Sheltered bed
Helenium, Eschscholzia, Salvia, Astrantia and others
A woodland-style bed by the fence next to the pond, built around an old log pile (good for beetles, frogs and hedgehogs). Contents so far:
• Helenium (sneezeweed): yellow and orange daisies with domed brown centres
• California poppies: feathery blue-green mounds, yellow-orange flowers
• Coral salvia: red flowers
• Astrantia (masterwort): pincushion flowers
• Fern: likely a lady fern (tbc)
• Small white-flowered plant by the logs: possibly a saxifrage (tbc)
• Meadow rue or similar: columbine-like leaves near the pots
• Young climber on a cane (tbc)
• Currant bush at the far end, buddleja overhead
• Two potted Pseudopanax (see their entry)
Winter: mulch the salvia well or take cuttings, as it's borderline hardy. Leave helenium and astrantia seed heads for the birds.
- Common name
- Sheltered bed
- Section
- Beds
- Spot
- Garden
- Soil
- Garden soil with bark mulch
- From
- Grown on from online plugs, or bought from a local independent garden centre
- Age
- About 2 years (estimate for the bed as a whole)
- Next repot
- tbc
- Edible
- ❌ Nothing on the menu here.
- Garden-centre price
- about £62
Care & updates
- Observation
Still colourful at the end of September: helenium and California poppies in flower, red salvia going strong, astrantia going over, and the fern looking lush. A lot of these plants are Kirsty's; details to be filled in.
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