June view 2009

June view 2009
View of rose and herb garden, June 2009

Small Garden Story

Over some 15 + years, I have been photographing the evolution of my small (85 x 15 foot) garden and it seems a waste not to put these records into some sort of context. Beginning here in April 2010 this Blog is intended to both act as a diary and to share past and present successes (and some failures), pleasures and disappointments with fellow garden-lovers. In due course, I intend to fill in some of the background and early days but that will have to wait until the winter months!

Friday, 6 August 2010

I blame Sarah Raven

A shot I took the other evening as the dahlias are beginning to "do their stuff".   It's very exciting as, although I labelled them all very carefully when I planted the tubers, I have almost completely forgotten which I planted where and the labels are pretty much buried now.

It's all a bit garish - I blame Sarah Raven's "The Bold and Brilliant Garden" for that.   It inspired me to get into dahlias several years back.   But they are just so good for keeping colour going through the difficult late summer period.   The crocosmia - just the bog-standard sort - in the foreground provides a great foil and just does its own thing.
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  1. Jess6 August 2010 at 10:03

    Hi Diana, Just spotted your blog. I work for Sarah Raven's Kitchen & Garden. I'm sure Sarah will be more than happy to take the 'blame' for your lovely garden! Absolutely beautiful and your sculptures are fabulous - keep up the good work. We're hoping to get some pictures of inspiring gardens on our facebook page soon so it would be great to see yours added.

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