Counterpoint in weather
Aloneness over there. And here.
The Tulip Trees in Greenwich Park
The Tulip Trees, Liriodendron Tulipifera, are absolutely stunning right now in Greenwich Park.
Autumn in Suffolk
I think I am coming to the end of the gardening year in Suffolk – the garden is starting to look as though it wants to rest.
Greenwich Park in Autumn
I love wandering in Greenwich Park in the evenings and at the moment the autumn colours are wonderful, although winter seems just round the corner. The ring-necked parakeets and the squirrel are frenetically busy, and very noisy, gathering up the chestnuts.
Quinces
The quince tree looked so miserable earlier in the year, with shrunken fruits, that I had given up on getting any fruit. However, it has surprised me – Quince Meeches Prolific.
Grass & Flower Combinations
I have planted Carex ‘Evergold’ in one of the small, square beds set into the gravel and I think flowers would be interesting standing up above the grass. This is the ‘hot colours’ part of the garden and so I think quite a dramatic combination could work well: Astrantia, Sanguisorba, or a purple Sedum.
Grass & Flower Combinations
I have planted low-growing grasses in small, square beds and think they will need some taller, wavy flowers planted amongst them. But which flowers? I have combined Luzula Nivea and Carex ‘Frosted Curls’ and I think blue flowers would look good standing above the grasses, and perhaps the cornflowers are best as this is a cottage garden.
