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Memory of the bleached out hot summer

A little trip on the river

It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as these lowly organised creatures

Charles Darwin on earthworms. National earthworm day 21 Oct

Alien planting to emerge wholly transformed months later.

#eremurus

Form over color?

What is most important here: the colors –soft, pastel, harmonious –or the variety of shapes? The globes of Allium ‘Summer Beauty’ in the foreground are a kind of solid presence in a planting where soft and diffuse shapes dominate. The pale yellow-green of Sedum telephium ‘Sunkissed’ serves to highlight surrounding colors, intensifying them; it does not look particularly structural now, but by the late autumn its strong stems and well-defined seedheads will be making a distinct impression, and will continue to do so into the winter.

From “Planting. A new perspective. Noel Kingsbury and Piet Oudolf”

#form #strcture #colour #planting

Passing this roadside verge I’ve seen this fantastic natural drift develop and change with the seasons. From the upright showy purple/pink flowers of early summer to the white crested plumes of late summer and now the reddening stems and leaves, strongly contrasting against the minty grass in the early morning mist.

thanks to Peter a UK Wild Flowers for identifying it as Rosebay Willowherb, (Chamerion angustifolium)

#rosebay willowherb #chamerion angustifolium

Screen gabbed this form episode 35 of gardeners world. In much the same way as he was drawn to the drift, there is something intuitively compelling about this image of hands reaching into the Erigeron Karvinskianus (St Peters Port Daisy).

I often think about the sensory nature of gardens, being in and around nature is implicitly sensory, so when the term ‘sensory garden’ is used it feels a little too broadly defined to be meaningful.

It seems to me what is meant more specifically is an exaggerated, amplified facet of one or more senses, such as Rosemary for its smell or Lambs ear for touch. As a result I question what that means for the sense of sight. Is it just the flamboyant and showy that qualify? What is the importance of sight in these schemes?

The daisies possess an exaggerated sensory quality; touch. The proliferation of delicate flowers swaying in the ebb and flow of a breeze, invitingly open to engulf curious hands as their petals and stems softly brush against the entirely of the hand.

#sensory #sensory garden #touch #smell #sight

Autumn colours

#autumn

Timing. Timed just right. These once ordinary, missable leaves light up in the late afternoon.

The cascading leaves, changing into their autumn attire, make an impactful pattern as they tumble over a park fence.

#autumn #leaves

Borderlines Colour Depth and Reflections

#reflection #water #autumn

I love naturalistic, ethereal planting. This front bed, with grass and yarrow spilling over the old style sign and fence created a relaxed, informal welcome to the great little cafe inside.

For me this is also about the importance of botanical design to the first impressions and expectations customers have of the cafe beyond. The garden is part of the owners attitude and outlook; their brand. With long, warm summers this becomes an opportunity to create something with a lasting impression.

Ahh found this pic of our first crop from the apple tree ‘Santana’ we planted earlier in the year. Wasn’t expecting fruit so soon and the taste is wonderful. Summer. Sigh.

Going to have to be patient with this one given the slow growth but can’t wait for the tree fern, Dicksonia Antarctica to arrive. Beautiful airy fronds that transport me to another world.

info https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=654

Thoughtful details for a less than glamorous facility. Random abstractions mixed with the symmetry of structure makes a strong impact and really pulls you down the corridor.

Our little courgette family

Love the contrast and depths of these tumbled autumnal leaves on top of a pool

#reflection #autumn #water

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