Some plants in our garden

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'

The zingy lime green leaves of the Catalpa aurea - Indian Bean tree

Lots of wild Opium poppies 

Allium seedheads

Seed pods on the Piptanthus nepalensis - evergreen Laburnum from the Himalayas - the stems turn black as they mature.

Piptanthus nepalensis as it looked in May

Spiraea douglasii

Lychnis coronaria - rose campion - silver-grey foliage and stems

Echinops bannaticus 'blue glow' globe thistle

Cephalaria gigantea - giant scabious

Crocosmia lucifer

The Callistemon citrinus - bottle brush - a shrub endemic to Australia. This is considered a hot house plant in the UK, but ours, now standing over 2 metres  high, is covered in blossom and also bees, having survived another cold snowy winter in the garden.

Ipomoea - morning glory - heavenly blue

I can't believe that I have missed the opening of my first morning glory of the season. This photo was taken at 8.00am, and it is just beginning to close. A case of 'hello' and 'goodbye'.

Dierama pulcherrimum - Angel's fishing rods