Sunnyside is in bloom on this the last day in May. This afternoon has been spent moving a few plants around to alleviate overcrowding and to fill out the new borders which are looking a little sparse. The nepeta walkers low has gone crazy this year and is permanently buzzing, and we are overrun with euphorbia oblongata, three of which you can see rehomed in the new borders. I have also rehomed the clematis tubulosa and some white asters which were covering an almost dead salvia, now breathing again in a more generous space. I seem to have planted everything too close together last year so now that the plants are maturing they are fighting with one another for space. But that strategy seems to work rather well when you are extending the borders and in need of new plants to fill the space. The roses are just beginning to open, Paul's Himilayan Musk is beginning to break out into bloom, as is Compassion. Any day now the pergola is going to erupt all over in colour and fragrance. Rosa Susan is really blooming her socks off this year. She was a very poorly rose last year and I wondered if she would survive her extreme black spot (perhaps more aptly named black rash), but this year has fared much better, possibly due to a regular drenching in a heavily diluted apple cider vinegar solution.
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