Front Garden
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The front garden is overflowing with colour and growth. I’ve put up some metal fencing to stop it all collapsing onto the lawn in the wind.
If you want an all- year garden like me, then you have to overplant really and accept that in the height of summer it will all be OTT, and the evergreens will be hidden by the summer flowers.
Anyway, here are some photos!
Geranium x himaleyense ‘Plenum’
Rose’The Lark Ascending with Agastache ‘Mango Tango’. I could never overwinter Agastache in Scotland, but here they have grown so big over the winter!
‘Morning Mist’ Rose
The general abundance ..
From the other side..
And finally, the Lavender, rose and hydrangea bed on the outside of the back garden wall. I’m having to be patient with these ground cover roses. I like the red and purple clash, but they were miserable and tiny when planted so I’m having to nurture and persuade them to do their job. The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Graffiti’ are doing really well though. Loads of buds on them.
28 Jun, 2025
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Hi Josie, I am so happy with the geranium. I have three. One I just moved to the back garden as it was hidden under Agastache and Rose. But the other two…well. last year I thought I-had wasted my money. They hardly grew. Theygot very bad mildew and I was very disappointed. It must have been the weather because just look at them now! I am so happy to see them like this. I grew this plant in Scotland but it was never anything like this. This must be a geranium that loves warmth! Maybe they all do!
30 Jun, 2025
I love that geranium Karen! Your front garden looks lovely and I tend to overplant too.
30 Jun, 2025
Thank you x
30 Jun, 2025
Lovely xx
2 Jul, 2025
Thank you Stripes. Lovely to see you on the site again x
3 Jul, 2025
I cant get over how quickly your garden has developed.
looks wonderful.
8 Jul, 2025
I’m the same SBG….TBH I don’t think I’m quite used to even living here and the garden is far more settled in than me! It’s all in a good way though. We are very happy here. Mainly because of family of course, but the weather is just beautiful this year. :)
8 Jul, 2025
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Love your roses. I have a similar Geranium but pink flowered. Unfortunately it doesn’t stay in flower for very long &in this drought the flowers soon went brown. Your lavender border is looking nice too. We will have to concentrate on all the Mediterranean plants if this global warming persists.
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