@Melody Mc. thank you so much for your lovely comments. I fully agree with you that the beauty of the gardens on this forum are all so fabulous. The combination of growing vast bountiful amounts of fresh edibles alongside creating stunning recreational zones for all the family to sit and relax in is a true eye opener to me......the sheer land acreage you all seem to have is mindblowing !!! Many have to do battle against extreme weather conditions and test their wits against some very determined, destructive and in many cases dangerous critters too !!! In comparison I for one have a much easier time of things over here in the Uk and feel a bit of a fraud .
@Pacnorwest ...sorry just re- read your post. Were you referring to the Coleus in the 2nd pic or the Cyclamen in pic 5 ??
Ok thanks.. apples are happily a treat for the horses. The horses grab what they can reach on one side of the tree inside the hot fence. The deer grab what they can reach from the opposite side of the tree from the outer side of the hot fence. I pull the truck under the tree on both sides and shake off the apples in the truck bed . I think that’s a win win share situation for all. There’s more than enough to share with neighbors. Yes in my post about the pink bulb flowers cyclamen flowers. I grew them but they have a very low bloom life in this zone. What a great spot to always include something special to keep the garden interesting. Coleus were very interesting mine have gone and flowered did’t catch them in time again. Time to take cuttings.
Pac— those dahlias are just gorgeous. It is sad that they are now gone, but what lookers they were. Yeah, that clematis is really showing off at the minute, but the fragrance…amai, the fragrance.
I can just imagine the sweet fragrance of your clematis..they remind me of the clematis Amandii ‘snowdrift’. They bloom in spring here. Or sweet autumn bloom now here. Your pic is outstanding… I can smell them from here… thanks for the breeze..
Gosh @Sjoerd your Clematis is an absolute stunner!! It's smothered in beautiful blooms and I bet it stops passers by in their tracks to spent a few moments gazing at it in admiration.
@Pacnorwest are you cutting your Dahlias down now?? I'm hoping that ours will last another month yet. I always wait until the first frosts arrive and blacked their leaves before performing the very sad job of cutting them down and thickly mulching them and topping them with upturned pots filled with polystyrene chips. That's my most dreaded task , cutting them all back. I went round the garden earlier this week tagging the ones that really must be dug up this Winter prior to me finding them a new home next year as they have all out grown their current spaces.
