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Acquilegia I love the shape of these flowers; so unusual with the spurs. These have done much better this year, with lots of flowers. We even had a second show later in the summer. I've collected some of the seed, and also bought some seeds for plants with different colours of flower. |
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Miniature Azalea Still doing well in the pots on the patio. They stay in flower for a long time during the summer. |
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Back Corner Mixture This shows a back corner of the garden, with plants (in clockwise order) being Lady's Mantle, Yellow Loosestrife, Berberis, Astrantia, and Hosta. A good mix of colour and shape, which slowly changes throughout the season. |
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Foxgloves I'd completely forgotten about planting these seeds, so it was a wonderful surprise to discover that one of my most favourite cottage garden plants had flourished easily and completely untended. We've had a fabulous display of these impressive plants for several months, with the highest flower spike reaching about 5 feet. The bees loved them of course! |
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Iris This clump of beautiful iris are expanding with each year, so I am hoping to separate them out this autumn. The leaves fall very gracefully into a dome shape, providing structure after the flowers have finished. |
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Lavender At last, the lavender that I have grown from seed is maturing into a wonderful plant with a heavenly scent! It has taken a couple of years, but hardly any work. I now plan to take cuttings, so that I can have several bushes around the garden. |
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Oxalis This is a delightful little dome-shaped oxalis plant which has been added to my garden by the local wildlife. The flowers last for most of the summer months, and open in warm temperatures, closing again as it drops cooler. The leaves are trilobal, not including the dock leaf that has crept in; time to do some more weeding! |
