Highlights of the June Garden. As we come to the end of June I always like to look back at my photos to see how the garden has progressed. This is a time when we start to reap the benefits of all the hard work that has been put in during the preceding months. Towards the beginning of the month we were threatened by high waters in Shorts Creek located a short distance away from our home. Thankfully this has subsided but now residents along the waterfront have struggled for a long time now with high lake water. During my walk though this morning through Fintry Provincial Park I was pleased to see that there has been some subsidence and there is a glimpse of the beach again. 
One of the first perennials to bloom in June is the oriental poppy. I have slowly been spreading these throughout the garden so that there are splashes of pink/peach papery flowers. Some of the flower heads are quite large. 
Next on the list to bloom are the purple alliums along with my first crimson peony.
Meanwhile the rockery garden is ablaze with colour. Creeping veronica, campanula, dianthus and yellow sedum have definitely taken hold and cascade over the large retaining rocks. 
As we progress through June the first of my roses to bloom is the double apricot one. This variety has a subtle fragrance so I love to bring the cut flowers into the house. 
Sadly due to the harsh winter I lost a number of other roses. In particular my arbour rose was severly affected. I have underplanted with two new climbing roses (Climbing Blaze and High Flyer) which I am happy with and hope that at least next year it will fill in all the gaps where the dead wood was pruned.
I have also planted a floribunda rose called “intrigue” which I am waiting to see bloom and I am very happy with the hybrid tea rose that I bought called “Baden-Baden”. 
With continuous fertilizing with miracle gro and watering the hanging baskets are filling in really well and I am very happy with the results. 
Now I can look forward to the next wave of flowers including the annuals I grew from seed. We will also be starting to pick produce from the vegetable garden. I already have harvested a good amount of romaine lettuce.
Wishing all my followers a very Happy 150th Canada Day
(I was hoping that my red and white zinnias would be in bloom. They are still only in bud. Instead a photo of a container of white geraniums and red petunias taken on my recent Kelowna garden tour will have to suffice). 