Our Home Garden Weekly Update Week 8 summer

Right on time… One week out from Autumn and my Sedum “Autumn Joy” is starting to flower. It starts off so insipidly but the colour gets deeper and deeper as it matures. It’s a very, very light pink at the moment but will end quite reddish.

Bowing to the pressure My fuschia is so heavy with flowers at the moment that its soft-stemmed branches are struggling to hold up the weight.

Glimmer of Hope The chamomile we planted as seeds last week are starting to scratch open the surface. I sowed three packets, all under the same conditions, but only one packet has been successful so far. It will be interesting to see what happens with the other two.

Yuletide Camellia Both our camellia’s are sprouting new growth in their bid to bloom late winter. I find this absolutely fascinating as most of my garden is getting tired and ready for a break that some other plants are only just gearing up.

Another top heavy plant Our Gaura (Butterfly Bush) has succumbed to the weight of its flowers and has crashed to the ground seeking respite. The flowers are keeping the bees busy.

Tortured Willow Not a tree for the faint-hearted, the tortured willow or corkscrew willow ( Salix matsudana) is listed on the Weeds of National Significance register because like all willows they have an insatiable root system. This one is kept out of temptations reach and is still only a couple years old. Their contorted branches are often used in flower arrangements.

Happy Myrtle This conifer looking Myrtle is so happy in our garden and adds a softness around our native garden beds. The kids loving running their hands over it as the soft branches have a similar feel to a feather duster.

Hebe Hedge This hebe hedge was grown from propagated cuttings originally from a plant a friend gave us when we first moved in. I’m a bit of a hebe freak and will always stop to take a look at one if growing in someone’s garden. They’re so easy to propagate and the colours available are beautiful.

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