AN OPEN GARDENS PREVIEW
It's going to be a quick one this week. I've been busy primping and preening ready for the village open gardens on Sunday and I've not left myself much time to write this post. After weeks of trying to squeeze extra things into my allotted six, I'm now going to have to be brief. Ironic, no? Numbers one to four are the Long Border. I've written about it before, and how I based it on Gertrude Jekyll's design for her garden at Munstead Wood. She trained as an artist before she turned to gardening and was au fait with the latest colour theories. She designed these borders to start with white and blue.......... Snapdragon, Delphiniums, Rue and Aruncus moving from pale to deeper yellow... Coreopsis, Achillea and Monarda Then it's on to the reds and oranges... Lychnis, Nasturtiums, Lilies before returning to yellow and then blue. Agapanthus, Clematis, Anthemis My number five spot goes to these tomatoes. I may have found the answer to our Six on Saturday comp
Lovely autumnal scenes. The leaves and twisting boughs of the Japanese acer are stunning.
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DeleteThis Japanese maple really has a stunning shape with its twisting curves of its branches.. I love it !
ReplyDeleteWhen you say that "you turfed strawberries": I don't really understand ... How do you do it and what is it for? Is it like a mulch to feed them or protect them?
I understand your confusion. 'Turfed out' is an expression which means that you forcibly eject someone or something. I don't know where the phrase comes from, but perhaps it is connected to turf cutting.
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DeletePerfect autumn shots! That frost was a bit of a shock here too. I wasn't prepared at all. Poor plants.
ReplyDeleteI thought we had had a good run but I see that I wasn't writing a frosty post until nearly the end of November last year.
DeleteThe twisting branches have my eye too, a delightful acer. Yes winter has started for us gardeners in the UK.
ReplyDeleteI see you've had the first frosts too.
DeleteI've been away all week but I don't think we've had a frost here in Brussels yet. Your frosted leaves looks so pretty that I almost wish for one. Better than a soggy lawn.
ReplyDeleteI do like to take a good frosty photo if I'm up early enough that is.
DeleteGreat maple!
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DeleteI do love the acer. What a fabulous contorted shape.
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DeleteA fine selection of autumn colour. Your weather sounds pretty similar to ours - just above freezing in the greenhouse overnight. Brrr!
ReplyDeleteBrrr indeed
DeleteBeautiful pictures, especially the Acer. The frosts caught me out as well but at least it’s back to milder weather for a while.
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