If you look in the bar on my home page under Garden You will find the start of my yellow and white border. It doesn't look much different now, except for the addition of paved edging, which you can just see in the last pic here. Now for the second part of that border, which is cleared and ready for the off. Dull colours, grey day, exposure on camera a bit off but its the best I can do for now.
Now what you can see is the second half of the border, with fence posts up, wire on and topsoil added. This has taken a while because we had a 30 year old Escalonia in this area, which was up 12 ft+ high, and probably 15 ft in across. It ate up half the grass as well, and was getting to the stage where it was not flowering abundantly anymore. We cut it back by two thirds last year hoping that we would feel benevolent.... but no. So out it had to come, and our great gardening jobber, Alan, arrived with a stump grinder, as once it was cut down to soil level there was still a load to get rid of. The tree stump you see is not it! That's Buddlia, "Dark Knight" the best and darkest purple. Yes, I know it's in the yellow and white border, but it's so good each summer it has to stay. The paved edge at the beginning, laid on sand, has settled in well, and will continue to the end of this border.
So nothing else happening here until the Spring now, except for bulbs to be planted in various spots in the garden next month, for a good show in the spring. More news on this next year.
Who owns the plants along the fence? Are they yours? And will that grass be a walkway between the two borders??
ReplyDeleteOur plan this weekend is to plant six peonies, and put in the garlic. We've had two peony plants for years, and decided that since they are such perfect plants- looking good before flowering, while flowering, and afterwards for the whole summer - that we should have some more in another part of the yard.
Hi Nan! The plants along the fence are weeds, or as we say wild flowers!! (It's the place where I found the lovely caterpillar in the Summer). The grass is a walkway, and we had to do it like this, as the garden sloped down, and to get some good soil there for planting, we put rail sleepers along the back of the new border to hold the soil back. But it's worked very well, and one day, money permitting, the wild flowers will be planted over with trees - probably silver birch, in groups of 3 or 5.
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs Mac. I look forward to seeing more progress pictures next year of a full and overflowing border. I've resisted edging the borders in my garden since this allows me to easily expand them (which is the general direction they've been going in. Will climbers be sent up the wooden posts (Lonicera Delavayi?)?
ReplyDeleteSunil - the paved edge is only laid in sand, and can be extended outwards when full to overflowing. In the meantime I can cut the grass easily and not have to worry about "edging". Yes, things will go up the posts. I already have clematis "Bill McKenzie" which I heartily recommend but only if you want to fill a big space quickly. He does 15ft a year! Due to be cut back to 12" next Feb. I have already put in a Summer Jasmine "Clotted Cream" with oversized flowers, but fear I lost it last night as it is meant to be covered for the winter and last night we had a horrific frost. I will go out and have a look later. Since doing the first part of this border I have moved a rose "Golden Showers" in. Love that one, can be relied on and flowers and flowers all Summer with a delicate scent. I already have a honeysuckle at the beginning of this border (but a red one) which was planted 10 years ago to cover the oil tank. As it only flowered this year for the first time, I think I must leave it there, as it has settled at last! (Not doing much to disguise the tank though! :)
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