Transition

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The front (like the back) of Mrs U-turn's plot features amongst much else a small circular bed.

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.

U-turns

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This post is about about a garden which I did not love at first (but I do now, U-turn #1).

It's owner has lived there for a long time. Many years ago she decided that she did not want to spend much time on her garden and had all the lawns taken up and gravelled over. More recently, as she is spending more time at home, she has become rather fed up with all that gravel and is craving colour (U-turn #2).

Thalictrum delavayi 'Album'

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I have to praise the humble meadow rue or in this case the cultivar Thalictrum delavayi 'Album'. It lends itself to a relaxed planting schemen and I like to pair it with Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'. Given the right conditions, mainly not deep shade and the odd good soaking, both plants will grow to 1.5m and more.

They both sway gently in a breeze and whilst Thalictrum may need staking I avoid this by planting it with the Calamagrostis. There's something very graceful and uplifting about the mass of tiny starshaped white flowers.

Before the flowers open fully they look like tiny pearls.

Underplanting with hostas, hellebores, epimedium and erysimum.