Summer border..

Morning Bloomer! Just catching up with everything...so, I'm reading your blogs in reverse order! Everything looks so lovely. I wish that I could get my borders to fill out like that! :)

All looking very nice, glad they were ok while you were away...

Morning Karen..:o) I read a lot in reverse too,and look at photo's .Before I know it ,I can be way back to spring ! :o)Thanks for your nice comment..mostly perennial or evergreens now,much less hassle..and slug free ! We have hardly had any this year,just mainly a few snails..they are lurking somewhere out of the heat,I'm sure :o) I can't believe how good that has been,not having to go out in the dark to get the little B's ! Lol.x

Thank you Holly..I was pleased to see it fared ok in the heat.The Sidalcea's had finished flowering earlier than usual,so I now have two big gaps ,as I had to cut them down..but they will flower again later,but not as tall :o)

Hi Sandra that border always looks fantastic and its good to see it looking better than ever, Your Lucifer is further on than mine which is only just budding [also needs staking] I think they give a real boost to long borders like yours giving it a tropical effect! I wonder is your Elsa Spath the same as my new one which I lost the label of, but its doing well too? I see your Daisies are also blooming, the cutting you gave me has now got buds on it so looking forward to seeing it in flower the white will lift the border;0)

Lovely border Sandra. Always looks good. Pleased you enjoyed your holiday too.

I do like how you've pruned that Alder - it really makes a statement!
All looking very pretty indeed. I'm glad Elsa finally flowered for you. Mines was chewed by slugs this year and didn't make it past the first rung on the trellis!!

Well Sandra, it looks like the plants didn't miss you much, we Goyers did though, Welcome Home:-))

Thank you Carole.The Crocosmia's are huge this year,probably all the rain helped,with them being against the wall..it gets so dry in it's shadow .This is the first year I haven't split them and given some away..but I like them tumbling down amongst the other plants..Maybe your Clem is Elsa Spath,but there are so many purple ones,aren't there? I bought it when we first moved here,so it's fared ok really..Is yours one that is summer flowering too? I cut mine back in spring..Glad the Shasta Daisies are growing ok :o)
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Thank you Cinders..and yes,we had a lovely holiday..lots of laughter,especially squashed together in a tiny lift at the hotel. Lol..talk about 'we wanna be togevver' was putting it mildly !:o) I've just tidied your Heucheras up today..lots of flower spikes this year :o)
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Thank you Scottish..my OH is responsible for the Alder tree shape..and every year I tell him he has butchered it,but it always looks good in the end :o) I don't let him loose on anything else though !.That's a shame about your Clematis.I didn't know the slugs went for them.I must have been lucky :o)
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Aw,bless you Ba..that is kind of you..it's pretty obvious some plants don't really need me at all !..so much for giving them all the care and attention..they couldn't have cared less ! :o)

Survived really well Bloomer...Welcome back..:>)

Very nice Bloomer, looks very colourful, some lovely plants too. :-)

Beautiful border Bloomer it always look good, great that it survived the hot weather while you were away :o)

It does look really attractive and I love your clematis - what a sweet colour. I also love honesty and find it very therapeutic peeling the dried flower heads back to get at the seeds - I am looking at a bunch from last year as I write this hanging in the fireplace........the honesty Bloomer not me!!!

Thanks Moti..it's nice to be back,with the sun still shining and warm..and just to potter..but we had a lovely time together..best of both worlds just now :o)
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thank you S.lad..I keep thinking it all looks a bit 'samey' every year,but it seems to work..might introduce a few changes at some point..that will give me something to ponder over :o)
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Thank you Neellan,it's a nice view from the kitchen window just now,..and quite easy to maintain. less work than all the pots etc in the back garden.. but I enjoy both,..only all the watering is getting a chore !

Oh what a vision that conjures up Chris ! Lol...you hanging in the fireplace..don't you have your own chair ?? :o) Thank you for your lovely comment..The Clematis is a pretty colour,but what I call a proper Purple..it's just my camera that make it look more blue.I love peeling Honesty too..and posted a blog a while ago,titled 'I must get out more',so you can guess what I was doing .whilst sitting on a wall outside,..how sad is that? Lol.no fireplace at our house,but it is lovely in a vase as well :o) .