Sunday 20 May 2012

The Shady corner perking up....

Well it's been a very poor start to the year and now we are pretty much half way through it!  March had a brief nice warm spell but April and May have been very cold and very wet.  The shady area of my garden has not minded one bit as its a mixture of ferns, fatsias,  gunnera and some natives.  As its been a quiet time so far in the garden I have been trying to film plants growing by creating timelapse films. (more of this later).  But now the weather is showing signs of warming up its goings to get very very busy with hardening off plants and planting out annual bedding etc.   I digress, back to the shady corner.  Here I have plonked lots of potted plants in between the planted ones to give a new look for ths season.


Main view of the shady corner with timelapse camera in the centre.
Here we have a close up view of the Gunnera whch is flowering for the first time and a Dracunculus vulgaris




Ferns flushing under the apple tree but still awaintng movement on the Tree ferns.




Shuttlecock ferns and fatsias.




The Fatsia variegata and Polycarpa are in pots.

Fatsia Spiders Web, Dicksonia australis and Gunnera

Astelia nervosa, Farfugium, Brunnera Jack Frost, Acer palmatum and Fatsia japonica.


Slug resistant Hosta and native fern.

Lush greenery and Timelapse camera ready to capture the moment when the Tree Ferns wake up.


So overall I am happy with this area of the garden is looking. I manages to film a couple of ferns unfurling as shown here.





Thats all for now.  Plenty of exciting things to come.  Check out my Facebook page Yorkshire Kris for (almost) daily update.

 

Oh,  did anyone spot the shady loving palm tree??


Yorkshire Kris

4 comments:

  1. Looking good, I hope the Fatsia is in a BIG pot because they can grow and look amazing when they do!

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  2. Cheers.

    The largest Fatsia is planted in the ground and is growing very strongly this year. The others are in large pots that will be repotted soon.

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  3. Looking lovely, shady plants are some of teh most interesting and often overlooked.

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  4. Indeed. Everyone has a shady part of the garden and by choosing the right plants these areas can be full of interest.

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