A few photos from the garden today between the showers.

M'land: if you look at my blog. following on, you will understand why I find this is going from the sublime to the ridiculous!!
I think it's all fabulous and I shall take a leaf from your book not to overplant my little space too much as I did before. Gorgeous planting and contrasts and SO neat!

Unlike you, I can't look at a space and not fill it! So: 'must try harder'.
I understand the comment about things getting harder very year. I feel the same and the enthusiasm definitely wanes when you feel overwhelmed by what's waiting to be done (or I do). So, in my case, it's downsize or 'take a view'. No-one would underestimate the hard work that goes into your lovely garden. It doesn't happen by chance.

Amazingly colourful garden for this time of year Julia! It all looks great 🙂 .

It all looks as lovely as ever - but yes, the years are beginning to tell with many of us. But it is so hard to consider downsizing after all the love we've put into our gardens.

beautiful and yes I agree I need to rein in the buying and sell more. I feel as summer is becoming autumn in my body too ! luckily bits wont drop off [I hope ;o) ]

It's very beautiful Julia, the conifers with the sun coming through the trees is a fabulous photo! Yes these few grey days are quite depressing really. Over here in the east, we have a sort of sea fret too which is hardly uplifting, but I must say, my garden is still looking summery, even with the wind my south facing border is still about the same..:))

As always, your garden is beautiful, Julia. Thank you for posting, always a pleasure to view your hard work. 🙋‍♀️

Your garden is beautiful M'land, so many comments made me smile as I'm definitely in my autumn years, I refuse to accept that though so carry on regardless and often hurt afterwards...

It looks wonderful Meadowland. So neat and colourful.
I hate collecting leaves too.

Your garden always looks so immaculate Julia! I am so envious! I have just bought a light weight lawn hoover as my other one never arrived here when we moved 18 months ago. Its only later that you realise something is missing and too late to complain !

love the colours in photo 9, beautiful garden. Know what you mean about the leaves, when mine start going they always seem to find their way into the pond and always at night when you aint looking

Its an electric lawn blower and hoover Julia, and now don't have to rake up the leaves.

As ever your garden is looking neat and colourful so much to see and admire......I wish I could stop adding and do more editing!!