The hawthorn hedge plants arrived today. I soaked them in a bucket of water for a couple of hours and then planted them out. The top third was pruned off to reduce the chances of wind rock and also to help promote bushing out when they come into growth next Spring.
Back to Michael and Denise to collect some more surplus perennials. I was especially pleased to procure a yellow form of crocosmia. I already have the deep red C.'Lucifer'. One of the good things about crocosmia is that they are very eye-catching but don't take up too much space. Unless, that is, you grow the naturalised orangey-red form commonly known as montbretia. Very pretty on the roadside verges along the lanes of Devon and Cornwall but a bit too invasive for the garden.
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| Crocosmia 'Sunglow' is what I hope will emerge from the soil next summer. |
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