Just four week since the April Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day and what a difference. Spring has gone and we are now into summer although the weather has yet to fully realise that!
The first wave of aliums are looking splendid throughout the garden.
These have been in for many years and over time have multiplied to the extent we are having to reduce them despite their displays at this time of year.
These are actually killing off the Euphorbia griffithii Dixter!
nevertheless the alium flower is a thing of beauty.
And whats left of the Euphorbia griffithii Dixter is too.
This is Rosa Madame Gregoire Staechlin and is normally the first rose to flower in our garden but not this year as Rosa Old Blush China started flowering on April 8th!
Rosa Madame Gregorie Staechlin
Rosa Madame Gregorie Staechlin
Another rose in flower is Rosa Madame Alfred Carriere.
Rosa Madame Alfred Carriere
Rosa Madame Alfred Carriere is on the end wall beneath our conservatory from where we can also see a fantastic display of wisteria.
Wisteria seems to have been very successful all around the area we live in which must have been helped by the lack of hard frosts this year.
The scent from these flowers permeates into the house and is a delight.
Below the wisteria a Choisya ternata which is in also in flower.
Actually this plant has been moving itself. Originally it was planted under the steps leading up to the conservatory. It obviously decided it needed more light and over time has moved!
We have a number of hardy osteospermums in the garden. These have come through the winter well and are already putting on a good display.
However, we always have a backup by taking cutting and bringing them on in the greenhouse. 
Cerinthe major Purpurascens is not really hardy for us although sometimes they self seed and come through the winter as this one has.
but there are also replacements in the greenhouse should they not self seed.
Clematis have started flowering. This is Clematis Daniel Deronda,
and this is Clematis Guernsey Cream.
One of the first geraniums to flower is Geranium himalayense with a Potentilla Abbotswood in the background.
Potentilla Abbotswood and Potentilla notknown.
The pond Iris sibirica looking great in front of the yellow Philadelphus coronarius Aureus.
Another early geranium is Geranium renardii. This is quite an unusual geranium with interesting foliage as well as attractive flowers.
Deutzia x rosea Carminea a relatively new addition to the garden.
Global warming means this Euphorbia Mellifera is able to grow and do well now in our garden.
One of the climbing roses Rosa Shot Silk has started to flower.
This is a beautiful rose but does not repeat well.
And I have added all the photos below. Click on any one to scroll through them all. It is also possible to see them full size by clicking on the full size button (bottom right).
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- Clematis Daniel Deronda
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- Hardy osteospermums
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- Iris sibirica
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- Potentilla notknown
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- Aliums
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- Euphorbia Mellifera
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- Wisteria
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day is hosted on the 15th of each month by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Visit her blog to see what is blooming in gardens around the world.
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Your garden is really beautiful. I remember seeing Wisteria on Wisteria Lane on Desperate Housewives but yours are just gorgeous blooms that trail over the bricks. A lovely sight for me on a Monday morning. Thanks for the cheer☺
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Wisteria is always one of the stars at this time of year
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Your blossom day garden is lovely. I especially enjoyed all the roses.
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Many thanks. Lots more roses to come in June
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Absolutely stunning!
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Thanks. There is still a lot to do on the flower beds which I can hide in the photos!
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Beautiful garden! My best friend and neighbor was in Winchester visiting family and commented how beautiful (even more than usual) the gardens were. Yours exemplifies beauty.
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many thanks and thanks for visiting our garden
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The Alliums are spectacular especially under the pleached trees. I’m very envious that they increase for you; here it is too dry for them and their numbers are depleted each year; although this year I have some wild Alliums growing where I sprinkled seed some years ago, it must have taken 4 years at least for them to grow from seed to a bulb producing a flower. My ‘Old Blush’ is always the first to flower, often in mid-March.
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Thanks Christina for your nice comments
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Hallo Steve,
what a magnificent garden! I am truly happy I found your blog! Such an abundance of lovely flowers and these roses..wow
Best wishes,
Lisa
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Thank you for visiting Lisa. And thanks for your kind comments. The garden is very much one of our passions. Please visit again.
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Wow Steve just love your garden and your pics! Those Alliums are wonderful and I am very envious of your roses and wondering why ours are not flowering yet – is it because I cut them back quite hard in winter? Cerinthe is one of my favourite plants and yours looks wonderful – I think it is hardy for us in Sussex or maybe it just self-seeds?
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Thanks for visiting. I suspect the roses will flower but are later varieties. I have cut roses down to a couple of centimeters to rejuvenate them and they came back in the same year to flower. I think I mentioned it somewhere in the blog. see https://glebehouse.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/another-week/
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Your Peony, Roses and Wisteria are absolutely gorgeous! I enjoyed the visit to your garden!
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Thank you Lee for visiting our garden. The Wisteria has been good this year. Actually it was one of the few plants here when we moved in so it is probably over 30 years old.
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Thank you for virtually visiting my garden. ” Species “notknown” – that is the story of my garden. I love your wisteria, something that you don’t see in upstate New York the way you see in, say, Charleston, South Caroiina.
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Thanks. I also grow Species “notknown” but in recent years try to keep plant lists on my computer which helps a bit. Please visit again
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I love your aliums and roses. I grew Madame Alfred Carriere in my previous garden and loved it. Your garden is to die for!
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Thank you Phillip for visiting. Madame Alfred Carriere just needs pruning once a year although it does throw out a lot of vegetative shoots which also need controlling.
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Good afternoon Steve. I have been on your blog a couple of times but never expected the commentform on the top (older lady, sorry lol). What a fantastic garden you have, it looks like paradise.
I am so greatfull to find your blog!!!!!!!!
Have a wonderful day.
Marijke
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Many thanks Marijke.
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Ohhh Beautiful pictures!
Just loved it!
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Many thanks Akshay
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Pleasure!
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Lovely! I am a big fan of wisteria and yours is wonderful. I also like the cerinthe and have been lucky enough to have some self sow the last couple years. I am hoping it continues to do so. Happy Bloom Day!
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Many thanks Leslie and thanks for visiting our garden today
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Wow! What a beautiful garden you have -it all looks so spectacular in bloom. I especially love your wisteria. How many years old is it? I have one at the very initial stages… Could it be say, ten years before it looks anything as beautiful as yours? Amazing!
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Thanks. the wisteria is more than 30 years old however, it has been like that for at least 20 years.
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Oh my! Well I guess it will be a loooong wait in that case!
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Beautiful! Like many others, LOVE the Wisteria – it exists but is not common around me. And, the climbing roses! So much wall space to have all those pretties rambling over!
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Many thanks Kathy. Thanks for visiting our garden
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