Ch ch ch changes
Hasn’t been much time to do much in the garden what with visiting Dad in Devon, Dan in Edinburgh and starting work at GamCare, but it all seems to be doing its thing; it just needs more colour. Did plant a rudbeckia in the gap near the Shasta daisies and moved the worst of the three actaea to the West border in front of the Bay, replacing it with the heuchera from the green pot which was being swamped by the fast growth of the other plants.
Confirmed that the photinia is definitely dead and am having it removed next month– possibly to be replaced by a pond. In preparation for the tree felling, moved the hydrangea, heuchera, pinks and a small clump of Japanese anemones to temporary homes in the west facing bed. The large clump of anemones and the fuchsia will have to take their chances…
Successes
The gaura is now romping ahead, it has happily survived the move. Lots of shoots coming out of the bottom of the Cordyline – waiting to see what happens. The feverfew which was the dominant thing in the garden in June is now over and I’ve cut most of it back revealing the buds and flowers on the heleniums and day lilies. Looks like there might be a second flush of growth on the geum I cut back after it flowered in May. Shasta daisies and bell flowers in bloom, lots of flowers on the hyssop. There is a forest of tall dandelions in the lawn which looks spectacular in the sunshine, when we have any.
Buds starting to come on the Japanese anemones. The delphiniums are starting to grow, apart from one that’s been massacred by slugs. The plants under the photinia look fine. Lots flowers on the cosmos grown from seeds. The Poundland honeysuckle is now definitely growing up my bodged-together climbing frame of bamboo canes. The self-seeded dill is 6ft tall and the prettiest thing in the garden.
Hmmms
I need to get something to go in the gap between the Echinops and the Bay and I need to do something about the bed with the alchemilla and the actea in it because it’s not really doing very much and that’s now a very boring patch of ground. The garden is a moving carpet of snails – never seen so many, for once outnumbering the slugs. Presumably they’re enjoying the weather.
Weather
Wet and gloomy all month. Amazing to compare the pictures with July last year when everything looked parched.
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