At this time of year the grasses in the pond border really come alive. The intense yellow of the dying Molina foliage visible at the far left above glows on even grey damp days, and the pale straw of the Miscanthus blooms provide a lovely contrast to the fire of the Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ in…
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(This post comes with apologies to those still struggling to garden in a drought, as these photos all show how rain-drenched my own garden has been these past few days…) The ‘End of Month View’ meme, started by Patient Gardener (thank you!) has been great for helping me focus on getting my garden in better…
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Late posting – though only by a day – due to weekend visitors, though at least my lovely brother-in-law helped me finish glazing my new and lovely, if very tiny, greenhouse… Anyway, the real star of the garden at the moment is part of the overall pond area, which is where I am concentrating my…
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