Summer Hypericum

Mid-summer means hot gardening days, lazy summer holiday days, and summer flowering shrubs, like the yellow Hypericum which leans over the fence of the Jelly Bean Border.

Flower Colour

There's not very much flower colour in the Jelly Bean Border, compared to other areas of the Moosey Garden. So when a shrub shows off with brightly coloured flowers it's well and truly noticed! I enjoy the colour combination of Hypericum with the red-toned Jester flax growing underneath.

A Cheery Christmas Shrub

And, since mid-summer in New Zealand means Christmas, the yellow-flowering shrubs like Hypericum are even more heart-warming and cheery.

Hypericum is a tough shrub, easy to grow (for me), and never sulks when I prune it hard back. I love it.