The garden is looking very bland at the moment. I need to think about planting that will add colour and textures at this time of year. I know there are plants there, just not ones we can see at the moment.
The Pond
When we moved in the pond was home to many frogs and several newts. To this we have added a few goldfish.
Pond Side Bed
This bed is bordered on one end by the pond and at the other by a rhododendron bush. There are foxgloves at the back which self seeded further down the garden and were transplanted here. I therefore have no idea what colours they might be and am looking forward to the surprise. There are few snakeskin fritillary bulbs beginning to show through at the front. There are ferns at the side of the pond which which should put in an appearance in about a month. This bed is in shade for the most part of the day.
Light Bed
The light bed ( really must come up with better names) is currently a quadrant with the outside light at its apex. This was the first bed I dug out of the lawn last year. Currently there is a Lupin at the center and several foxgloves in this bed. Long term the plan is for this bed to be extended to meet the pond side bed by removing part of the path. The path will be replaced by a series of stepping stones through the lawn.
Front Corner
The center piece of this bed is a standard rhododendron which we found in a broken down pot on the patio when we moved in. It seems to have recovered but we will see what this years growth brings. The only other item in this bed at the moment is an echinacea which is still flowering from last year.
Center Bed
Left Hand Bed
Vegetable Plot
The garden is overshadowed by a lot of mature trees so trying to grow vegetables is going to be difficult. The kale was however a great success and as can be seen here continues to provide us with greens. This year I will try other shade tolerant vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. The grow bags which can be seen had been dragged from the green house earlier in the day and were awaiting breaking open spreading on the garden.
Green House