Autumn pics and new bed

You have done a great job,Sue..and I didn't realise your lawned area was so big..Your new border breaks it up nicely..lovely plants too ...

It is a lovely shaped border in your lawn Sue.

I am all for curves in a garden.

Lovely blog and pics. Isn't it great when you look at the beauty in your garden which in turn inspires you to create even more

It cetrainly is Gertrude. Thank you Sandra, Linda and Diane.
There's a sad ending - we found the mower wouldn't go round the top because there was a dip in the lawn, so yesterday afternoon was spent lifting turf and filling in - used a whole barrowload of soil and got very tired! If it's still a problem you may hear the scream from here...

It will settle with all the rain. Be ok in the spring.

Settling is the problem Diane - we fear it might sink again as it did before.Its level for now though.

Good luck with it Stera, hope to see your lilac there next year.

Thanks Klahanie - it should be arriving tomorrow!

That'll look great Stera.....I love island beds.unfortunately my new garden wouldn't be big enough to accomodate them. I had a dwarf Lilac years ago at a former garden (not my last one) and it was excellent we only had it 3 or 4 years before we moved but it grew and flowered superbly.it was a pink colour.

Thanks Paul. When you've sneaked a bit more lawn you might have just room for one!

It looks lovely, Stera - such a good shape. I hope you have solved the problem with the lawn. It is so aggravating when an alteration produces an unexpected problem. My new Southgate has produced loads of flowers this year but they haven't all opened. I didn't manage to over-winter many fuchsias last winter, I'm not sure why.

I have two Southgates and like yours, lots of buds but not much of a flower show. Hope you have better luck this winter with your fuchsias.

Ah yes found it now Stera they are so pretty love them so much and bonus they flower later than the others that I have, all good stuff to keep the colour going longer. So pleased you introduced me to them, thank you again. :O)

They were recommended to me when I bought Physocarpus diablo - I asked the nursery owner what she thought would go well with it. I would never have thought of orange but it works.

I would definitely agree with that - that's just what is next to the ones you sent me. How strange is that, because when you said would I like some, I had no idea what colours they were and I planted them and then re-planted a Physocarpus diablo right next to where I had put them. They set each other off really well. I have always been a plonker planter and if something doesn't quite go I move them. Strangely not many times are things moved though.