As Autumn approaches - there's still lots of colour in the garden.

Lovely, Olive - I enjoyed it! Now we know where Karen gets her love of gardening....It's sunny today after rain in the night, by the way. :-))

Thanks Spritzhenry, but I am not sure that Karen gets it from me think we bounce of one another really, she has set me off with roses and clematis, and I am even trying to grow clems through shrubs now, all I know is that we both love our plants and gardens. It is a keep me fit trip also, because I don't particularly like exercise and walking is not really safe around where we live, too much traffic and no paths. Have a nice walk in the wood some times with the dog, but even he has taken to just being lazy now he is nearly 13. How is Henry doing? Hope he is doing ok. Rain at night would be good, we have only really had one wet day in weeks, but being clay the garden it is holding out well now.

Lovely garden, Olive...you have worked very hard and it's so nice to see the colour now that we are heading into autumn.

I like your butterfly very much (I'm into butterflies...lol). Was it a local find? I'm on the lookout for unusual things to put in our as yet, undeveloped small garden and have seen a few ideas here on GOY in the ornament department...very tempting!

I'll enjoy reading your blog, Olive.

Really lovely pics Olive, I've just done the same as you but no where near as much colour in mine :-))))))

I bought the butterfly from 'The Range' don't know if you have them in your area, think it should be on the living room wall really, but I thought if it lost it's colour I could re-enamel it, I am not one for wall art in the house, but love it where it is situated, it brightens up the shed panel lovely. Pleased you like the garden blog, hope you find an ornament you like.

Thanks Annella, pleased to be able to get out still in the garden, it has turned quite cool of an evening, but sunny during the day, so no complaints from me. Pleased you enjoyed the photos.

I'm pleased to say I've discovered there is a shop not too far away from us. I will have to have a look on their website and make a trip out there soon.

I may wait until my good friend returns from vacation as she's a keen gardener and we can make an afternoon of it. Thanks for the tip, Olive.

It wasn't expensive, well compared with some garden ornaments you find these days. Think it was under £20 so I thought that was a good bargain. Happy bargain hunting.

Yep, I'll have to visit the actual store as I can't find anything like that in their online shop.

I love bargain hunting so I'll enjoy it :)

:>)

You have a lovely garden Oliveoil still lot's of lovely colour .I have a few things left in flower Bizzie Lizzie's,Geraniums Stock, and the Welsh Poppies orange and yellow are still flowering.It's a nice day here in Newcastle bright and sunny just a little bit of a breeze.I do like your butterfly.

Lovely garden Olive, excuse my naivety, but is that a cape fuschia in pic 6 ?

I don't know if it is called a cape fuschia or not I know it as Himalayan Honeysuckle not its proper name but eh oh! Now I am going to show off its proper name is Leycesteria Formosa not really showing off I copied it and pasted it. lol. not good with Latin or any other language really. Just about manage English. lol. seem to think I have heard it called cape fuschia though, google it and see if it comes up with the same sort of pictures. Glad you like the garden.

It is indeed. Thanks Olive, next door has one, she had forgotten what it was called too. I'm now going out to impress her with my knowledge. lol. :o)))

Very pretty garden, you have worked hard and it shows. I would love to be able to walk round my garden but it is a bit on the small side. i do my best with what I have and have been rewarded with a lot of colour this year. I still have some pots with annuals still showing some colour which I didn't expect to find on my return from 2 weeks holiday, so I am pleased about that.

your garden is beautiful Oliveoil...lovely blog & photos too

Thanks Grannysue, I know I am very lucky. Hope you had a great holiday.

Elsiemay thank you for all your comments it is good to know that people like to see the pictures and read the blogs. I know I enjoy other peoples, I love this website, it is good to know that we are all of a kind, loving our gardens and enjoying working in them.

Absolutely beautiful Oliveoil....so much going on in your garden, mine is dominated by the Rudbekias at the moment naught else much apart from the odd roses....

Ah but it is still so beautiful, and I love your rose arches and your new arches, they have made me make a decision about making a different fence along my main footpath - next year springtime I think. If it happened to stay nice might have a go this back end. Will keep you posted, I must have more climbing roses, it is a definite, it is going to happen, I will spend some more money, I cannot live without them any longer. I don't buy clothes or handbags or shoes well not unless I am desperate, so roses it must be!! LOL but keep it to yourself! :>) No chinese whispers or else!!

Love the first photograph Mum and you're right, there is loads of colour still going on there. that berry looks like hawthorn to me......Love the butterfly!

The butterfly is a beauty isn't he! The berry is of a Whitebeam tree, the people on here are so knowledgeable. I asked on the questions page and got a reply more or less straight away, amazing what you learn on here.

I`d love a stroll round your garden anyday Ol;ive, there is so much to see and admire its what I call a" get lost and forget your woes garden" lets hope we get a little more Sunshine to enjoy our gardens.

Here's to that Stroller, rained overnight but fine now but a little cloudy. I get lost in my garden with my thoughts most days. Love it.

really enjoyed your blog barbara and your garden still looks so summery, cant believe your well ahead of me with the bulb planting, well done, great pictures to ;o))

you have a lovely garden Olive, thanks for sharing it with us :-))

Thank you Sanbaz pleased you enjoyed it, first year I have been organised with the bulbs was determined to buy early before they had all been picked over.

~Thank you Grindle pleased you liked it.

love your garden loads of color there and need to get my bulbs in too.enjoyed the tour.

Thank you Cristina pleased you like it. Go get those bulbs now and get planting, it was good to get there before they had been picked over. Just ordered some Hellebores for the three big tubs, bought some last year and had them in the same tubs but put them into a new border I dug up last year. Good excuse to buy some more. lol. :>)

and y not lol 0))))

Indeed - my sentiments entirely. lol.

Such a pretty garden, I really loved viewing it especially like the ' quiet corner '. Note to self - get those Allium bulbs in asap ... lol !

And get looking for the Karen pics too, come on Barbara :-))))))))))

Sorry Annella just cannot find the one with THE dress, don't know at this moment where it is. Will keep looking.

Hi there Shirley tulip, thank you for your comments - haven't grown allium bulbs myself, might go and buy some and try them - they are the ones with the big head? Wonder if they might be too tall for my borders, might try and see what I can find. thanks again.

Alliums can be anything from 5cm to 150 cm so plenty of choice .. I've never had them before .. mine are Caeruleum, Moly, Roseum, Purple Sensation, Ostrowskianum and Sphaerocephalon .. my goodness they don't make names that roll off the tongue easily ! Colours should be blue, yellow, rose-pink, and pinkish-purple and I'll pot them rather than place in the soil.

thanks Shirley tulip will have a look next time I go to GC