At last we have cooler weather and even had a tiny bit of rain the other night, which the garden ceratinly appreciated. We have been warned though that there is more heat on the way! The Olympics are coming to an end so there is no excuse any more for me not getting on with all the jobs that need doing outside, I have managed a little bit most days, concentrating on any weeds that are thinking of going to seed. My six for this week are here….
A Spirea in the front border, but can’t remember which variety it is, sorry!
The first David Austin rose that I bought 30 yrs ago when we moved here and started the garden – R. Sharifa Asma, beautiful rose with a beautiful perfume.
When I see Rudbeckia Goldsturm flowering I think summer is coming to an end!
A small red crocosmia with a yellow centre. It is growing through a plant label, but that says C. Canary Yellow, but that is further down the border, so goodness knows what this one is called!
My lovely Acer palmatum Westonbirt Spreading Star is starting to change colour, another plant that makes me think summer is coming to an end before its really started!
Lysimachia ephemerum forms a nice ground cover under my Iceberg roses. so far it is quite well behaved and not spread too far, but I am watching it in case it misbehaves!
After a bit of a hiccup first thing this morning when the gremlins thought to mess things up, everything seems to be working again ok so I will get this post published before anything else goes wrong! Please visit Jim at Garden Ruminations if you would like to see more gardens from around the world.
I’m not ready to contemplate autumn yet. 30 years seems a good long time to keep a rose going, I imagine it’s been out of commerce for a long time. There barely seems to be a need to keep breeding new ones when the old ones are so good. Spiraea douglasii I think.
All my roses are roughly the same age Jim, and there I was thinking that they lasted forever! Some have fallen by the wayside but all that are left are beautiful and are doing really well. Thanks for the ID on my Spiraea.
My oldest rose is somewhere around the 20yr-old mark, but your lovely Rosa Sharifa Asma definitely beats mine for longevity! The signs of autumn are well on their way here too, Pauline. Your Acer palmatum is a real beauty, I hope it doesn’t drop those pretty leaves for quite some time though. You’ve put together a great selection of photos for this week’s six.
Yes, Catherine, I think autumn is on its way, my horse chestnut trees are decidedly yellow now, can’t deny it any longer. Hopefully my little acer will survive a lot longer, just as long as I remember to water it in its pot! All my roses are old now, hope they too last longer as I have some lovely ones with beautiful perfume.
The mystery Crocosmia is lovely, as is ‘Sharifa Asma.’ I must try growing Rudbeckia Goldsturm again. I lost mine years ago.
Thanks Graeme, I have to admit being very fond of Sharifa Asma, it is a lovely rose. Rudbeckia means autumn to me, as soon as I see it flowering I know summer is almost over, but it never really started this year did it?!
What a beautiful Acer. It does seem somewhat autumnal already.
Thanks Ann, I’m very fond of that Acer, Ive had it for a few years now and it turns a lovely colour eventually.
I have the same thought Pauline when the Rudbeckia starts to flower but I really am not quite ready for Autumn. At least now I know the name of a lovely shrub I have at my summer cottage, Spiraea douglasii, though it does seem to spread around.
Thanks must go to Jim for the name of my Spiraea Denise, I’ve often wondered what its full name was. Mine doesn’t seem to be spreading so far and its been in the driveway border for a long time now, I hope it continues to behave!