Carol's Blogger Bloom Day

Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" said the White Rabbit.
I hope I shall not be too late (well just a day) to post on Carol's Blogger Bloom Day! I had intended to do it but didn't remember until I saw other blogs this morning. Blame the visitors and the chocolate mousse - it addles the brain.

 This first photo was taken looking up the garden form the shade area.

 Lets start with a very special little hardy geranium that we have a connection with.  It's called "Tanya Rendall" This was bred by Richard Rendall in Orkney and named after his daughter. We knew Richard when we lived there and bought plants from him. This is the first flower this year.

There are several epimediums in flower at the moment. The leaves of epimedium peralchium themselves  are very striking.

The flowers of epimedium younganum "Niveum" so tiny and delicate. No wonder they are also known as fairy wings.

 Two cirsiums ruivularis are in flower and as you can see from the photos these vary slightly in colour.

 The elegant arching stems of the Solomon's Seal with their white and green bell flowers have been gracing the garden for a few weeks now. They look so effortlessly graceful. You can never have too many clumps. Ours are in the shade part of the garden with hostas, and gunnera for company.

 

My favourite Rose "Canary Bird" is not finished yet. It's been covered in blooms for the last few weeks

 

 Likewise the tree peony.

The only clematis in full flower at the moment is this white montana. It grows from a crack in the  wall between out neighbours and ourselves. So we have adopted it.

Life in the Scottish garden would be incomplete without at least one photo of mecanopsis sheldonii. This one is a real electric blue and lights up the shade.

 

 Our garden is probably at it's best in June. These buds are a prelude to that.