Lavender steps in an English Garden
We have passed the mid-point of August. Most of the summer flowers are at their most colorful best…. it has to be said, the heatwave and drought we experienced for much of this summer, has taken its toll on some parts of our gardens. It is though the perfect conditions for Lavender…. enjoying our brief flirtation with Mediterranean style conditions.
I hope you are enjoying the summer – at work, on vacation or at home…
but as always….
Please Remember ….
Stay Safe …. Be Kind…. Look After Each Other
18th August
(C) David Oakes 2022
Ah, beautiful colours! But will the future be as bright, or lavender and dull succulents?
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I guess there is a danger that more mellow colours and grasses will dominate
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And parched grasses
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Unless you have planted the California grasses
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Not a clue what you refer to, David! 😊
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Prairie grasses I think the garden centres call them…. and not a cowboy in sight 😃
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Aaah….Pampas grass!
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Others grass also available 😃
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Indeed
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That’s really beautiful David. What type of Erigeron is that?
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Peter, I haven’t a clue…. we know it as the Seaside Daisy, but botanical name ?? The picture isn’t our garden, but we do have a sprawling plant in the pathway and base of our conservatory. That is self-seeded but looks just like the pic. Survives our wet winters and just spreads further each year. It doesn’t like help to set new roots simply goes its own way 🙂
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Thanks David, that is enough. I find I have already ordered some for delivery later in the year!
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Good Luck….. as I said ours grows very well when left to its one devises.
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Thank you.
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Ah, from your photo I can just smell the delicious aroma of that lavender….no wait, it’s coming from our own flower garden. 😉 P.S. I love lavender.
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Just till the www can transmit the aroma along with the image is 😃
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