July, true Summer, and my garden has exploded. This year the Crocosmia I planted three years ago have decided they would finally show what they are capable of. Finally my 'hot border' looks hot instead of lukewarm.
Needless to say I am very happy. The Lilies (both dark red and deep orange) are doing well too. But where is the gorgeous burnt sienna Alchemilla? Vanished. The yellow one is still there, but has hardly grown.
I planted the orange one behind the broom. Oh well.
The Clivia is much happier now that she is partly in the shade of the Silver Pine, and the dark red Heuchera is blooming. But I realised, whilst mowing my grass paths, that that part of my path is disappearing under the growth of that tree... placing my circle in the middle no longer in the middle. Beginner's mistake.
My neighbour has pulled his onions. There is something deeply satisfying in a harvest, I think, even if it is not my own! Lovely glaucous greenery.
Despite some leaf wilting affliction my Buddleia are blooming happily. And the Echinacea are wonderful.
And they make a lovely contrast with the drumstick Aliums. My pink/purple border definitely lives up to its name now.
Mind you, the yellow one does its best as well. I decided to make use of the rampant Solidago and planted a Fennel, not knowing that that Fennel would be equally as rampant. But it has quite a nice effect, don't you think?
My daily watering of the Hydrangeas has paid off, they are not wilting despite the dry soil in that border. But I think that self-seeded red Currant will have to go... it is too near the path.
My efforts of hiding the useful but ugly water butts are paying off. My other neighbour told me he has used the seed of my special red Lily, and it has come up in his garden. That's so cool.
Okay, I'll leave you with a pic of my Rose. It is in its second bloom, has a lovely scent and was anonymous. Have a lovely weekend, and if you are curious about my author website, here is the link: Renée Grashoff Schrijft
At 07.00 a.m., when the sun suddenly hid itself.
Hi Renée, your Artichoke is gigantic, wow! I love those twisted leaves of the Echinacea, mine don't have that. You win some, you loose some indeed. After I visited the 'Koninklijke serres van Laken' near Brussels, where there were huge fuchsia 's in all sorts of colours and shapes, I had bought me a couple of small ones, because I love them very much, those hanging 'belletjes' as we call them. Well, they both are covered in 'mulveren'? Can't find the wright word, so now they are totally shrinking away, so sad. But hey, that's life, I guess. On the other hand, there are lots of figs on my figtree, I hope they will get enough sun to ripen, when the weather stays on like this...The rest is looking very lush in your garden too, I can see.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI wish you a very nice weekend too, and I surely am going to take al look at your website!
Btw, I'm surtenly not such an early bird like you are!
Lots of love from Belgium
Hi Clara,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe Artichokes took a real battering from those strong winds we had his week... They are rather bedraggled.
I'm sorry about your fuchsia. No idea what you mean though...aphids?
Yes I am up very early and thus in the garden early too. I am not good with heat.
Have a good weekend!
Renée