Oh no - not another Triffid!

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‘Old hands’ on GOY may recall a blog I wrote called ‘Triffids in the garden’.
Oh my – it was way back in 2014! Doesn’t time fly!

Well, I am not winning the battle with Vinca ‘Jenny Pym’

Or Vinca ‘Gertrude Jekyll’. (I wonder whether the lady herself had trouble with her namesake?)

Anyway, for some time I have been looking with distaste at the bed under the Weeping Willow tree which, to be honest, was a mess.

Unfortunately the worst culprit was another thug, called Scutellaria ovata. (It took me ages to find out its name!)

This plant spreads by stolons as well as seeds. It took me hour upon hour to deal with the majority of the plants, only to find more little seedlings appearing. They still are!

Then I went to a plant fair and spotted this lovely plant.

I almost left it with the stall holder, but he assured me that it was not at all like its relative. You see, it is called Scutellaria incana. Well, wouldn’t you have hesitated? I have my fingers crossed!

Since then i’ve worked very hard to transform this bed, as it is right in view from our chairs in our Garden Room.

I decided on Astilbes and bought three, pink, red and white.

Then I decided on a Heuchera called ‘Paris’ with red flowers. I also planted three of them.

I had planted some Begonias the previous year, and was really pleased when they proved to be hardy. The orange flowered one is Begonia x sutherlandii.

And this beauty is Begonia Metallica. It is a new one, and I looked it up – it should be hardy, especially in our part of the UK.

I’m sorry I can’t post photos of the whole bed, but my photos seem to be too large. However, I am pleased with the results of a lot of hard work even though I spotted more little seedlings of that Triffid today. SIGH

• 28 Sep, 2019
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