Summer in Two Gardens for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

The summer heat has arrived with a bang! The temperature is rising and the cool spring days have gone. The holiday season is here and the gardeners are keen to get the sprinklers on and new plants in the beds. Time to enjoy the weather and the lazy summer days just gazing into the garden.

Here’s what’s blooming in Christine’s garden in December 2012

My garden is flourishing and I’m really thrilled with it. Everything is growing, all the bare patches have filled in and everywhere I look there is something flowering and thriving. From lovely foliage combinations to flowers galore, there is something lovely to see in almost every corner and bed of my garden.

Here are some of my favourite blooms …

[one_third]Mandevilla splenens[/one_third]

[one_third]Perovskia atriplicifolia[/one_third]

[one_third_last]The lovely Penstemon[/one_third_last]

[one_third]Aquilegia in pale yellow[/one_third]

[one_third]A mass of Petunias[/one_third]

[one_third_last]Petunias and Star Jasmine[/one_third_last]

[one_third]Salvias and Daisies[/one_third]

[one_third]Abutilon against a tree[/one_third]

[one_third_last]Abutilon covered in buds[/one_third_last]

[one_half]A beautiful Hydrangea[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Cute new annual – Torenia[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Petunias in a barrel[/one_half]

[one_half_last]The Roses are great this year[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Duranta Alba lovely when it flowers[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Ground covers getting mixed up[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Thunbergia alata growing in a pot[/one_half]

[one_half_last]The Brinjal ‘Black Beauty’ is flowering![/one_half_last]

That’s it from Claremont in Cape Town, lets see whats happening in Barbie’s garden in Philly …

Here’s what’s blooming in Barbie’s garden in December 2012

My best time of the day is the early evening when I can water the plants and see what is thriving. The days are getting really hot and this means most of my greens have bolted. The blooms are now going to seed but I still have a few glorious flowers that I can show you this Bloom Day.

[one_half]My roses are beautiful – a summer winner[/one_half]

[one_half_last]My Irises are still blooming – amazing![/one_half_last]

[one_half]Calibrachoa in my wheelbarrow looking pretty[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Yarrow in bloom[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Salvia is loving the heat![/one_half]

[one_half_last]Fuchsia and Hot Lips Salvia[/one_half_last]

[one_half]A Zucchini flower – this is edible[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Lots of Tomato flowers blooming[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Guava tree already in bloom[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Gerbera still flowering – amazing![/one_half_last]

[one_half]Love my Viola as ground cover[/one_half]

[one_half_last]The Fennel is really pretty-love the smell[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Calendula and Chamomille[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Gaura still a favourite[/one_half_last]

[one_half]Potato bush in full bloom[/one_half]

[one_half_last]My front Rose bed looking fab![/one_half_last]

About Garden Bloggers Bloom Day

Join Carol and friends over at May Dreams Gardens to see what other gardeners around the world have blooming in December! And if you haven’t joined yet and have some blooms you’d like to show off, please join in the fun of showcasing your blooms! We’d love to see what YOU have blooming in your garden right now!

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Happy gardening xxx