Seeing things more clearly....

 Removing many of the plants that struggled here,  seems to have been the best thing, for me and the garden.

 I have selected plants carefully, taking this damp environment into consideration.  Adding more ferns hosta and solomons seal was the perfect thing to do.

 So far, so good, all seem to be doing very well.

Aruncus Dioicus (Goatsbeard) is a graceful woodland plant that suits damp shade.

Viburnum Opulus (guelder rose) with its lovely flat heads of showy white flowers, followed by large bundles of berries, a food source for birds.

Lupins are a favourite of mine, for one reason, their lovely peppery scent.   I could sit amongst a bed of lupins and never tire of their perfume.

Foxgloves, bumblebee bedrooms, as Piet Oudolf once said :)

Clematis grow in most of the borders.   Cheap supermarket buys.....they scramble up any plant that takes their fancy.   I have added more to the beds.   They seem to take a while to adapt but get there in the end.

Rain for the last four days has left me feeling a tad dispirited.   With the longest day waiting in the wings, I feel that summer has not really arrived yet.    The forecast is a trifle grim, rain, rain and more rain.   The moisture loving plants should thrive in these conditions.    I think I probably will to :)