Yes, exactly why I have it. Trying to only plant things that benefit wildlife – anything pretty but useless to bees/butterflies/birds has no chance with me!
Don’t know what happened to my cosmos this year (though I could hazard a guess). I wouldn’t mind rudbeckia and perhaps echinacea for this time of year. I know S&S love heleniums, but maybe I take a chance on the others.
I’ve found that my tall heleniums have survived S & S onslaught, but they were bought as quite big well-established plants. I’ve grown some yellow hoopesii from seed (last year) and kept them in pots this year. They’ve not flowered yet, but I’m hoping they will be sturdy enough next year to go into the garden and not be eaten.
I have more success with established plants so that is definitely the way forward. Growing from seed is difficult without a greenhouse or polytunnel. The conservatory is useful, but only for small amounts.
Gorgeous. Not long planted one of these in my new garden. Looking forward to it hopefully looking like yours next year!
The bees like them. Happy new garden!
Yes, exactly why I have it. Trying to only plant things that benefit wildlife – anything pretty but useless to bees/butterflies/birds has no chance with me!
That’s excellent planning. In case you haven’t got them – sedums for late summer nectar feeding of bees 🙂
Ah, yes I have one but would like some more. Not sure my garden is big enough for all the plants I’d love to include in it though.
Always the way – never quite enough garden 🙂
Not even if I had acres … 🙂
Oh do I absolutely adore this photo. WOW. 😀
You are so very lovely, Cee!
Oh, lovely, lovely!!
Thank you, Sue.
Kicking up its skirts and doing a can-can 🙂 🙂
Absolutely. A complete show-off!
What a gorgeous color, Tish, and the rest of it is pretty showy as well. 🙂
janet
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both seemingly otherworldly and microscopic
That’s a v. interesting observation. Thank you.
Gorgeous and they seem to like living down here. Must get one next year!!
They are quite dramatic once they get going. Lovely with rudbeckia and cosmos.
Don’t know what happened to my cosmos this year (though I could hazard a guess). I wouldn’t mind rudbeckia and perhaps echinacea for this time of year. I know S&S love heleniums, but maybe I take a chance on the others.
I’ve found that my tall heleniums have survived S & S onslaught, but they were bought as quite big well-established plants. I’ve grown some yellow hoopesii from seed (last year) and kept them in pots this year. They’ve not flowered yet, but I’m hoping they will be sturdy enough next year to go into the garden and not be eaten.
I have more success with established plants so that is definitely the way forward. Growing from seed is difficult without a greenhouse or polytunnel. The conservatory is useful, but only for small amounts.
Are those flowers yours Memsahib? You must have a green thumb. 🙂
Hello, Brian. Nurtured from seed last year and currently living at the allotment 🙂
A great result. Congrats. It takes a lot of time, skill and patience to work a nice garden. 🙂
Am taking a bow, thank you, Brian.
De rien chère amie.
Lovely image Tish. And as usual I have learned something (the grown-up name for thistles) 🙂