We are back me darlins with our second post this month as September ebbs away and with it the last flush of Summer
It has been a challenging Summer for our little garden with scaffolding and all manner of works going on but we are still looking good.
The salvias' have hit there stride. including 'Salvia coccinea' which we grew from seed this Spring
Salvia 'Amistad'
Salvia guaranitica 'Blue Enigma'
Salvia uliginosa
Salvia patens “Patio Deep Blue”
They and the self-seeded Agastache are still keeping the bees happy
Now me dears it's time for a quick tour of the estate. I was dead chuffed with the response to me fuchsia post. They have been fab all year and the fuchsia walk is a joy
My early morning spot
Looking up towards -
The top garden
Our bench has been commandeered as we prepare the pots ready for Spring bulb planting
It's been a good year for the thumbergia alata this is African sunset mix.
Not a good year for the Ipomoea lobata (Spanish Flag) but then Monty Don has struggled with his this year.
Our dahlia is still giving us a nice splash of colour
as are these
Last year our local garden centre gave us some half dead mouldy Cyclamen persicum, they are looking very healthy this year and have started to flower.
There we are then me lovelies. We are past the solstice and the clocks will be going back soon but we will still be busy clearing, sorting, getting ready for Winter and of course planting and planning for Spring.
Do pop in next month to see what we have been up to
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It may have been under stress a bit this year, but the garden is still giving rewards... Jx
ReplyDeleteIndeed it does and it all bodes well for next year with out the building works to contend with
DeleteOkay, question... that giant tropical looking plant at the top of the garden - how do you keep that looking good. Mine is wind battered - I can't move it as it's in the ground. Also, it looked like it was going to flower [orange] this year, but after the wasps had wallowed in the buds the buds shrivelled up and nothing bloomed. Sorry.
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P.S Love your morning spot.
Hello Ms Scarlet thanks for popping in. The answer to your question is we don't know! It just looks after itself. We do give it some food in the growing season though and it was re-potted this year. It did take a battering last winter with the wind and snow so this year I think we might tie it up to protect it.
DeleteGood luck with yours
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P.S. I am glad you like my little spot. It is next to the kitchen window and in the summer makes a very handy garden bar.
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I'm a bit late in on this one - but... Ours is a Cordyline, and, as far as I have seen in photos their flowers are white, tiny, and appear on mass in frothy sprays. I wonder whether yours is in fact a Phormium, which does indeed have bright red flowers on big tall stems, that exude loads of nectar (which might explain the wasps)? Jx
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