September flowers

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As autumn is in the air, on a sunny day I could still be fooled into thinking it is summer.


There is still plenty of colour around. All pictures from the small town garden

The small town garden in August

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This week took me back to the small town garden. Nicely maturing (it is in its fourth year), it is on the whole very low maintenance.

My only job for this month was to cut back the lavender border, deadhead the roses and trim the lawn edges. 

  

You win some, you lose some

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The small town garden is a jolly sight for most parts of the year. I had called round at the beginning of April and all was well at the front: the Angel's Fishing Rod (Dierama Pulcherrimum) had survived the winter and the tulip foliage was plentiful and healthy. These are the original tulips planted when the front was overhauled and this would be their third spring.

Weekend Eye Candy

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First cherry blossom

Winter scent

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The small town garden houses a number of little gems, no, not lettuces, I should add but plants that surprise.

Grasses

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This week took me to the small town garden, specifically the front garden.

This time of year is when this tiny plot looks it worst:

Weekend Eye Candy

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Seed pods of Dierama Pulcherrimum in the small town garden.

Have a good weekend.

Mellowing

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Today I paid the small town garden a flying visit. I have blogged about this little gem before here.

It is still stunning now, I hope you agree.

A new face

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A few days ago I blogged about the small town garden. Well I returned today and have hopefully some better pictures to share. I will also show how the tiny frontage looks.

Spax not Spanx

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This small town garden was an early commission for a design and implementation. It is a fairly typical garden size for a newly built house and for a client downsizing it comes as a shock. My client however was determined to have a plant lover's paradise...

The initial brief was for the main garden at the back but subsequently the front has been revamped as well. That's for another day though.

For the backgarden project I was starting with a rather blank canvas and a few keepers:  a garden that was enclosed by fencing on three sides, a lawn in ok condition, a reasonably new deck and a garden shed in a corner. No planting to be kept as there was none apart from Rose 'Alnwick' in a pot which really needed more space.

There were three main challenges: access to the garden via a very narrow side path (too narrow for a standard wheelbarrow), heavy clay soil and an unexpectedly windy situation.