{"id":6000,"date":"2010-09-29T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T08:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6000"},"modified":"2010-09-27T14:03:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T13:03:09","slug":"garden-updates-ready-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/09\/garden-updates-ready-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Garden Updates &#8211; Ready for Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/lake-bala-swim-report\/\">swim in Lake Bala<\/a> at the weekend we took a drive through mid Wales to our favourite garden centre, Derwen Garden Centre just outside Welshpool. We had lunch there and then wandered around and as usual spent a little more money than expected!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6002\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a title=\"Cylamen under the Birch Tree\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cyclamen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6002\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6002 \" title=\"Cyclamen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cyclamen-80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclamen\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cyclamen-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cyclamen-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Cyclamen.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyclamen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Maze had disappeared though which is a bit of a shame as Morgan was looking forward to that but there were plenty of plants that we liked the look of and plenty on offer as it&#8217;s the end of the summer. We bought a few new things and were even saved some money as we were paying. The ever helpful staff pointed out that one of the ornamental grasses wasn&#8217;t fully hardy so we decided against it at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have them all at home, I &#8216;ve just spent some time on the garden planting some of them out. It&#8217;s actually quite a nice thing to do as so many jobs in the garden at this time of year feel as though you are putting it to\u00a0sleep\u00a0ready for the Winter. Adding new things feels a little more positive as if you;re getting ready for Spring.<\/p>\n<p>The new <em>Cyclamens<\/em> look lovely under the birch tree and hidden below them are some snowdrops which should brighten up even the dullest winter day.<\/p>\n<p>We also bought a collection of <em>Heuchera<\/em> that should provide some interesting ground cover for the new border in the middle of the garden.<\/p>\n<p>The sale stand at the garden centre provided us with a couple of nice little hebes that I haven&#8217;t quite decided where to put yet, a Potentitla which I&#8217;ve placed in a nice sunny and hopefully\u00a0fairly\u00a0sheltered spot, and a couple of plants that I must admit I&#8217;m not even sure what they are yet. The first is a small\u00a0shrub\u00a0with variegated leaves that looks a little like a <em>Weigela<\/em>, the second is a perennial with spires of deep pink flowers and lovely red-tinged leaves, which looks to me like a <em>Persicara.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6005\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"It looks nice even if I'm not sure what it is!\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_6863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6005\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6005 \" title=\"IMG_6863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_6863-80x120.jpg\" alt=\"Persicaria?\" width=\"80\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_6863-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_6863-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_6863.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Persicaria?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6004\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Heuchera and unknown Shrub!\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6004\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6004 \" title=\"Heuchera\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-120x79.jpg\" alt=\"Heuchera\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heuchera<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_6003\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a title=\"Another Heuchera\" rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6003\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6003 \" title=\"Heuchera-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-2-120x79.jpg\" alt=\"Heuchera\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-2-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-2-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Heuchera-2.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heuchera<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\nWe also bought a whole load of daffodil bulbs which we shall have to plant out soon. 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