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| Plants for the big border |
A big task for the day was planting up the main border with perennials that will look great in summer/early autumn. Now is the time to plant perennials before the frost compacts the soil. Paul arrived with a van load of compost as well as a selection of perennials for the border. The compost could not be dug into the bed as this would disrupt the bulbs that had already been planted. However compost can be laid as a covering on top and will be integrated into the soil quite quickly with the help of the worms.The new perennials included Veronicastrum 'Fascination', Rudbeckia, Phlomis, Althea, Nepeta, Helenium, Miscanthus, Iris siberica, Pennisetum & Asters. Dianthus would be used as edging plants at front of the border. There was also the last of the tulip bulbs to be planted and all the perennials that had been lifted from the border needed sorting out.
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Veronicastrum
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| Dinah on compost delivery |
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Barrowing in the new compost
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| Paul in charge of plant placement |
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| Ann & Sue on a plank |
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| It will look amazing next year |
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| Mandy, Julia and Catherine dividing and potting up |
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