No firm plans yet. I've been considering it for a while and the state of the grass after the hot dry summer pushed the decision. I'll probably move some of the existing low plants further forward and put new taller things further back. I'd love traditional herbaceous plants but the dry sandy pebbly soil doesn't really suit most of them. I have some of the small shrubby salvias in pots that could go there, a couple of seed-raised lupins and some hardy geraniums that I split last autumn, and I'm planning to take myself to Harrogate on Friday for the Autumn flower show so I'll probably come back with something (or more likely a lot of somethings ). I think I'll start a new thread to ask for ideas.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
There is no need to soak the whole area. You can go ahead and plant now. Autumn planting tend to suit shrubs and plants that favour cooler and moist conditions. If you have delicate smaller plants, it might be best to wait until next year.
@Hostafan1 @JennyJ Hi, I was just wondering how your 'beds' were coming along since last photos. Mine is making very slow progress as I chose a lot of deciduous plants so they are not all 'awake' yet, plus they were quite young so I have to wait a few years for them to get going! Note to self, buy larger plants!
Here we are a year later and I am still working on extending another border, it has been hard work but very rewarding even though I am still exploring whether I have things in the 'right' place. @Hostafan1 and @JennyJ how are your borders doing?
Mine still has some gaps, and the dry summer hasn't helped. I have more plants ready to go in as soon as we get some decent wet weather.
Here it is today. Please ignore the dead stump on the left hand side. It's an old ceanothus that I dug out of the very back corner last weekend and I still need to get rid of it. I think it's too heavy for the green bin!
Edit: I should have cropped off the passing DPD van! I didn't notice it until after I posted the picture.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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Hi, I was just wondering how your 'beds' were coming along since last photos. Mine is making very slow progress as I chose a lot of deciduous plants so they are not all 'awake' yet, plus they were quite young so I have to wait a few years for them to get going! Note to self, buy larger plants!