What a wonderful first day of summer for pics and art! I paint my flowers in watercolour. But when studying painting i had to learn acrylics, oils and lots of drawing. Now I paint mostly with living flowers and photograph them.
Herby Lou. Decide what you want from your garden. Is it to grow lovely flowers or delicious veg and fruit or both or perhaps to have as an outdoor entertainment space or just to relax in with your friends. If you have to start from scratch and want two good perennials that will give you flowers this year and for many more treat youself to some pretty hardy geraniums and osteospermums. Grow expensive salad leaves, they are very quick and very easy. Buy the biggest plants you can afford and buy three, five or seven of the same plant. Reoeat planting unifies the garden and blocks or ribbons of plants are much better than one of each, except in prairie planting which of course has lots of repeats. One thing you can be sure of - gardening is fun and gets more and more rewarding as you get older. I am 84.
Wintersong I don't think my plant has yellow flowers; I will know in the next week or so.
Welcome Herby lou Happy Marion is spot on I think, decide what you want, figure out which areas get the sun and when (you don't want your evening glass of wine in some damp corner; you want to see the sunset). Some plants like shade, some don't.
I have an incredible clematis right now, I 'bunged' it in a corner in rubbish soil, behind a fatsia and a large acer, and now it's gone nuts.. I'll take photos tomorrow to show you, maybe 60 flowers, beautiful waxy white about 3-4 inch in size. This thread has made me think I need to take some photos if not for a record, rather than sharing.. My tree peonies have flowered and finished.. sorry guys and gals. They are also in rubbish soil treading water while I sort the garden! Only one flower on each, but they have doubled in size from last year, and that's in terrible soil! Hoping you guys can identify the clematis as it's one I got from my brother from a large pot and 'moved'! Pics tomorrow!
Wow at everyone else's pics, what inspiration, wintersong, don't ever give me your address, because I have a trailer and will travel :P
Great photo's all. I'm not surprised that you have beautiful gardens being so arty/ talented. I couldn't draw a cardboard box when I was at school. I quite like arranging pots around the patio and can't sit and settle until they are in the "right" place. My planting can be hit and miss, but usually looks ok. Looking forward to seeing more pics.
Bob- looking great. Agree with Verd- that heuchera is outstanding! Love S's Seal too. I've got a greenish heuchera seedling which was in a step at work so no idea what it is! Needing potted on so it'll be interesting to see if it's worth the bother or not.
BBen- the Clematis sounds great- looking forward to pic!
Verd- why are the yellows difficult for you?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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What a wonderful first day of summer for pics and art! I paint my flowers in watercolour. But when studying painting i had to learn acrylics, oils and lots of drawing. Now I paint mostly with living flowers and photograph them.
Herby Lou. Decide what you want from your garden. Is it to grow lovely flowers or delicious veg and fruit or both or perhaps to have as an outdoor entertainment space or just to relax in with your friends. If you have to start from scratch and want two good perennials that will give you flowers this year and for many more treat youself to some pretty hardy geraniums and osteospermums. Grow expensive salad leaves, they are very quick and very easy. Buy the biggest plants you can afford and buy three, five or seven of the same plant. Reoeat planting unifies the garden and blocks or ribbons of plants are much better than one of each, except in prairie planting which of course has lots of repeats. One thing you can be sure of - gardening is fun and gets more and more rewarding as you get older. I am 84.
Chicky lovely pics.
Wintersong I don't think my plant has yellow flowers; I will know in the next week or so.
Welcome Herby lou
Happy Marion is spot on I think, decide what you want, figure out which areas get the sun and when (you don't want your evening glass of wine in some damp corner; you want to see the sunset). Some plants like shade, some don't.
I have an incredible clematis right now, I 'bunged' it in a corner in rubbish soil, behind a fatsia and a large acer, and now it's gone nuts.. I'll take photos tomorrow to show you, maybe 60 flowers, beautiful waxy white about 3-4 inch in size. This thread has made me think I need to take some photos if not for a record, rather than sharing.. My tree peonies have flowered and finished.. sorry guys and gals. They are also in rubbish soil treading water while I sort the garden! Only one flower on each, but they have doubled in size from last year, and that's in terrible soil! Hoping you guys can identify the clematis as it's one I got from my brother from a large pot and 'moved'! Pics tomorrow!
Wow at everyone else's pics, what inspiration, wintersong, don't ever give me your address, because I have a trailer and will travel :P
Lovely photos everyone, I've only just found this thread, been busy. My Cecile Brunner climber is out, such exquiste little buds.
Great photo's folks! Here are some from today:
I replaced the 20 year old timber surrounding a raised bed and extended it last week, also adding a herb bed:
And some close ups of various plants which look good at the mo:
Heuchera "key lime pie":
Soloman's Seal in flower:
and one of my 3 veg plots. Near to far: white onion, parsnips, carrots, red onions, broad beans, runner beans, comfrey:
Great photo's all. I'm not surprised that you have beautiful gardens being so arty/ talented. I couldn't draw a cardboard box when I was at school. I quite like arranging pots around the patio and can't sit and settle until they are in the "right" place. My planting can be hit and miss, but usually looks ok. Looking forward to seeing more pics.
Bob- looking great. Agree with Verd- that heuchera is outstanding! Love S's Seal too. I've got a greenish heuchera seedling which was in a step at work so no idea what it is! Needing potted on so it'll be interesting to see if it's worth the bother or not.
BBen- the Clematis sounds great- looking forward to pic!
Verd- why are the yellows difficult for you?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...