Bare...

After much pulling and snipping. I'm ready for  a  new season ahead. I'm still gutted about loosing both my Acacias .  I've enjoyed  having a shady area  to plant in. Now I'm back to full sun, and scorched plants...

A look back at my shade lovers under the Acacia , perhaps a big umbrella 

Not growing as rapidly as the Acacia , but one day cercidiphyllum-japonicum-pendulum/    will fill in and provide plenty of shade. And a hardy no winter worry tree for once.

And  just as I've made a nice clearing.  These beautifully presented seeds from Seedaholic in Ireland arrived, with both sides printed full of interesting information . I've got two new Euphoria's to try out  E.oblongata and E. sticta 'golden form' . Along with Squirrel tail grass Hordeum jubatum and Bowles golden grass Milium effusum aureum  , Bowles golden grass . Nemophila menziesii 'snowstorm' is a new one , I've never tried any of the Nemophila , probably because "nemophila ' means shade lover , very  lacking in my garden. A fluffy double white Achillea 'The pearl'.  Lychnis coronaria 'Occulata' which is white as well, but with a pink center.I wonder if it's as rampant as the others ? I'd guess ….yes
I've also got Erynginum alpinum super bum. One of the showiest ! so says the blurb. And lastly an annual  Europeon wildflower Anchusa arvensis  which I'm hoping will love my sandy soil. As all the seeds need temps of 68 to 70 F to germinate, I'm taking my time ….