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Karen, It's only 4 degrees today but we had arranged a lunch out so kept the appointment. I finally used my birthday garden gift voucher from August at a GC, photo to follow.

Julia, I'm definitely pleased to have achieved what I set out to do. So cold today but back to 13 or 14 degrees by Saturday, I hope!

Thanks Sheila, I'm not good at resting up but shall try my best with a jigsaw puzzle in front of me ... :o)

Thanks David, fingers crossed you make some lovely standard Fuchsias.

Thanks Lindak, the cold temperatures may soon change that!

Very cold here, 4 degrees, but no snow so long may it keep away!

Wow. We had thick snow from first light, but it had all melted by mid-morning. Bitterly cold though …

Thanks Janey, many leaves have dropped in the last 24 hours, so now the blossom is much more visible 🙂.

Lovely that it's still in flower.

Just fed the birds and Gerry's scraped the snow from the path. About 4-5 inches worth but I think it's beginning to melt. I think it's going to get colder this week, so we'll have to wrap up well. We did place most of the pots inside the greenhouse.

Wow Linda, we have snow too but not on this scale. Brrrr.....

Yes, they are lingering longer this autumn Sheila. I always wished I'd planted the prunus autumnalis. Love the dainty flowers this time of year. Annoying that you can't see them though!

Thanks Balc. I did think it was a birch until closer inspection of the leaves.
That would be a real treat to visit the Cambridge Botanical Gardens, you must have enjoyed it very much..

Can't like this photo Lindak...what a turnup...hope it doesn't stay around for too long.We have been so use to the milder temps.

Great blog! I hope your ant problem is under control soon!

How large does Queen’s Crepe Myrtle grow there? It grows only to only 12 to 15 ft (3.5 to 4.5 m) tall here.

What medium do you start your desert rose seeds?

Absolutely love it! My Gardenia is full of buds right now. I hope to have lots of winter blooms!

Looks awesome! I moved mine a few weeks ago from a very shady spot (where it didn’t grow nor bloom) to more sun and it looks like it’s dying now.

Looks great! It’s one of the easiest begonias to grow.

I like your Dracaena ‘Song of India’, also. I have a very large one in my front yard which I’ve propagated many plants from over the years.

Yes, typically the fronds fall off naturally (self-pruning), but because this is across from the beach the lower fronds typically look dry. This happens in climates with little rainfall to wash the sea salt from the fronds.

The many tall Kentia palms (Howea fosteriana) in the background tolerate salt spray without any problems, because it’s native to very small Lord Howe Island off eastern Australia.

This is a climber, also. The original plant has been in my back yard for 21 years in the same spot in a pot.

Thank you.

It’s definitely fast growing. I like it, but I have to keep it under control.

It’s so amazing! I think I have 15 k pics posted on GoY.

Klahanie,

It’s a very big, old Jacaranda tree above it. It’s over 40 ft (12 m) tall.

Thorneyside,

This is pic is only part of the shrub, it’s much larger.

What do they do to them? Cut off the lower leaves? They certainly look great against a deep blue sky!

Great picture, Janey! The only Ginko tree I've ever seen was in the Cambridge Botanical Gardens many years ago.

I've never seen pigeons on the Firethorn bushes here!

I have an indoor pink syngonium. It's behaving like a climber. I didn't think it was one!

Gorgeous.

They are attractive, but I know what you mean - mine is climbing all over the dining room window..

What a little beauty!

Haha, that will be the five or six Pigeons we see regularly in the surrounding trees.

:o((

I certainly agree with that ... :o)

Klahanie, mine usually flowers twice a year. Fingers crossed yours will too.

Nice to see all that colour still in your garden, Shirley! You have done a lot of work & have earned your rest!

My Fuchsias have flowered better this autumn than during the summer! Especially the standard 'Garden News' I made last year! It's dropping its flowers now so I suppose that the end of the show for this year.

I'm thinking about making another Fuchsia standard for next year, this time it will be from 'Beacon'. I had 3 homemade standards of this variety which lived & flowered very well on the balcony for several year but unfortunately they died during that terrible winter of 2009/10.

'Beacon' is normally a hardy Fuchsia but standards are more susceptible to freezing temps. I shall make sure my 'Garden News' Fuchsia doesn't suffer the same fate!

Congratulations on finishing it, FF! 👏 👏 👏

Just yesterday I finished one online! Though I did it over several weeks the actual time I spent on the puzzle was 8 hours! I immediately started another - but I think it's going to take me a lot more than 8 hours!!!

Beautiful, Shirley! 👍

I had a plant or two a few years ago but they didn't last more than a year! 😥

Good to hear you are feeling better, Rose. 👍

Have you got more Hibiscus?

I've seen many of them & commented on some of them!

You seem to have a hungry bird population there! 🤣

Klahanie, it sits on an East facing windowsill where the glass is opaque as it's a bathroom.

Well done Shirley, very satisfying especially after not feeling well. Now you can put your feet up and have a well deserved rest!

It’s wonderful!

OK, thanks Karen.

I think that’s where a lot of stuff ends up, especially garden tools, taken from sheds.

Ty all. I do like a tidy gdn but not formality, if you can see the contradiction in terms.

That’s true Shirley. I’ve done 2 more jigsaws since this one & it’s always tricky when there are similar bits on different sides of the puzzle.

Really?...and I thought they need lots of heat. Thanks for the info.

I like the tree behind it also. Is it jacaranda ?

Very pretty garden,Shirley...I expect you have a great sense of satisfaction having done all those jobs.

I agree Shirley_tulip.