Gardening in Summer

This is the Allium against the lime green low growing oregano.  I love this combination.  There is a peony tree with its feet in this patch of oregano.  The peony tree has not bloomed yet.  Next year I hope.

Looking the opposite direction this is the alliums against the smoke bush, with blue globalaria, blue columbines, and the silver sedum.  The Alluims are now finished blooming and the seed head remain for decoration.

This lovely little flower is in front of the hedge next to the sun dial circle.  It has waxy, serrated leaves and the little mauve flowers in sprays.  Ita a very tough plant to survive where it is.  It is one of the original plants in this area.

This is the little rockery at the front, where I replaced the half barrel tub.  The white clump of perennial snap dragons are covered with flowers -- and this was taken on May 18... they are even more full of flowers now.  More on this little rockery later, as a few days ago I did a bit of rearranging things, so that I would have only low growing sedums and sempveriums in the front.

The bronze smoke bush with its under planting of silver saxifragia.. I seem to be calling this a sedum at times.. I believe its a saxifragia.

My best lady slipper was in bloom for a month on the light garden. 

Valerine next to the cedar hedge at the front, on May 18th.

The valerine and the blue california lilac on June 18th.  This valerine is an excellent plant with a long bloom period and interesting leaves.  It is seeding itself around and is quite welcome to do so. 
All of the photos except the last one are from May 18th.