GPE #1 : Ms Scarlet's "is large and somewhat messy"

 [This is not Ms Scarlet.  This is Barney her canine companion]

 

M s  S C A R L E T

 My garden saw some new additions in 2025, namely a higher fence, and a larger dog. There were also some plant purchases, which included an apple tree in early Spring, and some Asters, which gave some much needed colour in early autumn. There was also something that had orange flowers - dead common, grows in hedgerows, and just about everywhere else, but I can't remember what it's called. We bought it in the hope that it would see off the ground elder. 

 The big pink bush did its thing in late spring - not as vibrant as last year, but still in the pink. 2025 was a good year for the Hawthorn tree, but not as good as 2023. 

 

[Snowdrops in January - IDV]

 

 

[Pieris japonica - possibly "Flaming Silver" - in April - IDV]

 

 

"This is not THE big pink bush, but a different pink bush that flowers earlier in the year" said Ms Scarlet, here.

 

 

[From the end of April: the new apple tree, one supposes - IDV]

 

 

[Hawthorn blossom in May.  If you click to embiggen, beneath the tree you might spy the graceful stems of Solomon's seal (Polygonatum x hybridum) in the shadows, a clump of blue perennial cornflowers (Centaurea montana) in the centre at the edge of the "lawn", and what might be some primroses/primulas just to the left  - IDV]

 

 

[The Big Pink Bush™ in May - IDV]

 

 

[June: Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) - IDV]

 

 

[Foxglove!!! (Digitalis purpurea) - IDV]

 

 

"a big mauve shrub thing"

[AKA a smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria) with what looks like an enormous poo bag underneath!  Whatever did Barney have for his tea the night before?!? - IDV]

 

 

[July: Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare, I think?) - IDV]

 

 

[Ms Scarlet's arty Hydrangea - 2025 edition! - IDV]

 

 

[August: I think this "dead common" Montbretia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) is the "something that had orange flowers" Ms Scarlet bought to "see off the ground elder"? - IDV]

 

 

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"[...] a higher fence [...]" (September)

[I rather like Ms Scarlet's new 'dot dot dash dot dot dash' fence - IDV] 

 

 

[September mist - IDV]

 

 

[I think this October flowering daisy is some sort of marguerite? - IDV]

 

 

"[...] some Asters, which gave some much needed colour in early autumn."

 

 My garden is large and somewhat messy with an abundance of bramble and ferns. We've tried really hard this year to keep on top of it, but I think the birds and wild creatures like it as it is!

 And this concludes my entry for the Infomaniac Garden Contest* 2025.

It seems I took a lot of pictures this year - blame the sun!!

 

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 Thank you, Ms Scarlet!  Your garden - and its view - is lovely.  And quite pink at times.  Barney is a very lucky (and handsome) young man to have such a space to play in.  Your birds and wildlife, too.

 

 

 

* Ahem!  May I take this opportunity to remind you all that The Infomaniac Garden Photos Event is NOT a competition!