As Summer draws nearer to its close we are blessed with colour. It illuminates the garden and the lower level of the sun accentuates every shade.The stars of the show now are Cosmos. We purchased many varieties from Sarah Raven and have grown them on all Summer. Now their flower heads shine above their froth of green foliage.
I am pleased with our choices to. They include a collection of different varieties from white, through pink to dark plum as well as Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler' and the white 'Purity'. I also love Cosmos sonata 'White' and Cosmos 'Antiquity' but most of all I like the way they have interspersed with Verbena Bonariensis with the colour shades working well together.
And they provide height too giving every border where they are planted a fullness and voluptuousness.
So we are in a good place for the time of year with the garden looking as beautiful as it can. We also have a few much needed rain showers helping to freshen everything up a little after a prolonged hot and dry spell.
But next year we will certainly add Cosmos to our shopping list - lovely, quite lovely.
