I was amazed when I counted how many different fruiting plants I had in the garden. There are still a few photos missing. I have several fruiting currant plants and gooseberry, Physalis Peruvian:Cape gooseberry, several different varieties of Apple and wild blackberries.
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This is my favourite part of the garden because it's Jurassic. The Drock means watercourse, its where the natural springs drain, or should, this year the garden is very wet at the bottom. As a plant enthusiast it's brilliant because I can grow these awesome plants. The otherside of the garden is different altogether, it's dry and sandy. I have a good selection of Hosta's in the garden, all different colours and sizes. The only one I remember is 'Fire and Ice".
You can actually eat hosta's too, although I think that would be an expensive food source, also what would the slugs eat instead. I chose two climbing roses to grow on the wall. Both are David Austin Roses and are very popular for their colour and beautiful smell. Gertrude Jekyll - named after the famous garden designer and author. It is an Enlish Rose that is always one of the first to start flowering. The bright pink buds open to large, rosette-shaped flowers and they smell fabulous: often described as being the quintessential Old Rose fragrance. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - This climbing rose has bright crimson-red blooms, again with an old Rose fragrance. I have also planted Geranium oxonianum 'Wargrave pink', underneath. I first bought this plant when I was planting out my Gardeners World Border. I liked it because it is a compact evergreen perennial that only grows unto 60cm in height. |
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