Middle Garden Path

Middle Path is always being reclaimed from weeds and self-seeders, widened, and moved. In the early days Nicotianas and cherry red peonies were dominant plants near its edge.

But then the big pink rhododendron grew - and grew... And so Middle Path had to be moved again and again - no way was I going to prune such a beautiful shrub!

Middle Path in Spring 2004

In 2004 I tried out roses and a rose arch - oops. Not enough sun. Then the peonies were shifted out in the winter of 2006 - they had a brighter, better garden to go to. And still the beautiful pink rhododendron grew - and grew...

Nicotianas

Nicotianas (Llansdorff and Sylvestris) still self-seed in here, but the spaces have been rather taken over by a cute little purple leafed euphorbia. It produces many seedlings, but they are easy to pull out.

The photograph below is from the Moosey Archives, and was taken in the year 2000, early in Middle Path's long life. Back then the path was littered with huge self-sown Nicotianas, and some red Canna lilies can be seen, on the left.

path to red cannas

Middle Path forms part of a well-trodden route from the house through to the Hazelnut Orchard, crossing the water at Middle Bridge.