More Growing Space

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This is how the back garden looked after I first reduced the grass size a couple of years ago, in order to have more border for my Iris seedlings.

I had already made a small alpine rock garden.

The border in front of the Sarracenia pond could not have tall plants growing in it, or washing on the rotary line would swipe them on a windy day, so I decided to created a larger alpine pavement.

The grass around the stepping stones required a lot of edging so relocating some of them seemed a good idea.

I used the removed grass to fill in the holes, and the rest stacked up for seedling soil.

Marking out the new lawn took a while to get it symmetric, then a good scarify.

The alpine pavement has been planted with Delospermum, Sempervivums and Rhodohypoxis cuttings from the front garden.

I bought a Crepsis incana, for this sunny area and some others for the shady place on the opposite side of the garden.

This is the view from the entry to the back garden now.

And this the view from the conservatory door, looking towards Siris’ evening seat.

Some of the seedling Irises from 2017 pods still in their pots have been sunk into the newly extended back border, to be planted out sometime.
As this is the last of the grass, there can be no more border extensions!
No more new plants, except one or two alpines to finish the pavement. Oh, and the Iris crosses that I’ve just pollinating.

• 10 Jun, 2018
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