Hello to garden blogging!
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The sky looks threatening but nothing has come of it so I’ve spent a productive morning in the garden making up for lost time. Have had so little time ffor gardening lately. The result is that it looks rather neglected. Have weeded the main beds and collected seeds from my white Aquilegia, pink and blue Gallery Lupins, Viola and my pink Foxglove. Planted 2 Dahlias, 1 Rudbeckia and some Coreopsis, so the garden doesn’t look as empty as it did. As I had a good seed yield from the Lupins and Aquilegia this year, I’ve put some on the seed exchange boards. I’m just stunned by this wonderful community and would like to thank those who have left such kind messages of welcome.
As the garden is fairly young, I’m still trying to sort out seasonal colour. At the moment, everything ends in August. Not good. Heading into Autumn, I don’t think I have anything of interest.
Bindweed is trying to take over the garden.
Went to Varfell Dalia fields in the afternoon and bought a HUGE mystery variety. It’s hot pink and gorgeous. Photos tomorrow!
Hopefully getting the chickens very soon. Not strictly gardening, I know, but fundamental to my plans for being more self-sufficient. I’d love to get a week off work so I can sort out the fencing and build the house.
Oh, look – it’s raining. I can’t believe the weather this year; It’s liked we’ve skipped Summer all together!
Until next time. xxx
17 Aug, 2008
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Ooooh! How lovely to get a recommendations! I've just looked it up on Google images and will be on the hunt this week as it would be absolutely perfect in the autumn, especially as the colours change. Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely message. Take care, Laura xxx
17 Aug, 2008
Heleniums and perennial rudbeckia are just starting to flower now and will keep going for weeks if regularly deadheaded
17 Aug, 2008
I've got Caryopteris, a shrub with blue flowers late August/September for a few weeks. Only 1m high but suckers and spreads which is OK if like me you have lot of space to fill. Theres always the good old perennial Asters, and Chrysanths that keep going late in the Autumn too. Our garden is quite young too and I stick in anything I can lay my hands on including free seeds from magazines and of course saving my own seed.
17 Aug, 2008
Schizostylis (Kaffir lily) is a nice perennial that you can get in pink or red, flowers late on in autumn.
17 Aug, 2008
Can I add Echinaceas to the list? Some gorgeous varieties about now and they seem more or less rain-resistant! Hello and Welcome, BTW!
17 Aug, 2008
How about Perovskia, too? It's in flower now and goes well with Caryopteris, and there are late flowering Penstemons, too. By the way, Chris, my Caryopteris don't sucker or spread? I wish they would!
18 Aug, 2008
And there are lots of lovely perennial asters that give wondrful autumn colour.
18 Aug, 2008
Interesting Spritz that your caryoperis don't spread. Maybe I've got the special spreading Hungarian sort. I've transferred suckers to new positions in the garden and they are doing very well,
18 Aug, 2008
A nice smallish shrub for late summer / autumn is Ceratostigma. It has really blue flowers well into the autumn and the leaves turn red and orange aswell in the autumn.
Hope you enjoy G O Y . All the best, Hywel.
17 Aug, 2008