Japanese maples have always been a favourite small tree with their lovely fine leaves. The two grafted varieties I have are doing well in a sheltered spot, their leaves all fresh and new at the moment. They do get a little bit of dead wood which I usually just break off in winter while they are bare.
This one is "Filigree"
The purple one I don't have the name of but has the bonus of turning fiery red in autumn
Luckily some of my Geranium Maderense survived being moved to another part of the garden. One lot did not, probably too big and then not receiving enough water through last summer. It can be a bit tricky distinguishing G.Maderense from G Palmatum which I also have, especially when young. G.Maderense has the interesting habit of using its leaf stems for support. As it grows the leaf stems start to point downward and end up keeping the whole plant propped up ready for a big head of flowers.
These ones settled into their new location.
The wet and windy weather we've been having kept me inside looking at online nurseries and adding to my wishlist.
There are a couple of pretty Corydalis that would go nicely with the ones I have and some perennial Sunflowers that I'm yet to try.
I only bought my first ever Grevillea last year, intending to keep the local birds happy. The idea was to have the smaller flowered varieties for the smaller birds, and I started well, but that idea went out the window when I had to have "Ivory Whip". And now another has caught my eye - "Purple Haze". Onto the wishlist with that too.
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