my garden, middle of sept.

morning all, i thought i'd share my garden as it looks now. i've added an outdoor kitchen/bbq are since last posting some pics. hope you like :-)

 

That looks fantastic, well done.
I'd be interested to hear what you have used and what your thoughts are on the 'jungle' type look you have in places, such as behind the bench with the giraffe. I'd be keen to try something similar. Sorry, if I haven't described it too well.

 

hi NewBhoy, behind and around the patio area with the giraffe are-
fatsia
musa bajoo
ensette murelleii
phormium
bamboo
cordyline
dahlias
acers
trachycarpus fortuneii
arund donax variagata
laurel
bottle brush
phoenix canariensis
phoenix robellii (sp)
hostas
stipa
diksonia antartica
and quite a few more. its very atmoshpheric, especially at night with the garden lights on. i love it! :-)

 

It's come on a treat Al

 

Loading up the van with an old sofa and a couple of fridges for you @al n

 

Looks great Al....didn't know you had an elephant as well as Humphrey!

 

Thanks, it looks great. I'd worry about the Scottish climate and overwintering. How do you deal with it?

 

ta guys, :-)

NewBhoy, the ensettes go in the summer house, everything else stays out. i'm very sandy here being close to the coast, so it doesnt get waterlogged or too wet at all, even if we have weeks of rain, its dry within a day afterwards. even the pelargoniums have stayed in flower since last year.

 

Thanks al, that sounds an excellent combination. Unfortunately I'm stuck with heavy clay and little skill!

 

That looks absolutely fantastic, very well done to you. I hope you manage a few more bbq's this year

 

Love the use of the space Al. I am fair bit further south than you and I haven't managed to create a wall of colour like that. You have a pink cactus dahlia at the back - do you remember what its name is?

Here's mine about the same time:

 

Love the use of the space Al. I am fair bit further south than you and I haven't managed to create a wall of colour like that. You have a pink cactus dahlia at the back - do you remember what its name is?

Here's mine about the same time:

 

hi paullypaul, if its the dahlia at the side of the tetrapanax near the summerhouse you mention, its called orfeo. (iirc)


your garden is stunning btw!

 

Thanks for the compliment and the dahlia name Al. Just looked it up on google images and it is the one. Will be buying into this one next season, cheers Paul