Wednesday 17 June 2015

Iris...

My garden this year has turned out pastel, something I planned for last year but seems to have been late arriving. It's a mixture of pale pinks, whites, subtle blues, and pale violets - mauve as the used to call it. of course there a few splashes of colour from the warmer end of the spectrum, but these seem only to emphasise the delicate nature of the planting and of course there are still lilies and then suflowers to come.

I can't take credit though, it seems to have happened organically all on its own with minimal direction. This year has been an experiment with my pound shop bulbs and cuttings from last year's daisy Chrysanthemums It's worked though and I am astounded just how well the iris, lilies, anemones, and begonias have done.

Boring aren't I.




7 comments:

  1. Sharon Taylor on FB
    yipee, one down how many more did you plant?

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    1. Andrew Height
      Hundreds Sharon. Loving these Iris though. Very delicate.

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  2. Lindsey Messenger on FB
    I had a bag of mixed bulbs from £1 shop last year.... Was interesting watching what grew.... Especially when a couple were potatoes !! 😀

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    1. Andrew Height
      That sounds like fun Lindsey. Maybe ginger next time.

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    2. Lindsey Messenger
      Hehe yes it was.... Am going well with my strawberry plants this year

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    3. Andrew Height
      It's a good season so far.

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  3. Neil Barrett on FB
    How much?

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