While, so far at least, the autumns weather has been rather ‘mixed’, we are seeing some clear sunny days and even with the smallest amount of sunlight the combined masses of grasses and perennials in the garden sparkle given the slightest encouragement of some sunshine.
Launched only recently our new fountain grass, Pennisetum Black Arrow, radiates the early morning light in the Dragon Garden. A few moments before the first image was taken the massed flowers of Pennisetum Black Arrow catch the very first shafts of morning light to create a mesmerising, if transient, light show. In the Dragon garden the tall soft pink flowers of Miscanthus Rosi are about the first of the grasses to catch the sunlight.As the sun creeps higher so more of the grasses and perennials that make up the prairie style planting in the Dragon garden can enjoy the warming rays.Acnatherum, panicum, miscanthus and calamagrostis form a most elegant patchwork that is accented by the purple flowers of Aster Prairie Purple, While on the other side of the Dragon garden the first rays of warming sunshine highlight the warm honey brown tones of Molinia Poul Petersen.As part of the nursery container display, and held atop tall stems, the impressive flowers of Miscanthus Memory are a beautiful shade of pink.While in our growing field the flowers of a batch of Miscanthus Memory are already a magnificent silvery white.Living up to its name and laced with morning dew, Panicum Sea Mist offers sea green and misty grey foliage and flowers that never fail to impress,Looking along a path in the Gravel garden towards the Decennium border, the central drift of Pennisetum Black Arrow is surrounded by a sea of foliage, flower, texture and shape.In the Gravel garden a dynamic mix of Gaura Whirling Butterflies and Scabiosa ochroleuca provide a constantly varying tapestry of flower that is accented by calamagrostis, aster and wild carrot.Happy in both sun or some shade the beautiful flowers of the korean feather grass, Calamagrostis brachytricha provide an elegant accent in the Gravel garden.
