November Garden

You do have a lot of colour in your garden still, Hywel. The Pyracantha is a lovely splash of colour and I especially like the Fuchsias. They used to do well at my family home in Autumn, better than here in the South.

Saw a heading about Begonias today that was obviously disparaging their cultivation. I didn't read it because I like Begonias and we had our front walls smothered in them two years ago. Some people are equally sneering about Busy Lizzies but I think they are brave little cheerful flowers.

I do hope the Osteospermums survive. You have some nice colours there.

Have you ever tried growing a green Chrysanthemum? We did once in the greenhouse, They were exotic and quite a talking point.

I didn't go overboard on the bulbs this year... every time I plant them I think... It will looks so pretty next spring! and guess what? our little squirrels and chipmunks look very sleek and healthy and no bulbs bloom. They don't like the crocus or the narcissus... I still have those: but my tulips, don't ask! Your pic of the dianthus is just beautiful and the fuchsias are too! Beautiful garden, Hywel!
forgot to mention the e. alatus...great red, aye?

Thank you for the photography Hywel, not so warm to be outside. Hope Beryl is keeping well.

You still have some great flowers to take photos of Hywel! Other than the Geraniums, now in the mini-greenhouse on the balcony table, only the Fuchsias are flowering. Like you say they seem to flower better in the autumn than the summer.

Love your blogs Hywel. I took cuttings recently from my neighbours Delta Sarah, mine in the garden were frosted last week :-(. I like your yellow Mum, is it hardy?

Lovely flowers still, Hywel. Your garden must be sheltered - lots of those things finished a while back here, and the hurricane finished most of the fuchsia flowers. But the little begonias are going strong - I think they are definitely the best value bedding plants around - I hope you can keep yours over the winter. I have no room to try to keep mine. Cosmos and sedums finished weeks ago here.
Your Pyracntha is fabulous - would win a prize anywhere, and it must cheer up the road for passers by!
The jasmine is beautiful too, so dainty.

still a lot of lovely plants doing their thing. your garden is full of colour . lovely Hywel.

Your November garden has more happening than mine in April. lol Nice display.

looking good Hywel ..... dark nights have drawn in !!!

Gg

Still a lot going on there Hywel. Looks great.

Thank you all for commenting on my autumn blog :)

Eirlys I haven't tried a green Chrysanthemum. I've never seen one to buy but if I do I'll try it :)

Dawn yes the yellow mum is hardy but I keep them in pots because slugs like them :)

Steragram yes it is quite sheltered here. We didn't get much of the recent storm :)

Thank you Diane Beryl isn't too bad :)

Yes Gg the clocks have gone back and it's light at 7 a.m. when there are not many people around, and dark at 5 p.m. when nearly everyone is around ... daft !

Very colourful Hywel, it pleases me to see many of the ones in your garden are also still flowering here, my Delta's Sarah has grown huge and is flowering profusely, I'm really chuffed about that, I have it in a huge pot and it obviously like the mix its in, I have taken most of my fuschia's, succulents and geraniums into the g'house's, fingers x I still have them next year. I too have Osteo's flowering, they took ages to get going but have certainly done themselves proud in the last couple of months, I'm thinking of digging one of each colour up and popping into the g'house as well, not sure how they'll fare but I think its worth trying isn't it, I've tried collecting seeds over the years but never have succeeded with them..
I too haven't posted much this year as you've probably noticed, apart from removing some trees and redoing those areas, my stumpery and the bed under the old apple tree,( which I did do the blogs) it would just have been a repeat of the previous years and like you life caught up with me, plus it aggravated me when goy played up, took me ages to catch up, I might get back on track now its dark at teatime...Lovely blog and photo's Hywel....

Very pretty flowers Hywel. I loved those fuchsias.

Your garden must be really sheltered to have so many gorgeous flowers, I love that orange osteo...and the mums!!cannot believe you still have Cosmos too! no flowers on our jasmine again!!
Thanks for the blog, so enjoy seeing your garden...

Wow Hywel so much colour and wonderful varities you still there your garden looks gorgeous.

I enjoyed your blog Hywel. Such a lot of colour you still have. Had a ground frost this morning which finished off some nasturtiums, but cosmos seem to be still ok.

Thanks Hywel, I've been researching hardy chrysanthemum.
Hi 'Sue' nice to see you :-)

Hiya Dawn, playing catch on Goy....

Our green Chrysanths looked like this:

http://www.woolmans.com/Chrysanthemums/Chrysanthemum-Jade-Green-Late-6-plants.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI84HC6aev1wIVRCjTCh03IArpEAQYAiABEgKGyvD_BwE&ccode=W18PGP#.WgMlQ1JLHL8

Beautiful. That was way back in the early 60's so they were very unusual then. Indoor variety!

Those are unusual Eirlys, but beautiful.

Thank you all for your comments :)

We had some frost this morning but nothing was affected by it. I think it was only on the car roofs.

Lovely colourful blog in November ... like you we have had one light frost overnight with no damage to plants yet. Lots of leaves falling and temps set to drop to 8 degrees tomorrow ... brrr!!

Eirlys, thank, I've been looking on Woolmans site earlier. Hywel, you've really set me off on these hardy Mums

Thank you all for your comments :)

Shirley I hope you are feeling all right these days. Take care ...

I hope you can get some nice Mums Dawn. Actually mine are rather poor. I keep them in pots because I'm afraid they'll get eaten by slugs, but I don't think they like being confined very much.

Hi Hywel, I've found some nice ones that are safe to minus 20!! From what I've read they are happy in the ground.

That's good ! :)

Hywel, thanks for asking after me. I am almost finished with the cardiac rehab. sessions and hope to be signed off this week. Feeling pretty good now, definitely not half as tired as before, hooray!!

I'm pleased to hear you are feeling so much better, Shirley!

You still have lots of colour in your garden, Hywel! Other than some Pansies I planted out a few weeks ago the balcony is bare!

The 3 surviving Fuchsia standards are now in the mini-greenhouse on the balcony table - each has a few flowers still. I hope they will survive the winter in there. I have a couple of old plastic mattress bags I've stood the greenhouse in so as to cover it up should we get some very hard frosts.

I've also got 2 standard Marguerites which are still flowering. I tried to get them in the mini-greenhouse but couldn't as the pots were too big & I would have had to dismantle it to get them in! Nevertheless they are on the balcony floor, partially under the table & covered with some thick plastic - although I've left the tops open for air circulation & will only close them when frost is forecast.

Balcony, thanks for your comment, today I have noticed the lack of flowers on the Violas I bought from a well-known German supermarket. Oh well, I guess you get what you pay for! :o((

Thanks for all your comments :)

Good luck with your plants Balcony ...

I'm glad your mother's Jasmine is flowering Homebird. I am hoping for a mild winter again lol :)

I've never had any luck with winter Violas Shirley. I hope they flower later on for you.
I'm pleased to know you may be signed off soon :)

Thanks Hywel ... :o))x

:) x

Your garden still looks amazing Hywel.

Thanks. In the week and a half since this was written the colour has mostly gone now. Winter is here :)
and I still haven't planted my bulbs !

Enchanting as always x

Thank you :) x

Shirley, if they haven't already done so, your Violas should flower on & off all winter then give a burst of spring colour that will last for a month or two.

That's why I've grown them on & off over the years on our balcony. I normally like to grow winter flowering Pansies but after 3 or 4 bad years with them I didn't grow any last year - the balcony looked so bare & desolate last year without them that I've put in some again this year.

My son & daughter-in-law have had a lot of success with plants they have bought from a certain German supermarket & they are total novice gardeners or were until last year when they got their first garden ever!

I bought some Pansies there this autumn & so far they are looking at least as good as those I've bought from a national retailer or from the market square in town.

So don't give up on your Violas too soon!

Shame your flowers have finished so soon, Hywel!