It seems as though all “the pinks” have exploded this week. Lots of blooms from pale salmons to hot fuchsias.  The knockout rose that survived multiple tramplings and abuse during last year’s hardscape project seems to come back better than ever on Cloverleaf Corner:

 It does make me realize that I need to learn how to prune roses a little more severely at the end of the season. I need Luce to come over and butcher them as I don’t yet have the confidence to cut them back enough to reshape or retrain them. 

The sweet pea in the experimental seed garden seems to be doing well but I think it will be a goner once the summer heat hits:

And the dark pink knockout rose looks darker than ever this year:

(Apologies for the photo quality. Chris has been out of time so I’ve been having to provide the piccys)