| ALBA | Group of some of the oldest garden roses, flowering once yearly in early summer, with scented blossoms of white or pale pink (4) |
| EDEN | Oldest garden in walled enclosure (4) |
| MANTLE | Lady's -; often placed in herbaceous borders, gravel paths or in posies with garden roses, peonies, clove-scented pinks, lemon thyme or lavender, the flower Alchemilla (6) |
| RAMBLER | A person who enjoys walking in the countryside; or, a rose flowering freely over cottages, arches, walls or hedges (7) |
| GORSE | First garden rose bush of a different sort (5) |
| STARRY | Rich rose-flowering hibiscus 'Starry - - - - - - Night' (6) |
| SEQUOIA | Tranquil national park with some of the oldest and tallest trees in the world |
| MAMMALS | Group of some 4,000 species of vertebrates ranging in size from the pygmy shrew to the blue whale (7) |
| CHERRIES | Fruit that may be dear in France starts to ripen in early summer (8) |
| MAGIC | '- - - - - Carpet', deciduous Spiraea japonica cultivar with variegated gold and red foliage in early summer (5) |
| STENCH | The smell of some of the oldest enchiladas (6) |
| SHETLAND | Group of some 100 islands in Scotland whose capital Lerwick is the archipelago's only town (8) |
| AZALEA | Plant in the rhododendron family esteemed for its show of colours in the spring and early summer (6) |
| JUNE | In Provence I will reserve a few weeks in early summer |
| ADONISANNOA | Latin name for pheasant's eye, an upright annual with finely dissected leaves and deep scarlet flowers in early summer (6,5) |
| PEAS | Kitchen-garden pod vegetables seasonal in the summer with courgettes, berries, broad beans, new potatoes, asparagus etc (4) |
| LICHEE | Chinese fruit with scented flesh that grows well in southern Spain, the main area of cultivation being around Malaga (6) |
| LAVENDER | The flowers and foliage of this early summer bloomer fill the air with rich fragrance (8) |
| SEGO | Utah lily that blooms in early summer |
| JUNIPER | In early summer, spin round English tree (7) |
