What's looking good in September 2011

The verbascum Chaxii are also having a second blooming after being cut back as soon as they had finished.





Artichokes look good but attract the blackfly





The Freemontedendron has been flowering since early May but only shows a few flowers at a time this time of year





We have quite a variety of ice plants and here are some















This is the last remaining tall sunflower as all the others have been blown down





We have a number of grasses and here are a few of them









Our variegated viburnums that had been badly affected by viburnum beetle seem to have recovered and are ready to flower (we have three this size)







There is still some colour around the garden

 

I posted what it looks like in flower here

http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/members-gallery/34119-whats-looking-good-june-2011-a.html

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It can become quite rampant but you cut it to the ground each year.

Sorry, I posted a picture by mistake but have corrected it now. :DOH:

 

Trunky, we don't have any psecial thoughts for the bed. We shall probably do what we usually do - have a look at what plants we have lying around in pots. Mrs shiney has propagated well over 1,000 plants this year so she is bound to look through those first.

I do what I am told . I know my place!

 

Yes, they're a very rewarding plant/tree that blooms for months but you need to wear gloves when working around it. It looks harmless enough but most parts of it have hair thin burrs on them that are barely visible and can be quite a nuisance. I always warn people not to get one for their garden if they have very young kids or dogs.

 

simbad, I hope the Phytolacca germinates but remember to give it plenty of room. It needs to be cut to the ground each winter. The variegated viburnum is a pretty good shrub as it can easily be shaped into a hedge. It can also be trained more or less like a tree. One of ours is similar to the one in the picture but we leave it about 7ft high and it covers a bigger area. Another is cut so that it grows vertically and is about 9ft high.