
I'll start with the little sunny bed underneath Noah's bedroom window.



I again had to remove tons of rocks and plastic before I could plant anything. I put in purple passion, pyrethrum, dahlias, poppies, calendula, alyssum, carnations, marigolds, pansies, campanula, and a dwarf hydrangea. Here's how it looked once everything started growing:

And how it looks today, at the beginning of autumn - see how things change?



I put in seedlings from a mixed lot of seeds, not knowing what colour they would be, and coincidentally everything in this bed is quite yellow. I will mix things up next year!
Moving across to the opposite side of the driveway, and the bed that is in shade. Again with the stones!! Endless amounts of stones.



I cleared it and planted up with plants that tolerate shade: a hosta, dahlia (on the sunny end), forget-me-nots, brunnera Jack Frost, violets, dwarf cosmos, pansies, impatiens, and dwarf stock. It's looking a bit tired now at the beginning of autumn, but still better than before. Next year I'll pay more attention to it.





