This June has been a delight with rain and cooler than average temperatures. The weather has delayed the blooming of some plants, but has made for a glorious show of peonies, Wisteria,
and Clematis.
This year, I'm allowing a bit of 'Viola' to scramble across the New England asters in the Nanoprairie. The only true scrambler here is Petit Faucon.
But, of course, I have to tweak that by encouraging a few vines to grow through a small obelisk.
Squirrelhaven is filled with sweet scents, but not near the Phuopsis stylosa.
It smells like skunk. On the plus side, nothing eats it.
While the other columbines are nearly done blooming, my own seed strain 'Heart of Gold' is still going strong.
There's a color variance in the strain now: a blue-purple bloom on some plants and a dark reddish-purple on others. I can't decide which I like better. All have mostly plain chartreuse foliage.
The woodland garden is winding down, except for the Gillenia
and this little treat, the martagon lily.
I can't remember the last time this lily bloomed, but I know it didn't have this many buds. At one time there were three plants. Now, there is only the one. I wish I knew why it is so unreliable in my garden.
For the last photo, a combination of Knautia macedonia 'Thunder & Lightning' and Golden Spirit smokebush.
I'm not sure if I like this combo when the smokebush is smoking, but later in summer it's striking.
Much more is in bloom now, but there isn't time to include everything. As always, thanks goes to Carol of May Dreams Gardens for sponsoring Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.
Also in bloom:
Alchemilla
Anemonella/Thalictrum thalictroides and 'Oscar Shoaf'
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Leprechaun Gold,' 'Sunburst Ruby,' 'Sunburst Ruby'
Baptisia 'Midnight Prairie Blues'
Brunnera 'Diane's Gold'
Calycanthus floridus 'Athens'
Campanula garganica 'Dickson's Gold'
Campanula persicifolia 'Grandiflora Alba' and 'Telham Blue'
Campanula 'Sarastro'
Chionanthus virginicus
Clematis 'Aoteroa,' 'Betty Corning,' 'Evipo 023' Cezanne™, 'Evipo 031' Bonanza™, 'Fairy Blue' Crystal Fountain™, 'Henryi,' 'Natascha,' 'Rhapsody,' 'Silver Moon', 'Vyvyan Pennell
Cornus kousa 'Beni Fuji'
Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine'
Dianthus 'Cranberry Ice'
Dicentra 'Bountiful' and 'King of Hearts'
Geranium 'Bob's Blunder'
Geranium hybrid
Geranium nodosum 'Svelte Lilac'
Heuchera 'Lime Rickey' and 'Raspberry Ice'
Heucherella 'Burnished Bronze'
Knautia macedonia
Paeonia lactiflora 'Fen Yu Nu,' 'Port Royale'
Penstemon digitalis 'Dark Towers,' 'Fairegarden Strain,' 'Husker's Red'
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume' and 'Plum Perfect'
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo' Diabolo™
Polyganatum commutatum
Salvia 'Sensation Rose'
Stylophorum diphyllum
Veronica 'Goldwell'