October 2021 garden

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The garden is slowly descending into slumber mode so I thought I would take some photos of the plants that are still giving a little colour plus those that do ‘their thing’ in autumn. The Hesperanthus are one such plant…
These pink ones look so pretty in with the starry Aster Lady in Black. I am so glad I didn’t pull the Aster out when I didn’t recognise it before it flowered. It was one of the plants I bought earlier in the year so it’s the first time it’s flowered in my garden and I am totally in love with it.

…and I am so pleased that these Red Hesperanthus I bought last year from a local garden centre have settled into the small border around the base of the weeping crab apple. The colour of the crab apples is very close to the colour of the Hesperanthus. Please excuse the rough looking lawn and guinea pig cage, we are piggy sitting for the grandchildren who are on holiday. They are steadily mowing the lawn for us! The only trouble is, the lawn looks terrible.

There aren’t many apples on the crab apple tree this year. The strong winds we had earlier whipped lots of leaves and apples off.

The Penstemons are worth their weight in gold aren’t they. Once they begin to flower in May/June they go on until the frosts. If the winter is not too harsh they will stay green right through til spring when I cut them down as new growth appears.

These Amaranthus have been fascinating all summer, they have grown so well from seed sent to me by Amy. Some have been knocked down by the heavy rain and strong winds last week. The flowers have been 2ft long and the stems very strong and upright until then. I have saved some seed and will definitely grow these again next year.

The Sedum were late to colour up but are looking good now. I forgot to give them the ‘Chelsea chop’ this year.

This small cutting from early last year of the Hebe Greth is flowering already. I didn’t expect it to do anything until next year.

..and nearby the anemone I think is Queen Charlotte has flowered really well.

I have been saving seed from the Cosmos as they have been going over. There are a few still looking pretty.

There is a water lily with another bud waiting to open…It’s anyone’s guess if it will open before the water temperature drops too low!

This bush never seems to look any different. !! It’s been in the garden for donkeys years. I’ve taken lots of cuttings from it.

Here are a few more photos I took …

The Cyclamen are steadily spreading over the rockery. They started off as a few gifted to me by Brian…Bjs.

My squash are a laughing stock….it’s the first time I have grown them. My courgettes did brilliantly though..no photos because we have eaten them all.

..and still getting the odd rose.

I have started to remove, cut back and or move some plants in the borders ready to mulch. It’s been lovely to get back to gardening. The autumn sunsets are so lovely and make the trees look really colourful.

I hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the last of the mild weather. xx

• 29 Oct, 2021
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