More lovely rain, lots more of it, which is making the garden and me very happy. Shrubs which looked dead are now sprouting more new leaves and shrubs which will flower next spring are sporting lovely flower buds which I hadn’t thought I would see due to the drought. I think a few shrubs will need to be cut back quite a bit, but things are looking more positive on the gardening front.
On with Six on Saturday…………
Cochicums have popped up on the rockery, ferns have also popped up which I think need moving, so that I can see the Colchicums from the house.
Shades of things to come, just one leaf has turned red on my Acer Osakazuki, but it won’t be all that long before all the others join in.
Miscanthus Malepartus flowers have just emerged, you can just about see the Pampas Grass in the background.
Pampas grass in the corner of the garden. When I first planted this about 25 or 30 yrs ago it was in full sun, but now everything around it has grown so much, it is in shade for most of the day. A bit of pruning is needed I think!
Stipa gigantea looks beautiful with the sun behind it. I have 2 plants and they have both suffered with the drought which has surprised me as I thought they would be used to the heat and drought from where they originally come from.
Brambles haven’t suffered at all, these are nice and juicy as they have their roots in the pond! Must pick more to go with my apples!
That’s it for this week, gradually the garden is taking on a more autumnal feel, the sun is lower in the sky, that is, when it pops out between the heavy showers and leaves are beginning to turn colour. I’m making notes of which plants have coped well in the drought and will certainly increase what I already have, plus a few more. Thanks to Jim at Garden Ruminations for hosting once again.
Clever brambles with roots in your pond.
Absolutely, it must have known we were going to have a drought!
I’m in love with the ornamental grasses though I won’t go as far a planting a Pampas grass!
It was planted 35 yrs ago when it was fashionable Jude!
The garden seems to be doing exactly what it should be doing – making you happy. It’s a pity that not everyone recognises that feeling when they step into a garden – I’m still working on some of my family! You’ll be delighted to see your Cochicums starting to open. Every year I say that I’m going to add Cochicums and Cyclamens but to my shame, I never get round to it. How exciting to find a leaf on your Acer Osakazuki that is beginning to colour. It’s going to be beautiful.
The Acers are beginning to turn Catherine, but it will be a while yet before they reach their peak. A, Osakazuki is usually at its peak in November, I wonder if it will be early this year.
Yum for blackberries! Do you have enough to make jellies or jam too?
No Fred, I don’t have enough all at once, I just pick them when there are enough for an apple crumble!
Oh yes, yummy berries at the end! We have a favorite blackberry patch near our home, and we need to get out there again and collect some before the weather turns cold and they’re gone. All your plants look very happy. 🙂
When the family were at home Beth we used to go out and collect containers full of them, but there is only me now so I make do with what is in the garden.
The rain has made such a difference. Your grasses look lovely in the sun and I love the one red leaf on your Acer.
Thank goodness for the rain Graeme, most things have survived, must get more plants that have liked the drought!
I have had the same feeling with the rain we have had here, Pauline, although none of ours is heavy (but we had plenty of the heavy stuff when we visited my Mum!). It will be interesting to see what new growth it brings and hopefully, as you say, it will prove enough for next year’s rhododendron blooms. Your grasses are looking especially lovely now
Still enjoying the rain here Cathy, lots of lovely buds for next spring, I was thinking we wouldn’t have many flowers on the shrubs, but it should be ok now.
I’m not usually a fan of grasses but the stipa, in particular, looks lovely. I’ve been making notes of what’s done well, too, making sure I don’t waste money on plants that don’t cope with the new “normal”.
I think it will take a while for us all to decide what is the new “normal” Helen, I need plants that can cope with drought and also plants that can stand flooding in the winter, it will be a steep learning curve!