The English Garden

Jim’s Garden Diary

t’s time to tackle a section of the long bed at the Deanery. Planted by a previous occupant, it is a classic mixed border of shrubs and herbaceous perennials. In my sights is a section of 6mdominated by daylilies, crocosmia and bergenias. The latter two were very shy to flower this year, no doubt due to congestion. The daylily did bloom, but you can have too much

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