@nollie that does sound like prime location indeed.. well at least you can still see them being at the front or they’ll be lost in the background.. I think I will keep mine at the front of the border too in this case.
I was having itching fingers to buy some perennials. I went out to see state of garden and where can I can put what. I saw so many weeds covering the bed and most of my last year's perennials vanished. Now all I am craving for is nice clean fluffy black soil....
Good thing is I didn't spot many aphids or even snails.
I've moved this 'Silas Marner' 3 times in desperate attempts to find a permanent home for it...it probably wishes it had arrived in any other garden but mine.. I had so much dieback I thought I'd lost it at one point with all the moving, so I've effectively started out again with it.. it's now settled and seems to be thriving.. I just wanted to highlight the gorgeous Spring foliage.
My itchy fingers have been working very hard @newbie77. I’ve placed two big orders for perennials recently and one for shrubs today, on top of all those rose orders. I have had loads of gaps for nearly two years, covid supply related initially and then new beds to fill. Actually I can blame covid for that as well, too much time on my hands!
Thinking on Munstead Wood, here is a good illustration of it’s somewhat awkward habit, compared to the fulsome Lady Emma Hamilton. Both trios planted around the same time. These photos were taken on 15th March last year, they are both way behind this in leaf cover at present..
Munstead Wood: Lady Emma Hamilton:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Just going out I see Moonlight is covered in buds, so it will be my first to flower, most likely. It was the last to go over last year. It has not loads of flowers - it's still young - but it pretty continuously has some through out the season.
I was huffing over a Malvern Hills that looked dead as a dodo. I dug it up and - gosh - two basals breaking. It was planted in a stupid cranny, so I have put it in a very large pot for the moment.
@Mr. Vine Eye it is so sweet when a little one is trying to help in the garden. my 3,5 year old was helping yesterday with cleaning up of the climbers . Mini gloves, a children scissor, gathering the leaves at the base…
And oh boy did I forgot the nasty pricklers at GdF and Guirlande. Auch I think I even prefer thorns above those …I had to defoliate GDF… all roses fed, mulched, retrained …. Let the season begin
@Fire To answer your question from the other thread. The digiplexis plants did well last summer and are still alive and growing well. This is one of the plants in late July. As you can see, the side shoots aren't as impressive as the main stalk but it keeps producing them for a long time.
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Good thing is I didn't spot many aphids or even snails.
Thinking on Munstead Wood, here is a good illustration of it’s somewhat awkward habit, compared to the fulsome Lady Emma Hamilton. Both trios planted around the same time. These photos were taken on 15th March last year, they are both way behind this in leaf cover at present..
Munstead Wood:
Lady Emma Hamilton:
Do you remember I said about this large Munstead Wood a couple of years ago and you didn’t believe me. Thought it was something else.
Ive been back several times since but never when they’ve been in bloom so I haven’t been able to check if the one I photographed really was MW or not.
Maybe this year!
my 3,5 year old was helping yesterday with cleaning up of the climbers . Mini gloves, a children scissor, gathering the leaves at the base…
And oh boy did I forgot the nasty pricklers at GdF and Guirlande. Auch I think I even prefer thorns above those …I had to defoliate GDF…
all roses fed, mulched, retrained …. Let the season begin
@Fire hopefully your MH does well in the pot.