Another late post - August

Yes, here I am again, holding my baby-girl and trying to put to good use some pictures I took in August. There was a lot going on in the garden, but I only seem to have taken a few pictures, but, hey, that's still better than nothing, right? This is my Munstead Wood rose from David Austin, an almost perfect rose - the colour, the shape, the velvety texture, the strong old rose fragrance and the bounty of blooms. I did say almost and that is because, at least during the first year, its blooms tend to keep their heads rather down, as they are not properly supported by the thin branches. Still, I simply adore it!

Next, there is a photo of my crocosmias. I placed them where I could find an empty place, since they were a later addition and I didn't manage to make a great combo, but more about this later.

Another great rose from David Austin is Lady Emma Hamilton. I've written about it before so I won't say much, just that I was considering buying another one or propagating it, but I realised I want other new roses and I don't have enough space to have doubles :( Well, some other time, in a bigger garden.

One plant that I have managed to propagate from collected seeds is this Icelandic poppy. I have only planted yellow seeds, but I'll do better next year and plant the white and orange ones as well. It such such a lovely flower, so delicate and so perfect. My only poppy this year was planted at the foot of Lady Emma and I let its seeds drop to the ground, so I expect self-propagation for the next season. One of the things I love about it, is that it starts blooming somwhere in May and goes on blooming until it gets really cold outside (even november).

This is one of my day-lillies. It's called Snowy apparition and it is supposed to be fragrant and to repeat its flowering. Since I bought it in February this year as a mere tuber from the gardening show, it is a new plant, so it came as no surprise that it only bloomed once this summer. I was however unpleasantly surprised by the fact that it had no fragrance - you must know by now that I am such a fragrance maniac. Yet, it is very special in its pureness, unlike most hemerocalis I've seen.

These are some pretty gladioli that I bought super cheap from my local supermarket. Quite a good deal, I'd say!

I am so in love with delphiniums, yet, this is the first year I grow one in my garden and I am extremely pleased with it, as it has bloomed much longer than marked on its label. It has practically bloomed continuously from when I bought it in May. Even now, it has one more stalk forming.

And I want to add a couple of scenes from the garden, as this was the point where I made most of the mistakes. This one, for example, is a really unfortunate mix of colours. I think the pink would do well with any of the shades of purple/lilac, but the two of them so close ...yuck!

And to finish with, another scene that is ok, but not brilliant in any way. I like the dhalia and rose together, they do go perfectly, but the geranium spreading like crazy (all that came from a small pot I bought back in May) and the black currant bush that is almost covered in the said geranium after I trimed ... not so successful.