Some Autumn pictures

Good question Melchi! It's definitely the start of bulb planting season, and next it will be fruit tree and rose pruning season, and it's also lawn scarifying season...you're right...we are never short of a job to do! Your water plant is Schizostlis or Kaffir Lily I think, and I'm glad I'm not the only one with a Passion flower refusing to bloom. But mine doesn't even have buds yet!

Well - I look at the oldest bud daily, but it shows no sign of breaking. I have never grown passion flower before. I know there are quite a few types, so I'm interested to see what it will look like. Whether or not my curiosity will be satisfied remains to be seen!

So glad you have managed to upload your photos. The fuchsia pics are upside down and it makes the flowers look quite exotic and unusual!

Your cyclamen are loooking lovely.

Lol...it's all the right way up on my IPad....this always happens to me too if I use IPad camera!

Is it only the fuchsia pictures that are upside down, Stera? How odd if so! I notice that the peony picture is square on my iPad - I don't understand that, either!

Hi Melchisedec. I love the view of your house :) It looks friendly :o)
You have some interesting and colourful plants. It's nice to see them lasting well into the autumn :)

Apparently, it depends on whether you hold your iPad upright or sideways to take the pics. I had the same trouble! Do an experiment to find out, as I've forgotten...

Thank you, Hywel - that's a lovely compliment! We have lived in this house for 42 years, and loved it the minute we stepped into it.

Thank you for that advice, Spritz. I did wonder whether that was the case. I am going to have a go right now! It is just too convenient not to give up without a fight!

Oh boy - I've just accessed this from my PC! I didn't realise all the photos are all over the place. Sorry about that, folks. I have now made my experiments, and know at exactly which orientation I need to hold the iPad, so - with any luck - this will not happen again!

So many people have had the same problem Melchi - glad to hear you've sorted it!

Well - I hope I have! Time will tell!

A lovely house with plenty of Character looking lovely now its had its haircut,lol.
You have some lovely plants brightening the garden and I do love that fuchsia `springtime`.

Thank you, Stroller! The fuchsias have been really good this year, and still going strong. I am hoping to overwinter them all.

Hi, I think Karen is right about your water plant, my guess would be Schizostylis coccinea, Viscountess Byng, if so the flowers of this 1 are particularly vulnerable to frost damage, Derek.

Did you know 'they' have changed its name? We are supposed to call it 'Hesperantha coccinea' now.

I can't keep up with these constant name changes. :-Z

Hi, thank you Spritz, I didn't know that, I wish they'd leave things alone, you learn these names in your youth, and then when you get older, and your memory starts to let you down, they start changing the names :-) Derek.

I agree! Why is Autumn Joy now Herbstfreude? It's exactly the same name, except in a different language!

Thanks for the info on the water plant, Derek. And the update, Spritz ?

I love your Boston Ivy, Suzanne. I agree with Hywel about the friendly look of your house. It reminds me of my grandma's house in Lytham, which I loved as a child. Your Happy Wedding Day and sedum are beautiful, too. I didn't realise Kaffir lilies were water plants. I have red in the front and pink in the back garden, but in the borders. They're very pretty, but not flourishing, so now I'm thinking that they may prefer to be in a damp spot. Your solidago also appeals to me. especially if it's a bee magnet.

Thank you, Tuesdaybear. I'm glad you like the house. The solidago is not to everyone's taste - it does need watching, and grows into large clumps. But it's probably the most bee-friendly plant I know, and personally, I rather like it. It's the common-or-garden Goldenrod.

I didn't know that what I have in my barrel is Kaffir Lily. They are really pretty - more and more flowers are opening, very delicate and a lovely colour. I bought them from the water plant section at the GC, the pot was submerged in a tank and I put it straight into the barrel, standing on a brick.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful autumn colour with us,
very much to the "purple" end of the spectrum; my favourite colours!

Thanks again

David

Thank you, David - I am glad you like the photos.

There's still a lot of colour in the garden but the trees aren't as colourful as they sometimes are at this time. Maybe they're just late, though. Time will tell!

Yes, trees are not colouring yet; I feel this is due to the mild, wet weather; the trees are green because they are still growing! Once they are under stress from dryness or frost, I'm sure we shall start to see autumn colour.

Yes, I'm sure you're right. Most things are still growing here. When the first frosts arrive, there'll be a sudden change.

That's interesting about the Kaffir lily. A friend locally has lots growing in a dry border. They must be very tolerant plants!

I didn't know the plants I have are Kaffir Lilies, or that they are water plants. I had some growing in the border a few years ago. These are lovely, though, and after a year off in 2013, they have been beautiful.