My shady garden in summer

Abutilon branches over tin pail filled with rainwater, 2022. Photography by Michael Steele.

Close up of white abutilon flowers, 2022. Photography by Michael Steele.

Trailing blue campanula flowers, 2022. Photography by Michael Steele.

White foxglove and snowball viburnum, 2022. Photography by Michael Steele.

I’m glad I found some time in the weekend to weed, sweep fallen leaves and tidy up my garden. Here’s a few details of the favourite parts of my shady back garden. It’s a mix of snowball viburnum shrubs, green and red Japanese Maples, campanula, Mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius) and viola. It was originally just a patchy grassy area. I’ve gradually transformed the space over the years to something more tranquil and green.