Monday 20 May 2013

Orange and damp

 Two words summed up my garden today - orange and damp! We had drizzle all weekend and the moisture has really soaked into everything. That's a good thing, after the dry summer. I also think brick and terracotta look their best when slightly damp. The colour is much richer than the dry pinkness you get in summer. So from that point of view, I'm happy for damp autumn days.


 There's quite a bit of weeding to do but since the soil is so soggy I didn't touch it. What a great excuse, right? It probably wasn't too wet to sweep up the leaves, but I left them alone just in case.

 A tapestry of ground covers here, surrounding my lovely lonicera ball in a terracotta long tom.

Orange leaves against a turquoise sky. A classic autumn colour combo that you just can't beat.

6 comments:

  1. What a lovely garden you have, and great that it still looks so good in Autumn. I really like the brick edging of your borders.

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    1. Thanks Paula! I think the bricks add a nice rustic feel and they look especially good this time of year!

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  2. Th potager is still looking good, I didn't even notice the weeds until you pointed them out! I have been enjoying autumn leaves against blue sky here, too. It's a picture I store up in my head to get me through winter.

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    1. Damn weeds, I try not to notice them either. I know what you mean, I'm trying to store up things for winter too - the last autumn leaves, the last warm days, the last fresh fruit. It's not far away now :(

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  3. I love your potager garden, every time I see that brick path I wish I could do something similar in my garden :-)
    Great to hear that some of the rain we have had too much of here have moved down to your end of the world, you can keep it for a while, I would like to have nice warm weather now :-)

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    1. Thanks Helene - I always think the same when I see your garden with it's lovely paths and archway! Yeah, I guess it's our turn for the rain now, you poor soaked UK people will be well and truly ready for summer!

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