It seems that one of the most frequent topics of conversation among my friends of late is about how terribly our gardens are doing, and for once I am happy that I haven't been out in the yard digging up new beds and planting tons of new plants because it is mostly the new plants and the annuals that are suffering this year, as well as some of those sun-loving basics.
I may behind on the weeding, and I am certainly behind on clearing out and planting new flower beds, not that the constant rain has helped with that.
And the Hellebores that I temporarily planted in pots by my front door in April are still there and still holding their blooms. I didn't realize that they would retain their flowers for so long, or perhaps that is also a benefit of the cool wet weather. I'm not complaining, and I am glad they are happy, because the space where they are supposed to go remains a mess of wet soggy, slippery clay, on a slope no less, impossible for me to dig and amend until the ground gets a chance to dry out a little bit
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The only things not doing well in my garden so far (besides the roses) who are plagued by the various ills that accompany weather that is too dark and damp, are my tall white lilies, which have beaten down to the grass with the heavy rainstorms. Of course they were already leaning over to reach the sun. I need to move them. Their original location gets fewer hours of sunlight as the neighbor-we-don't-like has let his slope get a bit overgrown, blocking more of the already negligible sunlight. I really don't the problem is just this weather or the increasing shade from the neighboring woods, but the Irises continue to do well in the same flower bed.
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4 responses to “The Shade garden is thriving in the rain”
Oh, these photos are fantastic. BTW I just discovered that I may have spider mites and a number of my plants are struggling (again). Ever had those? Lord, having a garden is like having a kid. So much nurturing!! So many concerns.
Gorgeous photos! I’m finally back home to check my garden out — everything’s parched as we’re having our August drought very early! All that’s supposed to change with Monday’s forecast rain, and I’m sure the sunshine will soon seem a distant memory.
nice photos!
So gorgeous!!