Clearing out the front garden borders.

You’ve really had a good sort out in the front, Ange. I’m sorry you’ve had to remove mock orange, needs must sometimes. You’ve still a lot of lovely and interesting plants out there..bet you feel quite exhausted trying to think about what to keep and what needed to be removed.
I do love your potted cyclamen, very fresh and compact too. I do hope you manage to find out the name of the rudbeckia..
I’m persisting with my big trough out front..it has geraniums, begonias and dahlias…they are still blooming. Not sure why to do once they are finished. I’m resisiting putting up my autumn wreath - colour clashes!!!! The wreath would be above the trough with all the reds and pinks! Crazy woman, I know!

Phew! Great result getting all that work done. Your Cyclamen are gorgeous … inspiring me to go shopping soon!

You are doing great job Ange.
Is it Rudbeckia laciniata you are looking for??
They are several varieties and they grow quite tall sometimes with dissected leaves.

You're putting a lot of work into your front garden, getting rid of things is difficult but it's going to look better after you finish.

Kate, you made me laugh, worrying about colour clashes with your wreath. I do the same sort of thing wondering what to put in troughs in front of a dark blue front door! In one of the (few) properly planted front gardens around here, the lady has created a fabulous cottage mix of all colours. It looks wonderful because it has every colour of the rainbow: joyous!

Sheila, thank you for liking the cyclamen. I'm ot sure how long they will last but for now we are enjoying them.

Thank you for the name, Klahanie. I think you may be correct. I love them but they came from a 'pot luck' seed packet so you have been very helpful.

Hywel, it's a tight spot and seems to need redoing every couple of years. We shall see how long it lasts this time round!

Ange, have you ever thought of planting any grasses in that area? There are so many varieties now that thrive in a sunny spot and they can be pretty low-maintenance too. GoY is not letting me 'Like' this blog, even though I do! Ignore that, it has now accepted my 'Like' ... :o)

Hi Ange, your Rudbeckia is called Irish Eyes as it has a greenish centre instead of the usual black.
You have both done a good job there but it is sad when you have to dig things up you like.
The cyclamons are lovely.
I have a Leycestera in my front border nearest the window and is now so high I can't see out of the window, so am going to cut it back a bit.
I will have to get it done soon as my window cleaner won't be able to get past it to clean the windows.
The problem is that this time of year I have so many plants to cut back that my garden waste bin fills up as soon as it has been emptied!
For some reason your blog didn't come up on my page and found it on " garden blogs".

Thanks for the suggestion, Shirley.

Rose, it was the struggles of our window cleaner which forced us to make changes. I think he would be even happier if we got rid of the rose, though I can't bring myself to do it!
I know what you mean about the green bin. We've filled up the compost bins too.
Maybe I haven't 'liked' you - I changed my name slightly because I was having trouble with the site. I'll go and check.

Wow what a mammoth task Ange! Like Rose your blogs and photos aren't coming through to me either that's why I've only just seen this! Well it's November tomorrow, I hope your front garden has settled down well, those cyclamen look beautiful.

Thanks, Janey. We've put stepping stones in front of the window now and added a blue salvia and some low growing alpine cuttings I took earlier in the year so the fence side should have some colour to show passers-by! Tidied up with a mulch of woodchip.