Measuring plants on a Sunny October Day

We had thick fog this morning but it has cleared and is now very sunny, I have even hung my sheets out to dry!
I have never measured anything in the arid bed and decided to today, just to see how they grow on a yearly basis.

The Dasylirion Serratifolium has never really recovered from when I had to put the weed killer around it last year to get rid of the creeping violet, it has sort of grown 'cock eyed' but it has grown and stands at 86cm 

The Montana excels and is 83cm tall and 114cm wide

Yucca Rostrata 109cm tall and a whopping 132cm wide

Trichocereus Macrogonus has been planted in since July 2017 I didn't measure it when it went in, but  am certain it is a lot taller and measures in at 78cm.

Agave Filifera, such a pretty agave, is now 20cm tall and 35cm wide. It was only planted out this year having been kept in a pot, and again it has romped away.

Agave Americana is off, compared to when I popped it in earlier this year it has grown and measures 30cm wide.

Pachycereus pringlei is 55cm tall

Aloe polyphylla is just lovely and 50cm wide

I shall be starting the big dig out on Monday. The frame is up and read for the cover over the Arid bed, so I am prepared.

Autumn has arrived

I haven't posted for ages, I have been so busy doing my Millionsteps, which I achieved raising £404 for DiabetesUK feeling very proud of myself.

So whats been going on..........

well the small treefern has decided to grow, a bit late, but its alive, I just have to keep it that way during the winter.

I have a new Canna, it is stunning, not only does it have stripy flowers it has stripy leaves and stem too. Canna Cleopatra.

The Amaranthus excelled itself this year and is a definate for next year too.

My Hiniba propagation continues, how I will get these through winter I have no idea as they are far

too small to dry store, but I have a plan....

which involves a very well insulated greenhouse

our old neighbours have now moved out and our new neighbours are now in. The lady of the house runs her own gardening business, how exciting is that, there have been quite significant changes already...

The bay tree that has got quite enormous

has gone, well not totally but it has been chopped back to below the height of the wall.

I am sure you will remember the hedge that was the other side of the new fence and for the 10 years our neighbours lived there it looked like this, sticking up a good 2 -3ft above the fence line.

J the new neighbour asked to come and look round my garden, she must have noticed because it has also now disappeared behind the fence. It is still there but has been reduced severely, and the 

difference it has made is amazing, there is so much light coming in. It will be interesting to see if it is maintained at this height, fingers crossed.  She has bonfires going all day everyday, which is a pain but to be honest I shall keep quiet for now.
Well thats it for the mo, back later in the month, hopefully.