I went out into the garden this morning in glorious sunshine, for the first time since lockdown, we have had proper rainfall, and the garden looked lush in the green sense of the word as well as gorgeous. I wasn't sure how many plants would be excelling this morning, and thought I might have to include a photograph of the interior of the new greenhouse which is looking very productive, but didn't qualify for inclusion after all because there were a couple of plants growing between cracks, a couple in the step:
These plants took a while to introduce, the white daisy flowered Erigeron karvinskianus and a harebell sort of plant, they love growing in cracks and have rendered the path behind the house quite acceptable because the cracked paving slabs look great with the plants growing between them.
A few years ago, I was staying at a B&B in Northiam with the intention of visiting Great Dixter, there was someone else staying at the same B&B to gain horticultural skills by working at the great garden. She had been given a root of Inula which she didn't want because she didn't have access to her own garden, and so offered it to me. I gratefully accepted and have really enjoyed the plant ever since. The original clump is smaller than it was, but it has seeded around the garden, including between 2 paving slabs, it's looking fantastic already:
What else caught my attention this morning? This Saxifrage in a shallow pot spends most of the year looking a bit boring, and then goes bonkers and looks fantastic. Love it.
I think this Armeria or sea pink needs turning through 90 degrees, but you get the idea. It's looking lovely in this pot, but think when it has finished flowering, I'll release it into a border, it won't be very happy in a this planter all summer. I love the bright red Armeria, but find they are short lived in my garden.
These fantastic common marigolds were given to me last year by a friend who I met through open gardens a couple of years ago, they have flowered all winter and were looking particularly good this morning
Maybe these Veronica are a bit bleached out. They grow like weeds in my garden, but when they are flowering, I love them. They are very easy to propagate.
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A few years ago, I was staying at a B&B in Northiam with the intention of visiting Great Dixter, there was someone else staying at the same B&B to gain horticultural skills by working at the great garden. She had been given a root of Inula which she didn't want because she didn't have access to her own garden, and so offered it to me. I gratefully accepted and have really enjoyed the plant ever since. The original clump is smaller than it was, but it has seeded around the garden, including between 2 paving slabs, it's looking fantastic already:
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