wendyswonderlandgarden

My passion in life is gardening and specifically growing flowers from seed

Category: summer flowers

September 2025

Every post I seem to write starts with an apology for the silence. This summer I’ve had very little time to do any gardening except a quick bit of tidying up here and there as I’ve had very little free time. It’s bern very dry here and so my little free time has been spent watering. Despite the neglect and dry weather my garden has done pretty well.

My sweetpeas finished early although they did look and smell lovely when flowering.

I didn’t sow many seeds this year and probably a good job as they would have needed watering. I sowed an annual poppy which was a bit disappointing when it flowered.

The one that got left in the greenhouse has done the best. I also sowed some Daucas (wild carrot), they germinated very well and some have flowered and some appear to be waiting for next year.

Daucas

It has, however, been a great year for roses. They don’t look very healthy with lots of blackspot and the caterpillars have been busy munching too but they have flowered amazingly.

Dahlia Cafe Au Lait

June 2025 in my garden

After a good few months of very dry weather and our many water butts emptying rapidly the rain seems to have started and forgotten to stop. The garden is grateful though and has been growing away although I have to say my foxgloves seem to have stunted growth this year and aren’t as tall as expected which is a shame as I plant them at the back of the border. I have lots of things flowering and here are some pictures – a lot of white and also pink.

Canterbury Bells

Wordless Wednesday- new rose – Champagne Moment

Wordless Wednesday- Dahlia Moonfire

Wordless Wednesday- Clematis – The President

Wordless Wednesday- clematis

Wordless Wednesday- Phlox

RHS Tatton Park Flower Show 2024

I had a lovely afternoon at the Tatton flower show this afternoon with my friend. The last time it’ll be in this location until 2027! I only bought one plant as I didn’t really want to carry much – a hardy Salvia. I took lots of pictures and here’s some of them.