On the move

 This is an important time of the year, jobs which are completed now will make a huge difference next summer, I'm not talking about closing the garden for winter, that is still weeks away. Just general plant care, noting bare patches, overgrown plants which needs cutting back into their space, generally ensuring things are where they should be. It's also a great time to buy another plant and find a space for it, this is my 3rd Gaura, I have fallen in love with them this year 

 

I follow Dave_the_plantman on Instagram, he is very good with tips and plant identification. He suggested to remove the seed heads from agapanthus, something I have never done before, so I have cleared the seed heads from two areas and left the third. It does make sense as I always stop seed heads forming on my spring bulbs. 

I have moved my pomegranate in the big square tub, its now behind my seating area, it has space to grow taller, and provide a green backdrop. The mint has been moved into the lower old water tub, it sits better here now, I have cut it all down, it will grow back, I have also popped my parsley in the pot, it should sit above the mint, I have protected the base of the pot so mint roots can't get inside. Most of the herb pots are beside the back door. 

This corner now has the red rose in this pot, which had the mint in, I have given the pot a good scrub, I have popped a couple low plants in and some spring bulbs. At the moment it is not looking it's best, but next summer should be as I want, the rose behind I will cut back, so it blooms lower again. The new gaura is planted in the back by the wall, with another recent new plant, Snow Blizzard, both white flowers.

We have a water feature, we had both seen it in The Range, but was not sure, later on our local facebook marketplace, this one was for sale at less than half price, the seller had ordered it online and thought it was too small. Initially we were going to find a feature for the other side of the garage door, but we settled on this one, it does look good from our seating area. The water trickles around the sphere and does not spill, there are lights where the water pumps out.

I have not managed to remove any more pots, I know I still have too many, this 4th heat wave is telling on how long it takes me to water the pots. I have no huge plans forming for next year, just a few tweaks, most of which we will sort in the coming months.

My flower beds are full of colour mainly zinnias and asters, the roses are having a second bloom, the fleabane daisies look good, I've cut them back a couple of times to keep them low. The forsythia is looking good after the move, I'm really pleased with my late summer garden, I'm not a fan of dahlias, so I'm always looking for different later flowering plants.

It's been another few lazy days, mainly with cloudy starts, which has helped to keep the temperatures lower and life bearable, later when the sunshine shines through it's nice to sit in the shade, our garden has become our perfect spot. Yesterday we had no sunshine, hopefully the heatwave is behind us.