Thread by @Hal_Duncan

Today in #Rakesden...

Last delphinium and last of the 36 freebies in the ground between the sage and the marjoram in Undercherry.

Last libertia in the ground. Hoping it gets better light and catches up with the libertia already in, rather shaded by a fern. The two should form a wee trinity with the crocosmia when they've grown big, bring a bit of structure to that side of the border to balance the euphorbia

Last of the dierama into Smolsneuk. There's three now in that wee patch of soil among the Welsh poppies & whatnot. One that went in first is thriving, one is pretty weak looking, and this one came out in between, so we'll see how they go. I think it's 4-5 years till flowers but.

Oh, I missed out the full view of Tupsbeard Knot with its new libertia. By the time they're big, I guess we might have a bit more sapling shape to the cherry in front with them and the apple at the back.

Bit of garden twine in the iron frame yesterday and a shoot of the clematis Montana brought over and tied in to let it start claiming that too this year. And then I cross my fingers for flowers next spring.

I think the lilies may be Grand Cru. Tempted to put them into Langshaw next year. Wondering if they'd still flower at the same time in the soil or if we'd get them more in time with the ones in Birchby. Not sure which I'd prefer.

Sweet alyssums into Langshaw beside the sweet Williams, between the spiraea and the hydrangea. Annuals seem a good idea there, with a bunch of bluebells and some tulips in that strip. And more bulbs may go in this autumn.

Fugitive strawberry in Smolsneuk, I think.

And some kind of thistle, I believe, that's been hanging out there for a few years without flowering.

First Japanese anemone in Smolsneuk, and this bee was straight in there.

Nom nom nom.

She came back for seconds when I moved in for a close up too.

Canes means plans.

The Big HH in Laburnumley is heavy with flowers. I may try a wee harvest of the berries this year, as they're edible. I had a wee taste last year but I forget what they were like.

And lastly the enormous tatties. The parents of these didn't flower last year, so I'm gonna have to check back in my journal, see when I first spotted the shoots. I suspect they're actually ready by now since they've been in forever.

They are insanely huge. The longest stalk is up to my chin if you straighten it a bit. If it was straightened *totally* it might well make my full height, or not far off it at least.