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It's a lovely Hellebore, Janey! Who wouldn't fall for it! 🤣

Was nice & sunny here as well yesterday but today it has been mostly cloudy again but the sun managed to get out from under the clouds during the last hour of the afternoon! 🤣

Nor do we! 🤣 🤣 🤣

Fascinating blog. I love seeing all these different plants( though I admit to not trying to learn their names) & especially I like to see any birds that visit your property. Can’t imagine looking out of my window & seeing a cockatoo (of any type) sitting in a tree.

Interesting, I must give this one some thought. Your courtyard garden looks lovely with those nice blue pots. I have visited Shaftesbury & walked up Gold Hill. Had a big hovis loaf box outside a shop at the top.

Janey, OH is taking care if our Hummingbirds all year round. They are our main attraction.

Love your blog Bushbernie. Lots or interesting pictures and notes.
Are your Black Cockatoos noisy? Amazing bird.
Good luck with all your seedlings.

Must fill your space with fragrance.

One of my favourite plants. Maybe because of their smell.

Beautiful colour.

Nice photo Bushbernie.
Almost every place we rented in a village in Mexico had one in the yard. Mostly yellow ones (R. 'alba'). I am wondering if they are easy to care for. The tree itself is interesting even without the flowers (for us Northerners).

Lovely flower..just wondering why it's called 'rubra' as it appears white.

Thanks Meadowland. I can honestly say the days around here is almost never dull. There's always something to do or see, which makes me feel very blessed.

The Yellow Crazy Ants have become a real problem here in the north of Queensland and it's great that our local council is trying to do something about it. I'm not convinced the treatment will be the answer, but at least they're trying something.

I haven't grown Salvias for a while now and I'm so pleased I found this one on the almost-dead half-price sale rack at our local nursery. It's lovely.

Well,that is a blog and a half BB...we have missed them...there doesn't seem to be a dull day for you especially with the Yellow Crazy Ant infestation.
Salvia Lake strawberry looks a gorgeous deep red.

Tough as old boot leather.

Sounds good Balcony.

Thank you Angela. Regards the yarn, I know what you mean about the irregular stripes. The colours are so cheerful though. Once I have reached a good size I will edge it with a frill. I like something to occupy my hands in the long dark evenings. :)

Rose, you are wise to take good care of yourself. The town of Shaftesbury is small, and I go right around the edge of it which gives me almost exactly 4 miles. And that is enough for me at the moment. Hopefully I can build up some strength in my legs again! Your treadmill will do just as well. We have an excercise bike in the garage and a tv, but the cycling, although it helps with fitness, does absolutely nothing for my soul! :)

It’s very nice!

People are very strange sometimes.

A stunner.

It is hardy. I have had one for several years & it was in a biggish pot. I planted it in the ground a few weeks ago as it was a bit restricted, so I’m hoping it will romp away next year.

Ty, Bacoba then. It is a perennial.

Ty Balcony. I have two like this, one one either side of my back door.They are nice if the snails leave them alone, so ok at the moment, snails don’t seem to like the cold!

Is it one of those palms that can bend nearly double in hurricane winds?

Beautiful plants, Janey! Incredible they should still be flowering in mid November!

Lovely plant, FF!

My Christmas Cactus is about to open the first flower of the year this week. It's dark red & has 100s of buds. I'll upload the first picture I get once the flowers start to open.

I finally pulled the Cosmos plants out of the container around the cash machine this afternoon - with the help of my granddaughter! Our son came round with some spent compost & between us we dumped it into the planter.

I took a last photo before pulling them up. I'll upload it to my photos page later.

Hi FF, I don't think that it's necessarily that our council is poor, at least no worse off than other towns the size of Huntingdon, but the lack of funds probably does affect it. The gardening department is having difficulties in getting the money they need to do the work of looking after the cemeteries, parks, gardens or what have you around town, to find time & money to plant up yet more containers.

About 2 months I ago I wrote them an email explaining what I was doing with the planters around the cash machine & why - but I've had no reply. Therefore I'll continue with what I'm doing!

Just this last week I've been putting in Daffodil bulbs& other plants from the balcony. Today my son brought some used compost from his pots & we dumped it in the last of the 3 to be planted up - which was the first one I planted up with Cosmos seedlings at the end of July this year.

Between my granddaughter & I we pulled up the Cosmos, even though they were still flowering, & dumped the compost on top. If possible I will go out tomorrow & plant the last of the Daffodil bulbs I have & then plant some Pansies plugs over the top of them.

I think I had it in the wrong spot in the house Janey.
I put it outside this summer and as soon it got in it started to push out buds.

It's lovely Janey! And I am exactly the same!
Sunshine here too!

I wish I could walk by myself Karen, but find it better if I walk with someone, so earlier this year I bought a tread mill so that I can still get some exercise.

Thanks Janey and Day lily.

Ahh thank you all it certainly seems happy there :-)

Yes, it’s lovely to see the blue sky and sunshine … I might even do some gardening 🙂.

We enjoy them here too Klahanie at Christmas and Easter. I wonder why it's never flowered before? Enjoy it now though, such pretty flowers..

Thank you both, a much brighter morning with blue sky and sunshine today..😁

They are such useful little plants for planters and beds providing various colours FF..

Klahanie,

Yes, lots of flowers on this tree. This was just one flower spike.

The SD Zoo is an incredible place. It’s a world-class zoo and botanical gardens.

Looks wonderful, especially with your birch combination.

Lots of flowers Delonix. Lovely.
We have been to San Diego few times but never visited their ZOO, unfortunately.

I have seen some incredible fires near San Diego (on TV). Hopefully they are not affecting you.

That is stunning Jane!

Don’t blame you Janey, it’s lovely. We all need a surprise treat at this time of year to lift the gloom!

Rose I think Monty's Rudbeckia is Lacianata. I used to have one quite tall, but it flopped so much I dug it out.

You’ve done well to have such a tidy garden in November!

It’s really lovely Josee. My ‘annual’ Bacopas are blue, pink and white … also still flowering in their bowl but not in profusion like yours! I think Janey is right.

Agree with Rose and Janey, it’s perfect 🙂.

Thank you Klahanie, the one with the largest leaves is just beginning to colour up now.
How are the hummingbirds doing? They'll soon be busy at your feeders again.:)) And we will have pics again..☺️

It's lovely and has unusual flowers unless it's my eyesight..(most probably is!)

Is it a perennial Ff?

What a beauty it is Jane with a great name too..