The roses are still putting on a good show as we enter July and there is plenty of colour from other sources as well.

The astrantia come up year after year even if they are fighting for space with the perennial fuchsia and grass.

The lilies also pop up year after year adding some drama to the gravel bed.

The pigs are happy enough in the shade but they might have to move again before too long.

The hydrangeas are starting to flower and add a lovely bit of colour in this part of the garden. The white one isn't quite as advanced as these two yet.

We have a couple of these bushes and both are doing really well this year.

Lots of these fluffy flowers around and about.

There are also a couple of cistus bushes around but the big one seems to have already flowered and gone this year - possibly because the weather has been so hot and dry.

There are a few hot colours around as well.

The yarrow is another one that pops up every year.

The nicotiana flowers are really pretty. They are in this "small" bed as well as the patio beds.

The grasses don't want to be outdone.

The acanthus are suffering a bit in the dry, hot weather but will have enjoyed the rain we've had today.

They might be self-seeded but they're still one of my favourites.

The clematis after the rain.

These little daisy flowers self seed around and come up every year as well.

Another of my favourites is lavender.

Erigeron - a fancy name for purple daisies!

You can see from the grass on the left how dry it's been.

These are adding a bit of colour - another plant that pops up year on year.

The courgettes are the best ever - we've already had quite a few and there are lots of come by the looks of things.

The tomatoes are also performing well.

I love sweet peas and these on the left are easy to grow as they are perennial.

These three photos are of flowers in the front garden. No views because the drive is being re-done so doesn't look too pretty at the moment.

That's it for this time. I'll add more photos next month.