The problem with grasses for me is that I didn't think of them when I designed the various beds/layout. I think they need careful thought when using in your design, not just plonking them in a gap that you might have. For me I would want to clear an existing bed, or start a new one and grow grasses as part of a plan, rather than an afterthought. To do this would need a "mad" moment to get me started.
Liked alpines when we lived in Kent, there was a good GC for them nearby. I had a rockery and when the Gardeners Show was on in the village I used to do miniature flower arrangements in sea shells. Sometimes won!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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My dicentras think it is Spring again.
I bought this little Tiarella recently- 'Cygnet' to go in a shady border.
Lovely foliage and flowers
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Verd. I don't do grasses...
I don't do grasses either. Verdun won't be shocked, he knows already! Only one I like, a red pennisetum, died. I like flowers in flower beds.
polyanthus still doing their best to brighten a dull patch.
The problem with grasses for me is that I didn't think of them when I designed the various beds/layout. I think they need careful thought when using in your design, not just plonking them in a gap that you might have. For me I would want to clear an existing bed, or start a new one and grow grasses as part of a plan, rather than an afterthought. To do this would need a "mad" moment to get me started.
As to Alpines, I am mulling at the moment.
Liked alpines when we lived in Kent, there was a good GC for them nearby. I had a rockery and when the Gardeners Show was on in the village I used to do miniature flower arrangements in sea shells. Sometimes won!
Michaelmas Diasies in full flower at the moment,brightening up the garden.Still have Cosmos flowering and in bud.