Gorgeous gardens chicky and flowers in the rain. Chicky, what is the small almost floating purple flower in front of the Hydrangea, please and then in the last photo, what is the star shaped purple flower?
Ditto Julie gorgeous pics Chicky and flowers in the rain I love double clicking on them and then it's like having a real walk around your beautiful gardens
i also would like to know the names of same ones as Julie asks and also Chicky the one in your last pic, thank you
the floating flower is a thalictrum - hewitts double, and the last pic is anenome wild swan, taken from behind (which I think is her best side). And the star shaped purple flower in the 2nd to last pic is isotoma (sometimes called laurentia) .....its an annual, but flowers its socks off all summer with no deadheading required - I love it
The Hewitt double isn't staked Beau - but there are three planted quite densely and they are in amongst some quite beefy phlox, so I think they get all the support they need from their neighbours. If one was planted on its own it might need some help.
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The oranges are getting into their stride out there (well in certain bits anyway)
But there are some purple patches too
And here are a few from me, taken before the rain started this evening
Ooops..... please excuse the dead snapdragon in the 5th pic. will remove it tomorrow!
Only had 8 plums on tree and 2 of those had been attacked , apples not looking to got either , win some lose some
Ruhbarb , rasberrys , strawberry and black currants / berries a success
Ditto Julie
gorgeous pics Chicky and flowers in the rain 
I love double clicking on them and then it's like having a real walk around your beautiful gardens
i also would like to know the names of same ones as Julie asks and also Chicky the one in your last pic, thank you
Thanks Beau and Julie
the floating flower is a thalictrum - hewitts double, and the last pic is anenome wild swan, taken from behind (which I think is her best side
). And the star shaped purple flower in the 2nd to last pic is isotoma (sometimes called laurentia) .....its an annual, but flowers its socks off all summer with no deadheading required - I love it
Thank you Chicky
I remember everyone raving about the swan one last year 
and I know why now!
the Hewitt double one, does that need staking?
The Hewitt double isn't staked Beau - but there are three planted quite densely and they are in amongst some quite beefy phlox, so I think they get all the support they need from their neighbours. If one was planted on its own it might need some help.