got lots of babies everywhere .Happy bees Thank you so much
Theresa,
You are such a font of knowledge! Thank you so much for indentifications! Lisa tells me the foxgloves self-seed so… maybe next year it will be time for a revisit for you to pick up some foxgloves… or I’ll come visit you! Glad the borage is going well! It really does produce lots of babies but the flowers are so beautiful you can forgive it!