AN OPEN GARDENS PREVIEW

It's going to be a quick one this week.  I've been busy primping and preening ready for the village open gardens on Sunday and I've not left myself much time to write this post.  After weeks of trying to squeeze extra things into my allotted six, I'm now going to have to be brief.  Ironic, no?

Numbers one to four are the Long Border.  I've written about it before, and how I based it on Gertrude Jekyll's design for her garden at Munstead Wood.  She trained as an artist before she turned to gardening and was au fait with the latest colour theories.  She designed these borders to start with white and blue..........

Snapdragon, Delphiniums, Rue and Aruncus

moving from pale to deeper yellow...

Coreopsis, Achillea and Monarda

Then it's on to the reds and oranges...

Lychnis, Nasturtiums, Lilies

before returning to yellow and then blue.

Agapanthus, Clematis, Anthemis

My number five spot goes to these tomatoes.  I may have found the answer to our Six on Saturday compost dilemma.  I used Jack's Magic, which used to be peat based, but has been reformulated.  I mixed it 50:50 with garden soil to plant my tomatoes in and so far I've been really pleased with it.  They are looking really good this year.

I'll certainly be buying it again and seeing how it performs with other plants.

Finally it's got to be roses I think.  They are starting to go over and I've lots of dead heading to do.  It's a case of enjoying it while it's here.  This is Buff Beauty.

That's all for this week.  I'll be back with my usual waffle next week.  In the meantime there's more to see on The Propagator who hosts Six on Saturday whether he is running a marathon or only training for one!