Tag: monthly
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October 7th
We were away last weekend, and daylight is starting to get a bit scarce in the evenings around here now. I’ve been home a couple of days this week, but I’ve had a cold so hadn’t thought about pictures. Getting back to normal now! I can’t quite believe those Rudbeckias are still flowering. They are…
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September 6th
Only a little late with this one. Was a smidge later with the photos than I’d hoped too. Ah well. The rudbeckia (bright yellow, on the right) are fully out now. I love them. There was a modern garden in Sussex Uni fully planted with these. I never had any success growing them in Brighton…
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Garden update – 6th August
Very late. At least I got the photos taken. Beautiful sunny day. The rudbeckia are almost out, lots of flowers. You can see the bright red of the Soldier Boy rose on the arch. And the lovely nasturtiums in the herb bed. And I’ve finally managed to support the apple tree. It really was a…
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Garden diary – July 3rd
Better late than never, right? The foxgloves are flowering and everything got a bit bushier. The early alliums are finished, but the seed heads are still spectacular. The rest of the bed is starting to grow up towards them. I’ve put the wigwam in for the runner beans, but they are a long way off…
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Garden diary – 30th May 2016
I’ve decided that the garden is now developing quickly enough to warrent monthly shots. Actually, I should probably have started in March. Hindsight is wonderful! So today we took the first batch, which will count for the start of June. There aren’t as many different parts of the garden to take in this house! So…
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Suddenly September
And I’m all caught up with myself! This is when I start to appreciate that some flowers are much longer lived than others. The purple monarda has been flowering hard for over a month now, and the rudbeckia is probably at its peak. But the white just in front of the hazel has also been…
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Quickly now… August!
Still playing catch-up, these are the August photos! The knitters were coming for a barbecue on the 6th, so we had a bit of a tidy up in time for these photos. Certainly compared to July, anyway. The lawn’s been mown, the plants are no longer flopping quite so much (we invested in some plant…
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June Photos
Bit late on the write up this month. Whoops! This was right at the end of an exceptionally dry April and May, and the lawn is clearly suffering. The blue salvia under the greengage is looking great though, really enjoying the dryness! That bright pink rose is looking better every year I think. The reflections…
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May photos
A couple of small changes this month. The obvious one that took us lots of effort is the paving. We’d got fed up of the lawn edging, which worked well but made the mowing a bit harder. So the paving is set to be the same level as the lawn, so we can now just…
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April 2011
First of the month, photo time! It was a bit damp. Lots of fresh new green! There aren’t many daffodils out back, but those that there were have been and gone. Check out my ornamental quince! Such a great shade of red, and finally large enough to really make a splash of colour. Have to…
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March
It’s starting to come back to life out there. Not that it particularly shows up in that view! Things are stiring, they are just small and hard to see. Lots of buds swelling on the various trees, bulbs and things starting to poke through. The ornamental quince is showing quite a lot of flower coming…
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February
Whoops, what happened there then? Took the photos on time (well, on the 2nd) so all is well. We seem to have mostly thawed out, but it’s been a wet time since. Not so much going on out back yet. The lawn looks a bit mullered still, and everything is still very much dormant. It…