It's over a year now since we moved house. Although our new garden is much smaller than our old one we hardly touched it last year, except for removing plants which for one reason or another we didn't require. There's only one flower border so it was about time that we got it planted up.
We spent the May Day bank holiday looking around garden centres and nurseries for plants we liked and came home with the following:-
Aquilegia - stellata Ruby Port
Centranthus ruber - coccineus
Euphorbia amygdaloides - robbiae
Buddleia davidii - Harlequin
Pieris japonica - Mountain Fire
Astrantia major - Shaggy
All these were bought with the intention of planting them in the border but as the pieris needs acidic conditions I've now decided to plant it in a container.
Acer atropurpureum
Geum - Petticoats Peach
These are to be grown in containers.
I also picked up five strawberry plants. I haven't grown strawberries since I had the allotment and I miss them. Obviously, five plants won't produce a glut but I'll be able to take the runners from these plants later on in the season and increase the number of plants year on year.
Later on in the week we visited The Arium, Leeds City Council's horticultural nursery. It's the largest local authority nursery in the country. They had a good selection of plants and these are the ones we chose to bring home with us:-
Photinia - Red Robin
Philidelphus - Virginal
Heuchera - Obsidian
Polemonium - caeruleum Bambino
Delphinium - Magic Fountain Sky Blue
Pulsatilla - vulgaris White
Geranium - endressii
After laying all the plants out in the border and deciding where we wanted to plant them, we realised that we could do with a few more, so back to The Arium we went. This time we came home with the following:-
Hollyhock - Chaters Double White
Physostegia - virginiana Rose Bouquet
Lupin - Russell The Governor
Lysimachia clethroides
Sedum spurium Coccineum
The sedum is to be grown in a container but all the rest of the plants are for the border.
Mick had the week off work so as well as getting everything planted up, we made use of the good weather we had and also crossed off a few other jobs in the garden. It's just a case of letting the plants fill out now and then seeing where the gaps are. We've had a mixture of sunshine and rain so they've had a good start. Fingers crossed that they all do well.
I think your border is going to look amazing - hope everything grows and multiplies - a wet week will help - think the forecast is for damp everywhere
ReplyDeleteA fine selection of plants which should do well and look good in your garden once they've become established and grown. xx
ReplyDeleteHow delightful! It's a lovely time to plant things, with the summer - we hope! - for them to get their feet down and grow.
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Hollyhocks are one of my favorites but no place to plant them. Glad you got a good amount of plants you like and that you got them planted already!
ReplyDeleteJo, that certainly is a good collection of plants.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely keeping my fingers crossed that they all do well, and I'm sure it will give you a lot of pleasure.
All the best Jan
Looks like you got a GREAT variety.
ReplyDeleteSteve is out in the yard right now beating on something. LOL He's leveling the back portion along the fence. Not sure if we'll put a plant back there or just sod. It's near a black walnut and that limits what will grow well.
Happy gardening. Your summer is going to be beautiful.
Should look good as summer comes along and will we see some gorgeous photos.........please. Pieris do well here as do blueberries, both loving the acidic soil..I love the nursery at Tong & it always surprises me as it is a huge area. We also went to one near to you too. Happy gardening, take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteI love watching our garden grow and evolve, nothing better on a sunny day to sit outside and admire your work.
ReplyDeleteA year already! Where did it go. Good luck with the garden, hope you're pleased with the results.
ReplyDeleteYou've chosen some great plants - the variety will create interest and it'll be good to see the result in your blog posts later in the year. Happy gardening!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see the gardens coming to life isn't it? I bought some hostas at the weekend to replace some old plants that were past their best. I'm hoping if we move next year we will have a smaller garden.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness! How ambitious! I will look forward seeing photos of your garden growing up over the spring and summer.
ReplyDeleteGosh, that year has gone quickly! You got a good variety of plants, they should all fill out nicely over time.
ReplyDeleteWow, that year went quick. All the best with your garden planting. I look forward to seeing how they do. We're trying to keep on top of our garden and failing. Regular weeding each day is needed at the moment. Cx
ReplyDeleteYou bought some lovely plants for your border and for some pots. Have a great gardening week.
ReplyDeleteYour plants all look amazing, Jo. I bet they're all in by now and thriving. Sorry for my late comment - we've had a whole week without internet (not our fault!). It's a bit scary how reliant we've become on it and how life feels weird without it!
ReplyDeleteIt's always exciting planning a new border. I look forward to seeing how it turns out.I was worried that we would have lost quite a few perennials after last year's drought but lots seem to have survived.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that border is going to look absolutely fabulous. Looking forward to seeing it when it grows a little.xxx
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