Daisies, Purple Loosestrife, Impatiens and Birds

White ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) growing wild in meadows bloom considerably earlier than the cultivated varieties usually grown in garden borders.  We get the best of both worlds, having some wild ones in our borders.

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) starts to look interesting in late June, when the flower spikes first appear.

By late July, the cultivated leucanthemums are in full bloom, providing a lovely contrast to the pink of the purple loosestrife, of which I seem to have two different shades of pink.

These large New Guinea impatiens have been enjoying the sun on our front doorstep for some weeks now.

And a successful new addition to the back garden is a bird feeder, attracting several varieties of small birds, finches and blue tits being particularly common.