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I did know enough not to feed the soil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/c30ef16b-6b9c-465b-b27d-127679f7b70e/DSC02869.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry Initially some of the planting looked a bit odd... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/2d5f4b4a-09b8-437c-bde4-3adc9497ecfc/DSC06266.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry But then I began to read about Beth Chatto..... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/d76bed50-98b1-4115-a67c-40c9bd9382a2/DSC07568.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry And Olivier Filippi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/9bd07458-8f2a-4a5c-8197-209a27f6b853/DSC06278.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry But now this is one of the easiest and most rewarding parts of the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/628b53d4-202c-4648-b23f-6238b90a8cce/DSC05977.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry I really enjoy the unusual shapes and colours https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/08a27976-99cc-4383-b537-86a684e76065/DSC06279.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/0a067274-da8f-4fd9-9fcf-478be155c443/DSC07589.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/623d955f-83d4-4b14-a184-aaaaa4d8cbeb/DSC09780.JPG The Messier Bits - Coping with the Wind and Dry - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bluehouseamberley.nz/the-messier-bits/project-five-748cx-5eej9 monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/c83a536d-8a6b-4ada-b0ed-38decba7c6fa/DSC04200.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? The typical lawn by late summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/9491eacf-0fe7-4f80-9308-0802d18da04a/DSC05259g.jpg The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Mulched and planted mainly with poa cita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/bc52c950-7d02-45c1-932b-24d61f338c25/DSC05995.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Autumn of year one with sedum beginning to show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/fa56307a-ab7a-480b-be08-4341ebd0a153/DSC06997.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Year two and the sedum, artemesia Valerie Finnis and echium are really working well together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/0d714ca9-68b2-4c98-a49c-2f7e42ea62aa/DSC07110.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Bupleurum is a wonderful feature of this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/dd07d882-4e77-4f62-8fce-7fd236f14298/DSC06942.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Early autumn in year three. I tried to keep this planting palette simple and strong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/3f8da9ea-8863-4483-a109-ca3452612eda/DSC07102.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/4ce18ee1-85ad-41c5-930c-11b3b1830c5d/DSC07111.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? Bupleurum in front of echium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/db87bdf9-ac4c-4053-b455-3fc667c74f5d/DSC07066.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/54c16925-648e-4084-a847-b88a1505d4d5/DSC07096.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/8ee13737-bb0d-413d-b436-b448ecb93221/DSC07784.JPG The Messier Bits - What to do when your lawn keeps dying? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bluehouseamberley.nz/the-messier-bits/project-four-l3zw3-d8b9g monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/94c65e67-5af1-4c06-8175-403b752e6a36/11.jpg The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed Cutting the edge and spreading mulch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/404e1b94-07e0-4147-a72d-febc694ee7a3/15.jpg The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed The garden is planted but the cutting grown plants are so tiny you can hardly see them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/709f666f-f15e-440f-89eb-dc14d9bbe4b6/DSC04178.JPG The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed The first year was extremely dry, but I didn't put on a hose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/1a2d3d32-c008-49a5-9d55-7ab097731306/DSC05447.JPG The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed Year two and starting to show some promise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/3553e700-6ea8-4284-bcd6-6f6ed3ef6bf5/DSC05393.JPG The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed Curry plant, achillea terracotta and lavender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/1682416921162-OMFJT24TQQKH33G98WQ6/DSC07028.jpg The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed Autumn of the third year. The red tree is amalanchier, with sumac on the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/c57d4a95-72fc-4a0a-b7f8-ee3ff4291758/DSC07032.JPG The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed Sumac above autumn colour of euphorbia grifithii Dixter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/dd714114-bb99-4e9b-a3f3-b5b2283043dc/DSC00383.JPG The Messier Bits - Our First Summer Dry Bed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bluehouseamberley.nz/the-messier-bits/project-three-sng7y-km6y8 monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/0e6981e8-95f5-4d51-9481-f278d750c6ee/2.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down In early summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/3effc847-6593-4209-833a-41757801b204/5b.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/1682717623594-FDAGJSACISSPFTVBK56C/DSC08124.jpg The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down Seed heads just beginning in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/1682715660678-4ON25KU5AZOHWGTRXEMD/DSC05640.jpg The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down View back to the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/1682715709112-ZQM3IKQC2HBTYQR6TG0M/DSC05860.jpg The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down Cutting down in autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/7ef77149-d515-4738-9a71-0166ce05a60c/DSC05863.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/95da4d22-a284-4372-8bbd-a869df7f59fc/DSC05946.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down Early autumn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/0f97137b-b839-4286-aada-bd220322ee12/DSC07037.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down By April you can't tell it was ever there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/578d004d-33d9-4a88-9427-afb404265835/DSC05482.JPG The Messier Bits - The No-Mow Gets Chopped Down - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bluehouseamberley.nz/the-messier-bits/project-two-ky966-nm4tr monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/20e46efa-11bc-41ed-8f35-6f3527cc3014/2.jpg The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/c63c744e-572b-4f3e-aada-a53b9693a9bb/5.JPG The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/00c25f56-aba2-41ee-944d-552b897ff2ac/12.jpg The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/fb9b2d3c-7ae2-47e4-b447-9ee2ff3f32cc/22.JPG The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/9cd10e9b-f1ba-4ffd-9a48-fca4e5bf6816/38.JPG The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/bc3dc690-c5b6-439d-a50a-2bc5352583a6/DSC06737.JPG The Messier Bits - 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New Pergola View through the gravel garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/f165eb98-82fe-4080-a314-7af358d1e6a0/DSC07688.JPG The Messier Bits - New Pergola https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/a74e4b61-7e88-4dc3-a809-f373dc01ae1c/DSC00599.JPG The Messier Bits - New Pergola - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bluehouseamberley.nz/the-messier-bits/project-one-f5w4d-9j8ny monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/00a4ff9d-1d16-41ad-b848-b29c7a9d73f6/1b.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths The soil in this area, close to the creek, is heavy blue clay. We leave it alone, apart from mulching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/a804a702-2ff5-4e21-8c43-ae33ac72fefb/2.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/489b8723-a931-4dff-9343-4bf0a273290b/3.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/696f1925-24d2-43f7-9a53-0bc7b8afc475/10.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/d94f1b5c-0934-419c-b6ad-a5b2695868c3/11.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/d2383795-b1b3-43d6-946c-ff2ed81455df/12.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/378e7383-8271-4385-9177-30d3aa9a200d/1a.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths Early spring and all the mess and mud is gone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/ad5a43ef-9b11-48ab-86a4-c55ecd6188fa/4.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths Summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/20ddff3c-05c7-4e6f-8416-6eaba9cf0436/DSC06211.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths We keep all our hydrangeas together so they can be watered in summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/fe6e7792-b4a4-499c-a55f-67d0c77190da/DSC06186.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths Dahlia, Verbena bonariensis and veronica longifolia 'Alba'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/14a85e51-c95e-49f6-b80e-fb65f61715a9/1.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths The outer edge of the shady gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/3d42aec5-baa8-46fa-b66c-2b1fcb2696d6/DSC05414.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths Various hardy geraniums which love the shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/058a011e-30ad-4c43-a12d-85d5ad778e30/8.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths Sanguisorbia in the shady beds. These plants need summer irrigation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/f41addb6-f69d-4ada-ad31-848b53a13e54/DSC05783.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths One of my favourite combinations: Hakonechloa marca aureola and variegated hosta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6420e0961d64ca0cf00a48d2/54304c2f-ef8b-46ce-9e32-5e97ce86df19/6.JPG The Messier Bits - New Paths - Make it stand out Thalictrum delavayi in the shady area