Sunday, September 23, 2007

Photos (in wrong order)


I can't believe I have strawberries ripening now!

The square foot bed (well, the 121 sq inch bed really) with kohlrabi, lettuce and spring cabbage.


The "hedge" of leylandii behind the pond and the start of the chickenwire to cover the gaps. I'm sure the chickens will be right over that and into the precious brassicas...


A bit more clearing done - mainly the leylandii bits that were growing through the fence and a dead tree.


Garden Cat on the chicken run. I had better fix the roof panel on securely!


The ex-potato bed, compost and ash dug in, mulched with cardboard. I'll plant the kale through the cardboard once it has been rained on and softened a bit.


Borlotti beans. Gorgeous.


The chicken coop. It's a swiss chalet mini ark from Jim Vyse. Sturdy and easy to build.


The 6ft run (minus roof panel since I want it to be hinged on one side and fixed on the other and need a trip to the hardware store to get the bitsnpieces)


Staghorn Sumac hasn't quite got its full autumn coat on, but it'll be all red in a day or two.


Aha! They're purple and yellow!


The "that'll do for now" fence behind the pond. It will keep the chickens in and I'll hide it with climbers.

Sunday, September 02, 2007

alright, petal?

Miscellaneous photos of things in the garden.


Plumbago (Thanks to grapevine forumites for helping with identification!)


Weigela florida "Verweig" (minor black) being invaded by Carex buchananii


The grasses are- Pennisetum "red bunny tails", Carex Buchananii and the variegated one is Phalaris arundinacea picta


The plastic planthouse: top shelf - a dozen cuttings of cistus purpurea, below that - violas intended as bedding plants for when I get the other planters ready.


Hebe - don't know variety


Maybe a spiraea ("bridal wreath"? Grapevine forum again!) - usually get masses of these flowers in early spring. I think the shearing it got a couple of weeks ago might have persuaded this cluster to appear.


Dahlia "Suffolk Punch"


Aster novae angliae "Alma Potschke" & visitor


Dahlia "Passion"


Dahlia - don't know variety. It's a small, bushy one.


Caryopteris "summer sorbet"