It’s been a while since I’ve shared a garden update, and I’m really not sure why. Our garden, like any other, requires work at all times and we’re just about keeping up with it. With weekend plans and darker evenings there’s not as much time as we need, but then any gardener is likely to say that.
I decided to try and try the sunflowers which spent a good few weeks on our dining table, the messy greenhouse wasn’t the space for that though and I later added some furry and rotting heads to the compost heap, so maybe my compost will bring some surprises in the future, if I’m lucky.
The small Christmas tree is doing well, and maybe it’s sprucing itself up (sorry pun intended) for its season. Sssh, don’t say anything but it’s staying outside.
One of the discoveries of the ivy is this almost white leafed version. Ivy is usually ripped out of our garden, but this one has permission to stay, as long as it doesn’t misbehave.
You’ll know that our garden is pretty green in colour, but it’s the varieties of green that make it work. The ferns always enjoy the sun and the glossy leaves in the sunlight always look special. You wouldn’t know that most of the ferns in our garden have been rescued from a shady wall, and they’re thriving.
The sedum’s also thrive at this time of year - saving their colour for the later summer and autumn days - and don’t they just look glorious? They will only improve though as the colour darkens.
The dogwoods in pots, which at one point I thought we’d lost, are doing well and playing host to plenty of visitors, and some weeds too.
To end the month there was some pottering - these small cyclamen plug plants have been potted up and have doubled in size, feeling quite at home in the conservatory. Going outside is likely to be a bit of a shock for them, but for the time being I’m happy to have their greenery right by the back door.
