yes it has been a while since my last post , bad weather can do that to a photographer .
First we had a hughe draught and then we had a month of rain , the garden started to look like a mess and i decided to plant things that can keep up with these conditions and improve the condition for the rest of the plants in the garden.
So i purchased some bamboo the " Fargesia scabrida 'Asian Wonder' "
they are the non spreading kind and i also orderd the " Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron' "
i think the grass will compliment the colours of the Cornus alba that i already have in my garden and the also newly bought Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column' another shrub that will stay green during the winter, and wwill produce berries for the birds so that there will be more wildlife in the garden.
The bamboo plants are still young so they will need to grow over the years and will provide extra protection for the other plants in the garden against heat.
and other weather elements , plus they will remain green during the winter months so thats also a bonus .
That is all about the garden for now , more about myself , after 15 years of being sick at home due to a " burn-out " i started 3 weeks ago to work again in a local computer repair shop , it's only for 4 hours a week but i have to start somewhere to get my self moving forward again.
The work is easy for me since i've been building computers since +/- 1989 ?
and the basics haven't changed that much over the years.
I still build my own pc or upgrade when needed , i still experiment with software and network at home , the downside is not having any peace of paper to show for that i have the knowledge never went to school for it , the only school diploma i actualy have is from gardening school back in +/- 1982 ?
But it's nice to work again in a small family business and i hope this will be my wway back to be able to work again for +/- 3 days a week , i don't want to work more than that again because i know how it will demolish my health again .
So while the cat was sleeping i went in to the garden with the camera to make some pictures again.
anemone flower but focus on the the soft outside
anemone focus on the inside, same flower but
anemone the late flowering type
anemone
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron
some self seeded anuals from last year
Pyrrhocoris apterus / Vuurwants / Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus / Vuurwants / Firebug
Tumbled over Dipsacus fullonum,wild teasel / Grote kaardenbol it wwas almost 2 meters high but not strong enough to stay streight up.
Verbena bonariensis still flowering
Agastache Blue Fortune / Dropplant / hummingbird mints
and finally the pink roses are still flowering, this one still had some morning dew on the petals .
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