| Gap | Notes |
| F4 | The campanulas here are quite good, but I think I need a shrub or two. It depends a bit on what happens to the very vigorous hardy fuchsia. |
| B4 behind pond | Acanthus from pot, 10 Sep 17 |
| F1 under hibiscus | Depends very much on what happens to the hibiscus. |
| F1 near oriental poppies | Achillea from pot, 10 Sep 17 |
| F2 near erysimum | Rudbeckia from pot, 10 Sep 17 |
| F1 near pittosporum | Oriental lilies from pots, 10 Sep 17 |
I’ll leave these for another few months to see if they come again. Also the three pots of tulips planted under Armeria, Ajuga and Arabis.
I’ll also plant some tulips in plastic pots in November or December for burying in the gravel.
Most of the plants are doing well.
The parthenocissus has already reached a good height. It’ll be interesting to watch for the autumn colour. It probably won’t need cutting back this year.
The white hydrangea I transplanted from the original back garden is very good. Perhaps it needs some sort of support, although it’s not really blocking the neighbours’ gate.
The ivy is not clinging to the wall yet. Perhaps I need to put up a wire and give it some help.
The hydrangea petiolaris is not looking as happy as it was, and the bergenia next to it is much smaller than its siblings that were planted at the same time. Are they in some sort of rain shadow under the clematis?
Very successful. Also white japanese anenomes.
In B2 on S fence. Doing well and producing fruit. It would be nice to use them for something
One salvia nemorosa ‘Lubecca’ in B1 cut back. Two left. Some geranium ‘Rozanne’ foliage cut back. Some erysimum ‘Bowles Mauve’ in B3 trimmed.
The thalictrums in B1 and B2 have gradually thinned out as the season’s progressed, and you can now see through them quite well.
Early September 17
Cut back all the thalictrums, and most of the salvias.
See also May 17
Large water soldier with two small offsets, water plantain and fibre optic plant already looking at home the day after adding to the pond
Brugmansia in front of the garage is doing well, and hasn’t been blown over thanks to the new pot supports.
This is good, but getting too big. It will need careful pruning this winter and next spring
Fuchsias are new plants for me. These came with the original garden, and must have survived for several years. The yellowish one is easy to cut back from the neighbours’ path, and doesn’t seem to mind this treatment. The reddish one lost its leaves in a drought last year, but recovered quite quickly. The tips of some branches died over winter and needed pruning in the spring. F4 is rather dry anyway, and needs a lot more organic matter. Both of them would benefit from a fairly severe prune in spring. See RHS advice
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