Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 20 JulyTwo shallow containers of dark compost flecked with perlite, a galvanised bowl and a plum-purple pot, each with a handwritten label over a scatter of tiny seedlings, a large brown shape blurred at the near edge.Week of 27 JulyTwo containers of dark compost on rough grass, a galvanised bowl and a plum-purple pot, each with a pink handwritten label and a scatter of young seedlings, a terracotta pot behind.Week of 27 JulyTwo hanging baskets, one brown and one green, set down on dry grass by a wire fence, each filled with dark compost and small seedlings, a white label lying in one.Week of 17 AugustA wide black plastic bowl planter of upright strap-shaped and broad crinkled leaves in bright yellow-green, standing on a gravel drive beside a black compost bin and a wire fence. A garage and mown lawn are visible behind.Week of 24 AugustA hanging basket on a wooden fence rail holding a mixture of leafy plants — large rough hairy leaves, narrow grey-green ones, and feathery blue-green fronds — with wire stock fencing and mown grass beyond.
