Some parts of the UK have seen their wettest ever July, although that wasn't the case here, where much of the rain has been very light, but there have certainly been more wet than dry days. It has left the garden a little dishevelled and even I have had to duck in places to avoid overhanging growth, but order is gradually being restored. The cutting beds and clematis have been the stars of the garden this month, as you will see in the photographs for this end-of-month view, starting with the usual view from the back of the house (above), and roses are just beginning to bud up again for a second flush.
Below is the shrub border, with views from both directions:
There is no evidence of snowdrops or other bulbs in the woodland now, and the woodland floor is a sea of ivy and herb robert. You can look down over the main borders from the bothy at the end before viewing the same area from a different angle at the back of the sheds, before taking in the clematis colonnade, looking the best it has ever been.
The path through the woodland edge border is still pretty much obscured, but I plan to remove the geranium from the section on the left, repeating the exercise I carried out perhaps only two years ago, to allow other plants the chance to shine.
The grass border and bold borders are looking relatively grassy and bold, bringing a small degree of satisfaction, although there is still a long way to go to reach the unlikely point of full satisfaction!
The cutting beds have been as colourful as ever, and should perhaps be renamed the 'gazing beds', as I spend more time gazing than cutting; strangely, that was a completely unexpected byproduct of the cutting beds...
Following their extension, the blue & white borders are harder to photograph, but the following view shows part of it, and the benefit of grouping pots to add extra colour:
The rose garden is currently largely devoid of roses, but normal service should be resumed soon, so let's move swiftly on and walk under the clematis colonnade and between the main borders, where various cerise geranium continue to provide a common link. We can then head back towards the house, past the obelisk border and down to the Coop and Coop Corner. Although the Coop is brightened by flowering streptocarpus and some dwarf pelargonium, the Coop Corner is dominated by foliage and would welcome an additional splash of colour.
I have added a video again this month, which will give you a more rounded picture of the garden; there are maps under The Garden tab, showing both the garden and the usual location of the photos and videos, which may help you orientate yourself.
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