I am in The Fortnight Garden again to go to a concert over the weekend and that also means baking, and because baking takes gardening time the cakes are going to be included in ‘Six on Saturday’!
Tag: Alchemilla
The Fortnight Garden in mid-June
Gosh, wouldn’t it be nice to have some ongoing warm weather?!
Growing fast in Suffolk!
The green plants, with different leaf shapes.
Pink flowers in abundance.
And the wonderful Libertia Grandiflora about to burst into flower.
Planting Ideas for the Steps Beds
DeakinLock proposals for the beds on either side of steps – love these ideas! This area enjoys a lot of sunshine – one small bed is next to the dining room will be visible from inside the house; and on the other side of the steps the bed is against the fence and ‘stopped’ by the Viburnum Plicatum which I hope will take after being transplanted.
Alchemilla Mollis
Sanguisorba ‘Tanna’ (www.crocus.co.uk)
On the other side of the steps, against the fence, is a similar planting.
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
Pinks, blues, and purples in the garden
The plants are growing taller and taller – thank goodness they are staked! The alchemillas look more like shrubs than perennials, and the ‘Mayflower’ geraniums are as tall as the allium ‘Purple Sensation’. The paeony buds are getting fatter and the Roseraie de l’Haye is about to open – all very exciting!
And the Libertia is looking sensational!
Early morning
The flowers are so beautiful I am drawn into the garden at all times of the day, but capturing their essence is really difficult.
The turning sun
It is 31 May, and in three weeks’ time the sun turns round and heads south, but today has dawned grey, chilly, and windy again. In the garden the plants are doing surprisingly well, although some are clearly struggling to flourish.
The geraniums are winners and about to burst into abundant flower!
Two more winners, with forests of flowers!
Giants at two foot high already, and they are not yet flowering!
And all in quite a small space
