Autumn Flowers

I didn't realise he is only 7 months older than Molly! He is very handsome! How can you say he's only there to make up the numbers Brian! shame on you! Lol ;) never seen a snowdrop in oct. Before...you really do have an all year garden! No flowers on my saxifrages yet...but hope they will flower soon!

Happy Birthday Jamie, hope you got a new toy...
Brian you are making me envious showing these, I simply cannot get any autumn crocus to grow here or the cyclamen, don't know why, I'm obviously doing something wrong, love the saxifraga as well, another one I must look out for.........

First things first..... Happy Birthday Jamie x I hope you have had a good day!
All looking great Brian, your question Re flowers before leaves, I wonder if it may be to attract the attention of pollinators which are by now a bit scare.
I had that bronzed leafed Saxifraga..... Wonder what happened to, must investigate tomorrow!

Linconlass
Surprised you are not able to grow Cyclamen they thrive in shade or Sun have you tried growing them from seed or corms?,they are very unreliable in packets from garden centres they have usually been dried out for months.
B

lol. lovely pictures, but you saved the best 'til last. lol. Love the cyclamen, they are so pretty, mine are out but not as showy as yours. But they are great at this time of year, think the rain has helped them come on as we have been so dry now that it is a bit wetter they are starting to flower for me. Happy Birthday Jamie. lol.

♪♪♪Happy Birthday dear Jamie ♪♪♪ ,your daddies garden wouldn't be the same without you :o) the Cylamen and snowdrops make a stunning combination together Brian ,very pretty :o))

Snoopdog
I have my hands bitten quite often when he plays rough
but never my bum as yet.

Happy Birthday Jamie. You will soon be a pensioner like the rest of us. You are still a puppy at heart. I hope the cameraman rewarded you for all the hard work he makes you do, taking him on long walks and playing ball to keep him happy.
Bjs your plants are exquisite. The snowdrops and cyclamen mixture look great together. No sign yet of my autumn snowdrops. We do seem to be a bit behind you so I have not given up on them yet. I noticed some of last years cyclamen are showing leaves, the spring flowering ones. I bought a Cyclamen Tilebarn Elizabeth at the Gardening Club. We had a speaker from Binny and he brought along some bulbs etc. I also bought some more Cammassia Leichtlinii Caerula. Its a brilliant bulb.

Happy birthday dear Jamie ! x

Will pass on all your good wishes to Jamie.
Val.See you next week
B

Hello Brian .... Hello Val !
Pretty flowers and Happy Birthday to Jamie.
:o)

I think your comment has just dawned on him. Love the Saxifraga.

Great to see you back Val.

Love the snowdrop and cyclamen combination and the saxifraga are lovely. Happy Birthday to the handsome Jamie.

Jamie gets more handsome each year, perhaps its because he has such a lovely garden to play in.

Jamie, you're looking better than ever. Happy birthday!
never seen snowdrops in October before - they go so well with the cyclamen. what variety are the cyclamen please?

Steragram
The Cyclamen Variety is Cilicium a little smaller than the one normally seen in gardens this time of year (Hederifolium ) although fairly hardy it gets flattened by hard rain so tend to grow them in troughs within the cover of the alpine house,they are also much easier to admire that way same applies with the snowdrop (Galanthus Reginae-Olgae ) its hardy but requires a dry warm summer that is hard to achieve in my garden outside. It is also a little smaller than our winter flowering varieties.
Nothing in that Trough has been disturbed for at least six years and they continue to increase.

I have tried corms from various sources Brian and have bought many plants over the years, they start off ok but rarely return, our garden goes from parts that are full sun all day down to the bottom that is in shade completely from lunchtime onwards, I just cannot find a spot that suits them, my daughter has them naturalized in her garden so hoping to have yet another attempt, I've never tried growing them from seed though.....

Linconlass
If your daughter has them naturalized look around the base of the plants for seedlings with one or two leaves if you can carefully lift with the corm and root intact they should transplant into almost any situation.
They should not be confused with the ones being shown on Goy at present bought from supermarkets and stores they are a totally different plant and might last a year or two but often do not go through the first winter.
the main difference is geographical they come from hotter climates

Thank you Bjs. I haven't got an alpine house or a suitable trough at present - the hederifolium I have are under my damson tree and I am hoping to replace the pink ones that have disappeared. Would it be worth risking them there or do I have to make an alpine trough?? We do get very heavy rain sometimes.

They should be fine under a tree lots of mine are in deep shade where they have seeded themselves.
Troughs often come into there own with small plants that can get swamped by larger ones.

They won't get swamped by plants there as I keep the bit near the trunk free from everything except cyclamen and crocuses. I'm really looking forward to seeing them next year!!

lovely pictures Brian