I noticed the first yellow leaves on the trees this week, and although the weather’s still warm, it feels like summer is starting to wane in our part of the country. In our garden most of the annuals have died back, giving us an excuse to tidy up the flower borders and rescue some of the perennials that I planted in the wrong places.
Learning from our successes and failures over this summer and last, we’ve decided we’ll only plant annuals and wildflowers in the bed under the hedge as they don’t seem to mind the combination of the greedy hedge and full sun that the perennials struggle with. In the bed closest to the house, we’ve replanted the Aquilegia along with a few new additions to create a narrow herbaceous border.
Missing the privacy that the fir trees that used to be there provided, and wanting a screen to obscure the eye-sore building behind our garden, we decided to create a border along the fence with plants too tall for our other flower beds. My husband planted clumping bamboo along the fence and I’ve been filling in the gaps with varieties of perennial Mallow, Cirsium Rivulare and a Beautyberry shrub – a plant that we first saw during our honeymoon in Japan – though ours is unlikely to produce any berries this year.
I love looking at before and after photos of our garden, seeing all the changes we’ve made since we’ve lived here, but our garden is still a work-in-progress and it may be a while until it resembles the picture I have in my imagination. Have a lovely week. X
It’s been a disaster here as everything was scorched! Your flowers look delightful gardening and patience seem to be companions! I’m sure your garden will get there!
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Thanks, though it might make you feel better to know that our garden was looking a bit worse for wear after all the sunshine. ☺ It’s a labour of love at times, but such a rewarding hobby.
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That mallow is divine! This is a good time to reflect, isn’t it? It feels like things are slowing down, but I want to hold on to summer forever!
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Thanks, I’ve become a bit obsessed with mallows. It’s been a wonderful summer, and I’ll be sad to see it end, but the seasons have felt very distinct so far this year and I’m hoping autumn won’t disappoint. 😊
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Such a beautiful garden!! 💗 This summer has been tough to keep the plants happy.
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