My studio garden in September
Five months have passed since I planted the first perennials and grasses in my new studio garden. After the roughly 100 square meter (or small) area was completely redesigned in January, I could hardly wait for the first greenery to arrive.
As I write this at our large oak table overlooking the garden, I gaze upon a lush sea of plants and blossoms. Despite the hot, dry summer, the plants have thrived and are already lush and green. The Patagonian verbena, gaura, and Spanish daisy, in particular, have been blooming continuously since June. Now, the coneflowers, sedum, and anemones have joined them.
In autumn, I'll be adding new plants to the back of the garden. It's a particularly challenging area, as it's shady and dry. The Japanese forest grass and the anemones are doing surprisingly well so far, so I'll be planting more of them.
Some of my favorite perennials can be seen in this video:
1. Echinacea purpurea 'Alba' (Coneflower)
2. Daucus carota subsp. carota (Wild Carrot)
3. Kalimeris incisa 'Madiva' (Beautiful Aster)
4. Verbena bonariense (Patagonian vervain)
5. Gaura lindheimeri 'Wirling Butterflies' (Galaura)
6. Anemone hupehensis 'Praecox' & Hakonechloa macra 'Mulled Wine' (Anemone and Japanese Mountain Gtas)
Text, photo & video: Maike Kristina Harich
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