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| Asters for sale |
We looked at some more plants that would look good in the garden now or good to get planted in the garden now:
- Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa' - a diminutive purple allium that blooms in Sept/Oct
- Aster 'Little Carlow' - a bushy herbaceous perennial aster with bright mid blue flowers that clumps up well, doesn't need staking and doesn't get mildew
- Aster 'Erlkonig' - has pale purple flowers, needs some sun. Asters need moisture - can be cut back when they have finished flowering and then they need feeding see Bridge's piece on asters on Garden House website - www.gardenhousebrighton.co.uk/lost-the-plot/we-love-asters-in-autumn/
- Pulmonaria 'Diane Clare' - good for shade, provides ground cover and flowers from early spring
- Miscanthus sinensis 'Yakushima Dwarf' is a compact deciduous grass that grows to 80cm tall, forming a clump of narrow leaves, with feathery pale brown flowerheads in mid autumn
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| Pulmonaria 'Diane Clare' |
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| Miscanthus 'Yakushima Dwarf' |
Activities in the garden this week
- Working on the two big borders on either side of the hawthorn hedge - one border will be a spring border and the other for later flowering plants. We took out most of the plants to clear the beds and divide up some plants that will go back or be moved elsewhere.
- Continue work on mosaic step by the greenhouse
- Potting up sempervivums
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| Starting work on the new spring border |
Events this weekend to look out for:
- Great Dixter plant fair www.greatdixter.co.uk - a wonderful garden to visit even if you can't get to the plant fair.
- West Dean garden event www.westdean.org.uk/garden
Book suggestion of the week
Cuttings by Christopher Lloyd
On A Great Dixter theme Fergus Garrett, Head Gardener will be speaking at the Burgess Hill horticultural society at Oaks Hall school in Burgess Hill on Weds 23rd Oct at 7.45 tickets are £6 from bhhstickets@yahoo.co.uk
Burgess Hill Horticultural Society
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