Time for a revamp - Goodbye Cistus!

Wonderful blog, and cracking photos, Spritz! As I now know your wonderful garden, I really could appreciate all the extra effort you have gone too in this new planting combination! Love it!!! :~))))x

Beautiful photos I love mauves and pinky hues, exellent job.

Having just visited you Spritz, I can "see" what you have done and to my simple mind it will look gorgeous against the backdrop of your beautiful house.
You weren't kidding when you said you don't like bare soil, were you? Lol

fabulous, love the colours

All that hard work has really paid off, brilliant.

I love that particular cistus but in your front garden what you have planted is a great improvement. You do want colour all summer in such a prominent spot and this has the WOW! factor.

Lovely blog and lovely planting Spritz. I am another one that doesn't like bare soil. Also love pinks and mauves, my garden has mostly pinks whites and mauve too.

We have Rhapsody in Blue and it is a wonderful rose has flowered for months now, and the jolly Bee is such a pretty geranium, excellent choice of plants, couldnt do better myself lol

Looks fantastic, well done. I love Rhapsody in Blue, I have two of them and they flower on and on and on.

well that is a job well done. do you fancy a working holiday in east yorks? I have a bed to empty for the conservatory oh wants to build.
and what a beautiful selection of plants too. love the shape ad form of the flowers. most of my pensham penstemons did not survive the winter :o(

Lots of plants there Sh. !
Have you had some rain to help them settle in ?

Thanks. folks! What nice things you've all said. I looked out of the window this morning and was sooo pleased that the Cistus had gone.

I hope my Penstemons survive, Sbg!

Did you all realise that 'Rhapsody in Blue' is the rose of the year? No wonder it's doing so well, Dd! :-)) I hope mine does - it's got plenty of buds on it.

Tt - none forecast - I'll be out with the hose again, I reckon. :-(

Looks great Spritz :o)

Great ideas in your new border. Amazing what can be done with what you already have too! I love your Penstemons, I've tried to grow them but they just don't survive our winter here.

Thanks, Carol & Clematisa.

Clematisa - how about taking cuttings each year? They do root easily - I do mine in water! Have you got anywhere to over-winter them?

nice blog :) i see what you meant when you said about different flower shapes and textures... makes it look really interesting :))

the new look is great, love the plants you've chosen, IMO far nicer than the cistus :-)))

Gardens never stand still. a lovely choice of plants Spritz

Thank you - and Jennyfer, it it helped, that's great!

Grindle - you saw the Cistus, so I'm pleased you approve. :-)

Mageth, no, they don't - I'm always on the look-out for where I can improve things.....

love Ur color combination as well, my garden is mostly those colors ,so relaxing, wish we were nearer so cud see it in the flesh .

So do I - but you never know, Cristina!

;0))))) u never do

I booked a holiday in Somerset so I could go and visit Spritz's garden! ! !

There you are, Cristina - that's the answer. :-)))

Spritz, perhaps you could come to an arrangement with Haven where they supply cheap accommodation and you supply a regular customer base! Lol

LOL.

A lovely blog Spritz, it gives so much information and its lovely to see how all the plants come together.

Thanks, Stroller. The wind over the last two days has blown all the petals off the rose - but it has lots more buds. :-))

well now theres an idea ermmm have to have a word wth oh. lol. how nr to essex r u ?

Right across the other side of England, Cristina - from the east coast over to the west!

Ah, that looks lovely now! It's a lot of fun 'revamping' isn't it!! I love your colour scheme and you're so right, it is really soothing, and also very very pretty! :))

Thank you Karen. I enjoyed creating it! I like it sooo much beter than that Cistus. :-0))

Ah yes, a lovely feeling....new border to feast your eyes on!

indeed....:-)))) It's almost by the front door, too, so that's a bonus!

I just finished planting the newly dug ex-boggy area and have a similar feeling....job well done and a freshly planted area.....:))))

Good for you, Karen - where's the blog, then? ;-))

breath taking colour in your pictures ...... sigh =))

lovely dog cate!...yes, I just uploaded a couple of pics....no time for blogging today! :))

Thank you, Cate....I appreciate that!

Oh well, Karen, I'll just have to make do with photos, then! lol.

Pinks and Mauves my favourite colours in the summer , I always take Penstemon cuttings in the autumn just in case they don't survive .. .. I don't think you will miss that Cistus at all Barbara it's much prettier now .. :o)

Thank you, Amy. I agree - not a loss at all. :-)))