June is all about ‘the essence of summer’

(This month I want to see what summer means to you. Still focussing on the garden or parkland let your photographs tell me your story of summer-time wherever in the world you live. )

Helenium and Salvia
Helenium and Salvia

The next association I have with summer is heat – not necessarily the temperature as that has been a little lacking over the past few years – but heat in the borders. Summer colours become more dramatic, vibrant and loud, unlike the softer, paler pastel shades of the spring.

Helenium
Helenium
Phlomis russeliana
Alstroemeria
Helenium
Hot Borders

And remember, summer means June, July and August in the northern hemisphere or December, January and February  in the south.

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If you would like to join in with Garden Photography then please take a look at my Garden Photography Page. No complicated rules 🙂

  • Create your own post and title it June: The Essence of Summer
  • Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
  • Add the tag “GardenChallenge” so everyone can find the posts easily in the WP Reader
  • Get your post in by the end of the month, as the new theme comes out on the first Sunday in July.
  • Please visit the sites in the comments to see what others are posting.
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I now live back in the UK, but spent several years travelling the world and then living in South Africa. I look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

56 thoughts on “garden photography: in the heat of the moment”

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  5. That helenium shot is a cracker, Jude, and I love your ‘played with’ Header. A gentle drizzle falls here and is forecast to do so all week. I shall attempt to stay cheerful. Soggy scarecrows may be on the agenda. 🙂

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    1. I haven’t played for a while and have to admit this is an old photo, but old ones are good ones, aren’t they? Rather damp here today – began around 7 pm yesterday when once again we found ourselves living in the cloud 🙂 Still it gives me time to catch up on the blogging front 🙂

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  8. Hot stuff indeed, and so joyous, Jude. All those heleniums. I’ve been growing Helenium hoopesii from seed, which will flower in full-on yellow if the pic is anything to go by. Only problem is I’ve got to wait till next summer to find out. And between now and then there’s so much slug-fending-off to be done. Btw I am intending to post some photos for this challenge…

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      1. Snails not good. This year I’ve also grown some Silver Fox foxgloves, assorted verbascum and monarda, and echinops so next year should be very exciting. I’ve taken some young plants to the allotment where they really have to fend for themselves against the rampant molluscs.

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      3. I used the utility room window sill. Not ideal and it all got a bit messy. Also as soon as things germinated I tried to move them into the conservatory for better all round light, but this was easier said than done as OH was trying to use all the same space for man-things.

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      4. I used to grow seeds on the window sills too – it became a pain when having to put them outside and take them in again to ‘harden’ them off before planting! I must have had a lot of patience in those days 🙂

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      5. It’s interesting how one runs out of patience, even with things one rather likes doing; or at least one likes the end result, but can’t be bothered with doing ‘the getting there.’

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      6. I think I am more patient now than when I was younger, but then I had no money so growing flowers from seed was an economic decision. Now I can afford to buy ready grown plants 🙂

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      1. Unfortunately, my cats have declared our flat to be indoor-plant free! They seem to have something against plants. So I will just have to admire your lovely photos of flowers instead! 🙂

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  11. It’s been raining here most everyday since mid to late April, although I didn’t see any rain yesterday. It is still overcast and more storms are expected today. One year it rained for about 4 months straight. It was so depressing. Hopefully it won’t last that long this year.

    I just posted a flower photo at: https://mcclendonvilla.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/june-the-essence-of-summer/

    I look forward to seeing everyone’s photos. Have a blessed day!

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    1. Forecast not good this week, but hopefully the sun will shine at some point – we have our next set of visitors so it would be a shame for them not to experience the lovely weather.

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  24. Gorgeous! I feel like it is summer looking at your lovely photos Jude, despite the rain and grey outside. Eldest son is on his way to Glastonbury (practically on our doorstep) from Lewes…muddy as all heck! But…I am determined if nothing else to get a post out in time this month. Took a little walk I did, with you in mind…and that’s all I’ll say for now 🙂

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