Late Summer Fuchsias

Every single one is a stunner Hywel. I wanted to choose a favourite but I just couldn't!!
What a glorious collection of very pretty fuschias.
The pure white ones are very special.

I kept choosing a favourite and then changing my mind - its impossiible! I love the mingle with Preston Guild and Albertina..and Earebarre...and...Maetsukyer...
Hywel how can you say your garden hasn't done well this year?

these are lovely Hywel.

I must apologise, I have found the direma I promised you in the back of the cold frame. I will get them to you later this week.

I couldn't choose a favourite either although I do prefer the pastel shades, I think if I had to it would be between Snow White and White Spider...Saying that they are all lovely Hywel..

Thank you all for looking at my plants.

I have no favourite either -
if I see one I like, I buy it. If I don't, I don't.

Thank you SBG. I must also apologise. The seeds I promised you of the Aquilegia never came to anything. I hope it sets seeds next year and then I'll save them for you.

Steragram, my garden has not done as well as usual. Everything seems to have produced lots of lanky shoots and leaves.

All beauties in their own right Hywel. Large or small, all little works of art. When I lived in Tenerife they were known as "pendientes de la Reina" or the Queen's earrings.

Beautiful, Hywel, as always! They are all so pretty that I can quite understand why you have no firm favourite!

As I've commented over the summer I was given some half standard Fuchsias by my friend Dick from church. 4 or 5 still survive but 2 plants died amongst them was the only named Fuchsia which was a great shame.

None of the survivors has looked very happy but at least they are still alive. I hope that if I can keep them alive over the winter that they might do better next year. I did try to take some cuttings but they all died so if the standards die I will have no more Fuchsias for next year. ?

My own plants from cuttings that survived last winter have done quite well especially the 'Lady Boothby' cutting which is well over 6ft high & has reached the ceiling of the balcony!

Love !love ! everyone of them and they all have such wonderful names .

All your Fuchsias are fabulous Hywel. I couldn't really pick one (or even two) I prefer to the others.

Fantastic collection you have Hywel all stunning in their own way you ve got a good eye for pickibg beauties.

Wow love them all. Your collection is fantastic:-).

Thank you all for your comments.

I hope your Fuchsias come through the winter Balcony. I've never had Lady Boothby to get that tall :O

Hywel all I can say is that ... everyone is a winner.

Thank you :)

I will need to take measures to keep my Fuchsias safe during the winter. I have nowhere that is truly frost proof out on the balcony so the only thing I can do is to wrap them up in newspaper & fleece & put them under the balcony table & perhaps surround the table with some thick polythene I have. Then hope we don't have a hard winter!

Not knowing the names of the Fuchsias I have makes it very difficult to know if they are frost hardy or not. I know 'Beacon' is hardy as is 'Lady Boothby' but the only other named one I had, from Dick, died months ago. I think one of the half standards he gave me maybe 'Beacon' as well. It has been growing all summer alongside 'Beacon' in the strawberry planter & the flowers seem identical - just smaller (as do the leaves).

The other 3 standard Fuchsias he gave me I have no idea what they might be called! One is now putting on its best show for me since Dick gave me it!!!

Good luck ! I hope they survive for you :)

This week I have grouped all my Fuchsias together into one place which should make it easier to protect them, but as they say "The proof of the pudding ..."

I suppose it depends on the severity of the winter. I hope it's mild. Have you covered them or put bubblewrap around the pots ? or will you just keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best ...

For the time being, I've done nothing more than grouping them all together. In a few weeks time, I will see about giving them more protection.