On-going Rudbeckia Trial (84 cultivars on display) – The People’s Choice Award 2020 is open for votes until the end of September
I rather liked Rudbeckia ‘SmileyZ Party’, a strong basic yellow, with deliberate chocolate painted markings at the base of each petal.
Giant sunflowers in the global vegetable garden almost dwarf the octagonal glasshouse in the middle! Substantial staking was in evidence, which was a good thing since Storm Ellen was upon us at the time!
Sadly, Box Caterpillar has reached Hyde Hall. Their current approach is to catch the male moths in pheromone traps and monitor numbers.
Spent echium spikes made the dry garden feel rather prehistoric and moody, especially with the weather.
Zingy dahlias have been used in this year’s edible tuber display. I loved this pairing.
Tree ferns are beginning to make quite an impact in the boggy (natural spring), sunken Robinson Garden.
A study in burgundy – probably my favourite of the four colour-themed bays in the herbaceous borders that run down the west side of the rose garden
The hilltop Dry Garden showcases over 400 drought-tolerant plants including many grasses, bulbs and silver leaved perennials. How long till all our gardens look like this?
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Oooooh! What a treat. Just what I needed.
It’s was great to get out and visit somewhere … and just imagine those rudbeckias on a sunny day, not during a storm!
Love the textures in the dry garden. It may well be that we will need to build in more drought tolerance in many areas. We spent two months without water this summer and sadly, that is happening with greater frequency these past several years.
I would have loved to see the Rudbeckia trials. I’ve fallen in love with Gloriosa Daisies!
It’s good to see the range of plants surviving exposed, dry conditions just down the road to get ideas. Now need to try adapting them to heavy clay winter conditions too!!
Me too, on the rudbeckias.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
Always happy to share gardens!