Soft Pastel Shades Of Summer

Soft Pastel Shades of Summer, August 2015

Autumn, according to the meteorological calendar, begins in September and ends in November. As the gardens enter in to this new season and the colours start change to the rich autumn palette of warm, earthy shades, the border at the bottom of the quad is still displaying its soft pastel shades of summer.

The annual planting grown from seed this year; Antirrhinum majus 'Royal Bride', Ammi visnaga, Cleome spinosa 'Colour Fountain Mixed', Lavatera trimestris 'Loveliness Mixed', Daucus carota 'Dara', Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Burgundy Beau' and Cosmos bipinnatus 'Click Cranberries'. Plants grown from cuttings; Salvia 'Penny's Smile', Diascia personata, Plectranthus argentatus 'Silver Shield' and Pelargonium 'Clorinda'.
The perennials and shrubs; Hemerocallis 'Catherine Woodbery' (no longer in flower), Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Zantedeschia aethiopica 'Crowborough', Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis', Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple', Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky', Geranium x oxonium 'A T Johnson' and Indigofera gerardiana