Last week, I had the good fortune to be on a family holiday in Paris. This meant I spent almost a week away from my garden. A lot can change in a week. While I have enjoyed the close-up viewing SixOnSaturday brings, the time away has allowed me to look at things through a wider lens.
Here are 6 photos that show a different perspective from the usual close-ups (well, maybe not all 6). Stick around to the end, and I’ll treat you to a bonus gallery of pictures of tulips from the wonderful Jardin des Plantes.
SixOnSaturday is curated by Jim at Garden Ruminations, and you can find the participation guidelines here.
1. The view from the bottom of the decking.
This flower bed is the first one that was mine (and not left by the previous owner). It was started after I dug out a huge cotoneaster. It’s ended up being a hodgepodge of things because I didn’t really know what I was doing. The heuchera, for example, are in there because I had a load in pots that were ravaged by vine weevils. I shoved them in the ground, in the hope they’d survive.
2. Later in the year, this will be the best view in the garden with geraniums and geums soon to come through. Last year, I divided my large clump of irises, and I’m not quite sure how well they’re going to come back.
3. The colours here are a bit washed out, but my amalanchier with a slightly misplaced maple coming into leaf beneath it are the pick of what’s on offer this week. The amalanchier is a little less spectacular than usual, as I had it trimmed back last autumn.
4. The view across the decking. The decking is still collecting pots. It’s pretty haphazard at the moment, but nevertheless remains good for the soul.
5. The pick of the decking is this acer, which is more or less in full leaf now.
6. I went to our local garden centre yesterday, mostly to buy plants for my new nature pond installation featured a couple of weeks ago. I probably should have called ahead first, as they didn’t have any of their pond plants out yet.
Nevertheless, they did have tea, cake, and some impulse purchases. I’ve been thinking of trying Dahlia’s under some pressure from a good friend. I fully expect them to fail, but you never know.
The flox and the echinacea were entirely impulsive.
And finally, as promised. My pics from the Jardin des Plantes.
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