Thanks so much all! It's been a challenge dealing with tiny spaces in a new build housing estate, but really satisfying seeing the bees going crazy with the flowers.
Ah I wondered @Athelas, thanks, metal would probably too hot for here. I have a raised curved border edged with unmortared stone but the couch grass grows under and between the stones, creeping into the bed. I probably just need to bite the bullet and make a properly mortared wall with deep foundations!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Ger clarkei Kashmir White - I planted it in too shady a spot and it has been pretty feeble. Moved it to a sunnier place a couple of weeks ago and it has perked up:
Cistus starting its magnificent display, covered in insects:
^nice airy grasses, I like those.. very pretty garden I must say Loxley..
Iris pallida argenteo variegata.. I don't think the flowers are anything to speak of but the rich blue is nice.. I like a colour clash as I walk around.. Parahebe 'Porlock'.. I'm fond of this Sedum spurium 'Atropurpureum'.. Rhodanthemum 'Sunset Peach'..
@MuseLea One of my favourite little shrublets... they flower for such a long time.. Have you tried propagating it? it's very easy, just snip off a tip, insert into ground, water in, and you'll soon have another plant..
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@Nollie, it's custom-made mild steel plate, powder coated in grey, by a local engineering firm [Andrew Klose Engineering]).
Cistus starting its magnificent display, covered in insects:
Luzula nivea, looking back the other way.
Iris pallida argenteo variegata.. I don't think the flowers are anything to speak of but the rich blue is nice..
I like a colour clash as I walk around..
Parahebe 'Porlock'..
I'm fond of this Sedum spurium 'Atropurpureum'..
Rhodanthemum 'Sunset Peach'..
One of my favourite little shrublets... they flower for such a long time.. Have you tried propagating it? it's very easy, just snip off a tip, insert into ground, water in, and you'll soon have another plant..