Some of the Plants growing in the Inner Garden Room in June

 one of the rocks with some character between the Cotula and a Saxifragia.
Saxifragia -  Paniculata ‘aizoon’  white encrusted full sun  X irvingii – 2” x $”  jenkinsae, 
well  drained  alkaline soil.
 Cotula hispida – blue green foliage, yellow ball blooms gravelly soil good drainage
       

Gentiana septemfida var. lagodechina  is a low-growing perennial to 10cm (4 in) tall, with trailing stems clad in paired ovate leaves and ending in 1 - 3 mid-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers 4cm (1.5 in.) long in late summer.  Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil.  Suitable for the front of borders. Performs best in sunny conditions. 

This gentian may not survive its move from the back little rockery.  It looks ok here but since its move it has not been recovering from the transplant.  Its very floppy and did not bloom last year, so I am not too bent about losing it.  There are nicer gentians. 

SEMPERVIVUM
This little red hens and chickens has had more chicken scratch added for drainage. (whitish color -  a no no in proper rock gardens, but it looks good with the red).

 Another good lava rock from the Clear Water area of B.C.   Not sure where I will place this rock just yet.  
The plants in the above photos are part of the Rockery/Alpines Room in the front garden.
The following photos are plants from the Inner Garden Room.

 CEANOTHUS
California lilacs
Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family. Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus. 
with some of the Kinnikinnick, Sedum, tall bearded Iris and the leaves of the smoke bush

 A close up of the Ceanothus flowers.  The bees love this plant when its in bloom.  The Davey Tree guys did a hard prune on this shrub in the late winter this year.  It is looking very healthy with far more blossoms now.

 Leaves of the smoke bush that is under planted with the silver/red sedum.  

 the stone path that leads to the sun dial circle.  We see the Kinnikinnick,  Ceanothus and tall bearded iris on one side and the Sedum and some of the smoke bush leaves on the other side.
COTINUS Coggygria
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
is a large, upright shrub becoming spreading with age. In spring, the foliage emerges a rich maroon-red, darkening to a velvety purple as the summer progresses. Insignificant flowers mature into dusty wine-red feathery plumes, earning it the name Smokebush. The rich reddish-purple fall color completes the appeal of this fascinating colored shrub. An excellent choice for sunny locations needing year-round interest!
Mature Height: 10-15 feetMature Spread: 10-15 feet Form: Shrub, upright, spreading with age
Light Requirements: Full Sun Site Requirements: Tolerant of many sites except those with poor drainage Flower: Insignificant, yellow Bloom Period: June Foliage: Maroon to Purple Fall Color: Reddish Purple Fruit Notes: Reticulate drupe, wine-red, billowy

The sun dial circle has polygala and some short daisies (have to look up the name of the daisies) They have quite large flowers and seem to be tolerant of the clay soil.  The other plant is  excellent. 

POLYGALA chamaebuxus ‘purpurea’ (grandiflora) evergreen, pink, tiny, flowers -  Purple with yellow tips  (lovely)  Mine has purple and yellow flowers, evergreen foliage.
One edge of this little 3 foot diameter circle needs another plant to fill in the bare area. I am thinking of getting an ice plant (delespernum)   to grow here.

 This is a much neglected corner of the garden.  It is doing very well.  Maybe neglect is the practice needed in my garden.  The shrub in the "hedge" next to the Ceanothus is a star magnolia.  I removed some weedy little shrub from beneath it this spring and  gave it a bit of leaf mold.  It is doing wonderfully well, now.  It bloomed earlier in the year.  It grows next to the cedars along the property line, in front of the Boulevard Garden Rooms.  Also in this corner there is Campanula. - the blue one we see and now further along in front of the cedars there is a another white one in bloom.  The (red) valerine is spreading out a bit.  And the strange white bloom is the Gas plant.  

 Close up of the Gas Plant blossom

 The leaves of the Gas Plant.
GAS PLANT DICTAMNUS Albus 
Growing gas plants (Dictamnus albus) reach a height of about 4 feet tall with quite woody stems at the base. In the early summer, June and July, Dictamnus gas plant blooms with long, spikes of white flowers set off by glossy green leaves. Once the flowers have  faded, spectacular seedpods remain that are commonly used in dried floral arrangements.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Dictamnus Gas Plant Information – Tips For Growing Gas Plants https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gas-plants/growing-gas-plants.htm
 Once gas plant has been established, it should not be moved or any attempt made to divide it.  At maturation after several years, the growing gas plant will appear as a clump with stunning stands of flowers poking from amongst its foliage. When it comes to gas plant garden care, the growing gas plants prefer consistent irrigation, but can withstand periods of drought  once they are established. Slightly alkaline soil is preferable for more vibrant and vigorous  plants as well as areas of cool evening temperatures.
This herbaceous perennial may also be listed as dittany or fraxinella, members of the Rutaceae family. Some patience is necessary when growing gas plants as they take several years to mature. The strongly citrus-scented flowers and foliage may cause an allergic skin reaction in some people and seems to be repellent to deer. Gas plant is a non-aggressive and non-invasive specimen. Gas  plants can be found in several different varieties such as: ‘Purpureus’ with its mauve-purple blooms and deep purple veins ‘Caucasicus,’ which is a taller varietal at up to 4 feet tall ‘Rubra,’ which blooms with lovely rose pink flowers
 Mine is white and grows in front of the cedar hedge by the sun dial circle.  There is a hebe, some valerine, and campanula all in this same area by the star magnolia shrub.  Its amazing that it survives at all.  It hardly ever gets watered in our dry summers.  
I am hoping to find a purple one to plant in the little rockery renovation where I might have room for it next to the cedars and the Kinnikinnick, in the autumn.

The sun dial circle borders on the 7 foot thyme circle.  The bench sits in its nook in the cedar hedge and has become a nice private spot to enjoy the garden.  The bamboo is next to the thyme circle.  It is a constant chore to pick the dried bamboo leaves off the thyme.  I will need to get a couple more thyme plants for the bare side of the circle, and give them more compost and sand, in the Autumn when the rains start.