Still intrigued by backgrounds and surface pattern (see previous bench post), I took this June photo of my 'Garden in an Inch of Soil'. I've never been a fan of tarmac, but the pink chippings in the road surface do go rather well with the pink spiraea blooms!
The spiraea is (I think!) 'Goldflame', and next to it is my favourite Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron' and budding Sedum 'Autumn Joy'. All thriving in the one-inch deep flowerbed over concrete!
Part of our garden is over a concrete area, around which the edging bricks are raised approximately an inch. This means there is only an inch of soil ...I have planted the area with two types of plants: those that are happy in shallow soil, and those that happened to be spare at the time of planting!!
The star at the front of the first photo is Uncinia rubra, a lovely little grass which glows like rubies in the sunlight.
The pale leaves catching the light behind the Sedum are Lychnis coronaria, soon to be bearing vivid magenta flowers.
Above is a striking little Euphorbia. Does anyone know which it is? I have divided it several times over the years.
Cornus alba seems to like the site! This was one of several cuttings from a friend - probably 'Spaethii'. The leaves are a wonderfully bright yellow.
Melissa officinalis makes a bright lemon-scented statement next to forget-me-nots. I shake the seed-heads of these all over the borders to get lovely clouds of blue flowers in the spring.
One of many self-seeded spiraea glows in the evening sunshine. This is appropriately named 'Goldflame'!
