7th September 03 

How time flies. It was exactly a year back that I started the Garden Today website in anticipation of the ngs open day in June 02. So, should you be so inclined, you can now view the garden as it was on Sept 7th 02 or indeed any week since (see Garden Today Archive
A year on, all the beds have really filled out. However, the very hot August means that more of the flowers are over. The leaves are falling early from the trees and the fungi has arrived.  Saying that, the sedums etc. are now looking superb. The cannas (a hot Mediterranean flower) have had a bumper year.
Time to start planning for next year. The hard landscapers are in again November to build some more walls! And the bulb order should arrive soon....lots more (and different) alliums as they were such a hit this year.

The lower wall in the late evening sunshine with the sedums just starting to look their best
Patio plants still looking great The path that meanders by the side of the pond 
The water lilies have looked a lot better this year A view through the herbaceous plants on the upper slope with cosmos, verbena and a bank of calendulas in the background
Fungi on the dead branch of one of the Oaks

7th September 03