Well our lilies are coming through thick and fast as well as a lovely selection of dahlias. We have some gorgeous Asiatic lilies which have this mottled coffee centre to them – fantastic, as well as Pink Tiger lilies and some old favourites such as Regale and Yellow Splendour.
The dahlias, having survived the usual slug and snail invasion, are producing wonderful bursts of colour thoughout the garden from the yellow Bishop of York and red Garden Wonder to the wonderfully unusual “Pair of Giraffes” which come in both pink and yellow. I’ve just planted a new border up with 8 varieties of Dahlia with some yellow double begonias at the front to add some colour to the lower section.
It’ll soon be time to start thinking about planting Autumn bulbs, but I think for the time being I’ll just sit back in take in the splendour of my current display – whilst trying to make the most of the few bits of sunshine we manage to get this summer – British weather – don’t you just love it!!
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