Back to the garden…

 

It’s back to the garden today! It’s a bank holiday weekend and we never stray very far, here in South Devon, as it does become rather busy out there! 

I’ve been potting and pottering as well as taking note of what’s occurring. The Pansies have been lovely…and there’s nothing like a host of cheery faces to greet one first thing in the morning.

The Sunflowers, too, have been glorious. I chose a variety of shorter Sunflowers this year.

I’m in love with this Allium…it’s Allium hollandicum ‘Little Sapphire’. It’s quite neat and compact and the bees love it.

This plant, below, has only just started to flower… ‘Ceratostigma plumbaginoides’. A low growing herbaceous perennial that offers rich blue flowers in late summer and then in the autumn the leaves turn a reddish purple…should be quite a sight!

And another plant that should be quite a sight, is this Sedum, ‘Autumn Joy’. It’s been in bud for what seems like forever, but now there is a pink tinge to the buds and I can hear it shouting… I’m on my way! 

And talking of Sedum, my little bowl of cuttings is doing very nicely…

And I’ve been growing some more Sedum plants, just for the fun of it….

There is certainly plenty of interest even though August is just about done…and don’t you just love it when plants mingle together, as in this photo below. Poppy head meets Sunflower head. And very architectural they are too. I’m sure that they will be very happy together!

Have a happy weekend!