Santolinas springing into life

santolinaspring1It’s a miracle. These plants were almost dead this winter. I don’t even dare to go back and look at the sorry state they were in. But believe me, I was very worried that this main feature of the barn garden would not perform.

Oh ye of little faith.

Look at them now.

I was forced to give them a very radical prune, but the new growth has hidden the dead branches underneath. They are very fluffy. And I am determined to keep a closer eye on them.

It may seem cruel, but I won’t let them flower as I fear they will make the fragile lush growth too top heavy for the mounds of santolina.

So if all goes well I will have saved this entire part of the garden from an ignominious design disaster.

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