Some snaps taken yesterday afternoon, before the weather closed in....
My roses are only just beginning to bloom. This is Graham Thomas...
This is Rudbeckia cappuccino which I managed to overwinter. I have some seedlings coming up, sown this year, but they won't flower until a month's time...
Foxgloves...
Some climbers, clematis (Rebecca) and honeysuckle (Americana)...
@wintersong.. yes you are right.. any bit of space he allows me is good thou he was trying to get me to allow veg in amoungst my flowers... how dare he i did say "if you allow me flowers out the back.. you can have veg in the front" wasnt up for that was he so we are as we are.. i dont mind.. i just want a bigger garden my lawn gets smaller every year.. which i tell him is good less for him to mow each time.
@Gary.. your garden is beautiful.. love that deep red clematis.. and your foxgloves still looking dandy and your confused view one is what mine looks like.. all colours together in harmony.
what is that large green leafed plant by the back pole of the wooden frame work called..
@Gary... what is that large green leafed plant by the back pole of the wooden frame work called..
The plant with very large leaves on the right is Buphthalmum speciosum. It will soon be coverered by large yellow flowers which are very attractive to bees. This photo, of the same plant, was taken last Summer...
Nothing wrong with a bit of late seed sowing . I've got Cornflower, Cosmos and Morning Glory all just sprouting. They're some of the seeds I got cheap, so I thought they'd be worth a go.
On that subject, does anyone have any tips on planting the Cosmos? Distance between plants, possibility of overwintering,, etc.? I know they get pretty big, and I suspect that some of the stuff I've put in so far might be too densely planted.
The Cosmos need pinching out regularly and I planted mine at 10 inchs apart but you could probably do even less since mine still flopped, especially in all this rain. They really need tall plant support or twiggy sticks.
The Cornflowers stood up unsupported and don't mind competing for space. I didn't thin mine out or even feed them and I still got hundreds of flowers.
The pic below shows Cosmos, cornflowers and Candula from late summer 2011. All plants were packed cheek by jowl.
and here you can see the roots of the cornflower clump, I just let them mat together, the Achillia in front helped a bit. But I don't over winter any of them, I just collect seed or let them self seed.
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Some snaps taken yesterday afternoon, before the weather closed in....
My roses are only just beginning to bloom. This is Graham Thomas...
This is Rudbeckia cappuccino which I managed to overwinter. I have some seedlings coming up, sown this year, but they won't flower until a month's time...
Foxgloves...
Some climbers, clematis (Rebecca) and honeysuckle (Americana)...
A rather confused general view...
@wintersong.. yes you are right.. any bit of space he allows me is good
thou he was trying to get me to allow veg in amoungst my flowers... how dare he
i did say "if you allow me flowers out the back.. you can have veg in the front"
wasnt up for that was he
so we are as we are.. i dont mind.. i just want a bigger garden
my lawn gets smaller every year.. which i tell him is good less for him to mow each time.
@Gary.. your garden is beautiful.. love that deep red clematis.. and your foxgloves still looking dandy and your confused view one is what mine looks like.. all colours together in harmony.
what is that large green leafed plant by the back pole of the wooden frame work called..
The plant with very large leaves on the right is Buphthalmum speciosum. It will soon be coverered by large yellow flowers which are very attractive to bees. This photo, of the same plant, was taken last Summer...
@gary.. thanks i am off to get some seeds for them.. did you grow yours from seed or buy in as plant? i am keen to have couplein my garden.
I grew from seed. It's a robust perennial plant and flowers in the first year if sown early.
gary thanks.. think bit late this year..but can still sow for next year now.
Nothing wrong with a bit of late seed sowing
. I've got Cornflower, Cosmos and Morning Glory all just sprouting. They're some of the seeds I got cheap, so I thought they'd be worth a go.
On that subject, does anyone have any tips on planting the Cosmos? Distance between plants, possibility of overwintering,, etc.? I know they get pretty big, and I suspect that some of the stuff I've put in so far might be too densely planted.
@Rob Stevens, its better to pack them in tight.
The Cosmos need pinching out regularly and I planted mine at 10 inchs apart but you could probably do even less since mine still flopped, especially in all this rain. They really need tall plant support or twiggy sticks.
The Cornflowers stood up unsupported and don't mind competing for space. I didn't thin mine out or even feed them and I still got hundreds of flowers.
The pic below shows Cosmos, cornflowers and Candula from late summer 2011. All plants were packed cheek by jowl.
and here you can see the roots of the cornflower clump, I just let them mat together, the Achillia in front helped a bit. But I don't over winter any of them, I just collect seed or let them self seed.
Look what I grew!
My first potato... soooo chuffed!
Well done.