Gardening
Continuing my monthly twisting around the garden , considering the borders as a whole , rather than individual flora , here is November ’s tour .
Most of the mete tidying is complete now , still a few bits and pieces to do in the front garden . I do like a good tidy - up at this time of class . Yes , the borders wait a footling bare in places , but they also see neat - ish , and I can see next year ’s growth come through in many of the perennials – always a hopeful sign .
Since lasttime , I have also wind up the medulla oblongata planting . This has matte up like a herculean task at times , but I suppose I must concede this is mostly ( but not entirely – I was egg on ) my fault for buying so many . I would guess about half are in various terrace pots , the rest are either planted verbatim in the borders ( mostly alliums and some daffodil ) or planted up in 3L pots first then buried in the edge . The bulb are patently all hiding for now , I desire to see some daffs poking through by the metre the next Patrol comes round over the holidays .
Rear Garden
Border 1 – I ’ve removed all the seedy outgrowth from the alchemilla mollis , the potentilla and the loosestrife . I have n’t got around to removing the fuchsia , but since they are still invest out flowers , I ’ll impart them be for a while . I also removed one of the three pheasant ’s tail grasses , it ’s gone to Border 5 , more on that later . That genus Cotinus is an embarrassment , sprawling ever more drunkenly about the place . The leaves have n’t even had the decency to turn a good colour . Next year is its last chance – I will poll it back again early spring , then give it another passementerie belated spring once the stems have reached a decorous length . That carex , got ta move it or bin it .
Border 2 – Continuing the ruthless headway of unloved shrubs and plant life , I have extract the escalonia and the witch - hazel , neither of which was realize its keep . The chance cost of that space is too high – there are so many other plants to try ! The dahlias have for the most part been lifted and stored for thewinter . I have left some of the ‘ bishops ’s children ’ love dahlia in place as an experimentation . If they come through OK I will leave more in the ground next class . The rest of the border has had its seasonal passementerie , the yearbook have come out , such as they were , and the perennials have been cut back . Lots of lightbulb have gone in here . I have implant another mounting rosebush in amongst the clematis , a ‘ danse de feu ’ from a hardwood cutting take this time last year . There are now three of those roses along the fence ancestry . They have grown on fairly well . I have n’t shorten the clems back yet , that can wait till February or other March . They are all young plant , none did a keen business deal this year – I am hoping for better affair in 2018 . I think the untidy clod of carnations towards the right remainder of the 2nd photo can come out . I think there is some encroaching pasturage unify in , and besides , I do n’t much like the pinko . I was hoping to have mulched this border by now , but I have only just got the manure for it . A line of work for the weekend .
Border 3 – The canes are all markers for bulb that I ’ve set direct . In theory this means I can avoid spear up a bulb with the fork . In practice , I ’ll probably criticize the canes out with my clump - hopper . I examine , at least . Since last clip I have mulch this border with some well rotted buck manure , and imbed some more incandescent lamp – buried in plenty this clip . Now that the buddlieia has gone , I can more clearly see the cornus in the nook , in front of the Scots heather . It is the ‘ mid - wintertime fire ’ variety . It ’s lowly right on now , but has put on nigh all that maturation this yr . I ’ll cut it back early springiness and it should duplicate in sizing next class , thereabouts . Finally , I have got around to plant out two climbing blush wine that I bought month ago , give them a chop back as I did so . I am hop they can be train to track the barren spots on the trellis which the unruly wisteria has been allowed to skitter . They are “ oh wow ” and “ aureate ladder ” . Talking of unruly wisteria , now everything is bare , I enquire if there is an opportunity to improve its coverage . If I prune back some of the lower side stems , close to the trunk , I should be able to condition the resulting new growth lower down the trellis .
Border 5 – The abelia is still blossom away , in its fifth or sixth month , not defective value . It needs a proficient old prune for configuration , it is catch sprawly . That ’s a recurring theme in fact . The physocarpus and the pittosporum both postulate a good haircut . I am highly tempted to just go forwards and do it , but should really expect till March . The dogwood is destitute both of leaves and jasmine and is thus able to show off a bit more . I removed an quondam pheasant tail smoke and replaced with another new model . I ’ve cleared the hops from the treillage , and pruned and trained the fledged ‘ danse de feu ’ rose . I ’m hoping for more flowers next year . I ’m always a bit surprised to get hold the climbing hydrangea behind the hops . I might move the hop to another localization ( Border 4 , peut - être ) , see what the hydrangea can do when not smothered . It has lento grown away and now covers a unspoiled lot of the treillage , so if it does anything it should be a good show .
boundary line 6 – Still my mini - est border . The gaura and tiarella still think it ’s summer , still blossom off , although a chip on their last legs . The helenium , on the right behind the tiarella , have not been good this yr , they were smothered by the goldenrod I let take over . That ’s long rifle now , I was hoping the genus Helenium would recuperate , but they might have given up whole – I do n’t see any new growth coming through . Never mind , I have seeds coming from some other varieties which can take their place . I still have half a mind to expand this border , but have procrastinated . Next year perhaps .
Front garden
Border 7 – I have n’t write out back the wild bergamot , although I should , but everything else has either been removed or cut back for the wintertime . Looks a bit of a mess , actually . I must sort that out this weekend . Bulbs a - plenty in this delimitation , by all odds genus Allium & daffs and some tulip too I think .
mete 8 – earn up a bit , the genus Penstemon and lychnis coronaria depend ready to rock and roll next twelvemonth . The osteospermum is almost done flowering and I really should tidy the quietus up . Lots of bulb have gone in here too , bounce should be good .
Border 9 – Everything is looking happy enough , if a little untidy . The recurrent foxglove face like they have established themselves , I ’m look forward to those flowering next class . I need to cut back the genus Helenium , it ’s done for the class . I want to mulch all of the front borders at some point over the next month or two . The grunge was short and although I ’ve added some compost it will benefit from another good dose of manure . Another couple of trip-up to the paddock required .
Border 10 – My stolen moulding , in reality part of the sens verge on the other side of the garden wall . I ’ve put some bulbs in here , but I must have a think about what to plant for the spring . I have some Viola tricolor hortensis actually , they might do for now . Might as well , they are still in the polystyrene trays .
The front garden is in need of a good tidy in general , actually – thought I ’d done it all but distinctly some secateur time required .
At some pointedness I necessitate to combine the available edge outer space and my various ejaculate acquisitions and other spare plants into border plans , probably a job for the spring . I am eyeing up the rear lawn for some grassy ritual killing . I call up I can stuff a new border in …
I ’ll be back in a month or so for the next Border Patrol .
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