Sumer Is Icumen In

As the 13th century Middle English round suggests, Summer has definitely arrived, gently but unambiguously. Cupid's dart, Catanache caerulea, have gone from vibrant lavender splashes to dry seed pods of translucent bracts - beautiful either way...






Other garden denizens happy in the sun include:
Kniphofia uvaria, yellow torchlily


Echinops ritro, Globe thistle


Foeniculum vulgare, fennel


And of course, Lavandula angustifolia, English lavender


This lavender is from the parkway of a former client; some parts of Southern California really can pass for the Mediterranean…