It's time for serious work projects in the gardens here at Struan Farm. Planting, seasonal cutbacks, etc. One of my recent jobs was cleaning up and planting garden circles around some of our feature trees in the gardens at the new(ish) house. Two down (the two larger trees), two to go (the two smaller trees).
We'd had one small ring of small agapanthus ("eco-friendly" agapanthus "Lapis") around the gleditsia above, but realised that the tree needed a much larger garden around it for ease of mowing. While this should grow into a large tree, its weeping habit requires a larger garden around the base. So I planted a second outer ring of the same agapanthus with a few "Stachys Bella Grigio," a new type of lamb's ear. I also popped in clusters of daffodil bulbs between the outer ring and the lamb's ear. It was a bit of work but should look good in time.
While the silk tree above will also become a large tree over time, we've kept the circle smaller since it should be easy to mow underneath. I planted the same easy care agapanthus and daffodil bulbs for a pop of spring colour here too. Two smaller "cercis" await their circles. Several new garden beds and pathways much be dug first to be able to gauge spacing first. The rotary hoe is coming this next week!
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