The Leucanthemum vulgare next to the path in F1 has stayed propped up, but is really rather too tall for this position. Perhaps a Chelsea Chop next spring will keep it under control. ‘Shapcott Gossamer’ has been allowed to flop, and is very effective.

Now 8′ tall in B1 and B2, although quite modest in a pot at the front. Surprisingly stable without being propped up, although there hasn’t been that much wind.

The lavender from the original garden near the garage is now enormous, but just coming into its own, and covered in bees. It seems to have stopped flopping. I suppose I shall have to reduce it a bit.

The cannas are quite compact, but with good leaves (if rather eaten) and flowers. The white lily is superb. Slightly scented, and it got going just as the pots of Lilium regale came to an end.

The foxgloves have all finished flowering, so I’ve cut them back and kept the seed stems in a box. I’ll transfer the seeds to a paper bag in due course. I probably won’t need them as there are plenty of seedlings all over the garden.

These were root-pruned this spring. They look pretty healthy, although there’s no sign of any flowers. Eaten leaves are normal. The leaves on the old stems have not grown very symmetrically, and some hackery may be necessary next spring. See Root pruning

The old stems of both these both died and they shot up new ones. I quite like the columnar form on the left. I might cut back the one on the right to make it more bushy.

For some reason this was the only one of last autumns root cuttings to survive, but it looks quite healthy.

Euphorbia wulfenii Cut back dead flowers. Still quite big.

Knautia macedonica Cut back dead flowers. Should come again this year.

Rosa ‘Complicata’ This flowered well, but had got too big. I cut it back to about 1′ above the ground. This is harder than ideal, but it should recover. I’ll lose the hips, of course.

Clematis ‘Ville de Lyon’ This had got rather straggly. I cut it back hard. Hopefully it will flower again this year on new wood. It usually does.

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When I arrived this shrub had been pruned into a very dull ball. When I cut it to the ground I discovered the plant label, and realised that it has an AGM.

In 2017 it was superb and flowered well. It seemed to suffer from the Beast from the East in 2018, and the subsequent drought. Most of it died, and a bracket fungus seemed to indicate the end.

Then, earlier in 2019, part of it made a miraculous recovery. What next?