Next on the list is both the annual and perennial rudbeckias (black-eyed susan). You truly do get your money’s worth with these mid border plants. They have been flowering now since mid July. The annual variety is starting to fade but the perennial one is still in bloom. Roses are part of the cottage […]
October has been an exceptional month. It has been a month of beautiful sunrises and sunsets providing a range of colours from red to golden-yellow. In the Findleberry garden the hydrangea paniculata continued to put on a good show, however, sadly as the leaves fell I finally had to prune the fading flowers. I have […]
I always know when Fall is fast advancing when the blooms change colour on the hydrangea paniculata “limelight” and sedum “Autumn Joy”: They turn to varying shades of pink and stand out prominently in the garden. Our summer was very different this year starting off with flooding followed by smoky skies and intense heat. […]
Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving. As ever I had way too much turkey but it always tastes so good along with all the trimmings. I spent a week looking after my grandkids and actually had them help me do some garden clean up from raking leaves to putting all the prunings from the hydrangea paniculata […]
August Review There is still plenty of colour in the garden towards the end of August. I know that I have mentioned it several times but the rudbeckias have really put on a good show this year. They have been blooming (and are still flowering) since early July so I can’t say enough about […]
I just had a question from a friend on how to correctly prune hydrangeas which prompted me to do a post so it could be of benefit to other viewers of my blog. I have two different types of hydrangea in my garden; the mophead type and hydrangea paniculata which has beautiful pink tinged blooms […]