Specialty Gardening: By special request., 0 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
The problem of ground cover will sort itself as plants set themselves around, and others fill out. I find some pleasant surprises when some plants set themselves in the best of places. It is surprising how quickly a new bed fills out, the best is yet to come!

I have thought of trying Babiana but I'm not sure if it would live outside here, and as I am growing so many species Gladiolus I thought I should draw the line somewhere. Looking at yours I may change my mind! They do look like a dwarf Iris from a distance, do you know which species they are?

I bought a shrubby Felicia once by mail order, it looked half dead when I got it, then it was dead! I should try it from seed, they are so pretty.

The area behind the Phormium I have some Aquilegias which have crossed and self set, also Commelina dianthifolia which self sets and some crossed pansies helping to make a little extra colour. The ground is now well covered and always has something flowering until winter.