Continuing along the shady side

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The conservatory border faces north and only gets sun in the early morning from the east. It is planted with shade lovers.

This Hosta has got so big, I will have to lift and divide or remove, it is outgrowing the neighbouring plants.

That Hosta is dominating all the other Hostas.

Over a manhole cover in the corner sit pots of developing young Lilies. Kirengeshoma Fire Dragon with the shrub Loropetalum Fire Dragon in front.

A close-up of Kirengeshoma

Go past the patio door where I seem to have found a happy place for my Auricula Primulas, not exactly a theatre, rather in the side wings.

At the end is “not a bog”, a small shady rectangular area, where I grow some ferns, Pseudocorus Crill, Zantedeschia, and the vile smelling Dracunculus vulgaris. It does have a spectacular form, strippy stems topped by that spathe, but the smell is so bad I end up putting a poly bag over the spathe.

Here we are at the east facing border which faces the rising sun, the side fence was replaced earlier this year, resulting in the removal of several plants.

To be continued….

• 28 May, 2022
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