Colourful additions to the garden in October

You have some beauties there,scotgran.

Suey I was lucky to come across these in Moongrower and Bulbaholics part of the world at Logie Gardens near Forres in Morayshire. I could have bought lots more but I'm struggling to plant what I bought. I have already taken out a lot of lawn but I'll need to take away some more for next year. Thank you Snoopdog I think that is way in the future - 2 years to a referendum, then up to 6 years of negociations with other parts of the UK and European Union before a constitution can be agreed - I dk if I will last that long. Good thing about the internet is that geography is no bar to communicating with friends. lol.

Lovely new additions S.....I particularly like that Toad Lily. Nice to hear it likes deep shade. I may add this to my list for a 'wee project' I want to try next year.
I see you have a car like mine - funny how they just know. I've noticed that when I have mum in the car I get an accompanying ''Not another garden centre'' yell, just as the car turns off the road :))

I think I need some Toad Lilies.....perhaps I should visit a garden centre. I reassured my husband today that I needed nothing for the garden. Oops!

Lovely blog Scotsgran. But, it made me suddenly realise..I don't remember seeing my Toad Lilies this year!!I think they must've been overrun by something! They were one of my favourites!

It is a nice little garden shop at Logie, isn't it, Scotsgran. A good proportion of the stock is raised on site. We also go there to buy their own raised longhorn beef, very tasty.
I hope that you went round the walled garden as well. It was badly damaged in storms a few years ago and has only just re-opened after an extensive make-over.

Very nice purchases Scotsgran :o) I've never heard of the first one ... it looks interesting .

Scottish this tricyrtis is lovely. There is a yellow one so that is now on my wish list. Linda how can you tell your OH such fibs. Paul I'm sorry to hear you have plants on the missing list. They do like well drained soil. Could the wet season have anything to do with their disappearance. Bb unfortunately we just popped in for a cuppa and were too late in the day to go round the garden. I did mean to go back because I was looking for a book on Scottish Architecture and I was recommended to try there. I did rush round the garden centre and will certainly pay them a visit next time we are up because as you say they do have a great selection of plants not often seen elsewhere. I was speaking to the lady in charge and she was saying she had been along to the SRGC meetings and helped out at the Nairn Show this year. Its a small world. Hywel I fell in love with that Senecio polyodon as soon as I set eyes on it. Its a lovely colour.

You have some lovely plants there Scotsgran. I love Senecia, but mine finshed flowering weeks ago. I think they may have been forced as they were in flower when I bought them in March!

Sheila. Guess who stocks the yellow one :))))
Had a look after seeing yours yesterday!

I'd been looking too angie. Click on this link to see the National Collection in Carmarthenshire. http://www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk/tricyr/tricyrtislist.htm

We are funny folk aren't we Scotsgran? Training our cars to turn into GC where they serve afternoon teas, think this problem occurs the length and breadth of the country!! quite a serious problem! Lol ;)

Its all about sharing G'mage - a tea and scone for OH and I, then a trip round the garden centre. At Logie they are situated in the old farm stables of the estate so there are lots of other unique shops too. OH browsed amongst the books, leaving me free to spend too much on plants. A quick look at the antiques and collectables store was all we had time for before they closed.
Rose I have checked and they are supposed to flower all summer. I'm hoping they spread quickly because I have a waiting list of friends wanting one. I might have bought the entire stock as take home gifts if I had known how others would like it.

Maybe, Scotsgran, I had problems with mine as the garden is not in full sun. Because of all the trees around us, each area only gets about 2 hours at a time. They also developed a disease which just finished them off. Do you think you will be able to keep them alive during the winter?

I looked up the diseases I might expect to get with this lovely plant. Rust seemed to be the one most likely to affect them so I will look out for it. Its common name is pink ragwort so rust is not surprising. The wild yellow flowered ragwort seems to attract rust like amagnet. I will let them self seed too. Like your garden ours is a bit on the shady side. At least if this plant does not survive the winter I might be fortunate and get some seedlings. I'll let you know if I do.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, then Scotsgran.

I don't think the plants know which season it is. I have oriental poppies with big buds and rhodos which I would not expect to see until the spring. I took the camera and went round the garden with it today. The colours are still hanging on from earlier months, leaves are turning to their autumn colours and there are plenty of berries to keep the thrushes happy. It seems to never stop raining so I'm away behind with lots of jobs.

Lovely blog, Scotsgran. It makes me want to sneak off down to the GC - although, to be fair to OH, I don't really have to "sneak"! I am telling myself not to get anything else new this year, because I need to see how this year's plantings fare over the winter. Then I will see how much space I have. One of my worst faults as a gardener is neglecting to record where I have planted things. Then I end up trying to plant one thing on top of another! I never have quite as much space as I think I have. At least since joining GOY I have started to take lots of photos, which should help.

Join the club Mel. I'm sure many members will be nodding their heads and saying "thats my experience too". I did not record any plants in the garden until I joined GOY. I have always tried to read about plants before I bought them and learned the latin name so I was sure to buy exactly what I wanted but my garden is now so full that records are a must.

As I am finding out...!

Somebody posted a blog about heucheras the other day and it had been compiled on Powerpoint. It is a great idea. Unfortunately I cr where I saw it. However whoever you are a big thank you for the wonderful idea . I have started putting my files in to Powerpoint then saving them in My Garden file on my computer. Doing that I can see all of them (I've done my Camellias) in one click to open the programme. I cannot work out how to get them from Powerpoint in to this site so if you are the author and can help I'll be pleased to hear how its done.

A lovely selection of plants, quite interested in the SA plant, as we are trying to grow more from that part of the world.......

Dd If you look at the RHS Plant finder you will see there is one nursery in Hampshire selling the senecio polyodon.

Thanks I will look it up.....

I often find if a nursery sells one plant from a specific area of the world they often do a few from the same place. I guess if it will grow in my garden I will look for other plants needing the same conditions so I'll look forward to seeing what you find in your local nursery.

Hardy's cottage garden plants is a very well respected nursery Rosie Hardy shows at all the big shows.......

I have just looked at her site. She seems to be saying its half hardy. I will need to be careful of it. What I wrote is what was written on the label. She has a similar one named pulcher which does seem to be hardy but she does not give information about origin or anything like that which is why I tend to look before I buy if possible. I like to know which part of the world my plants come from. Probably her customers are better informed than me and it is a problem if you buy on line because there is no knowing what you might get. I did not look thoroughly at her site but to say a plant is medium height with no reference to what that might be is what puts me off paying a lot of money for something I cannot even visualise. She does have superb plants and I will look out for her stand if we go to any of the shows where she is going to be.

Sheila-I've just seen this blog.I've got Senecio pulcher.There's a pic on page 7 of my photos.It grows to about 2 ft.According to the R.H.S. Encyclopedia of perennials,it comes from Brazil and other places in S.America.Supposedly semi evergreen,but not here and best in a sheltered place.
I did try some seeds,but with no luck,so may try cuttings if I can remember.
I got it from the R.H.S. Hyde Hall garden show a couple of years ago,so it may well have come from Hardy's.
Senecio polyodon is hardy here,though short lived as it seems to flower itself to death!

Thanks Pcw. Its nice to look back on old blogs. I am not sure if the polyodon has set seeds because it just never stopped flowering. I can see why you say it seeds itself to death. I am hoping it will have self seeded and that it continues to give me a lot of pleasure. Its such a happy plant. I have had a look at your pulcher and it seems to have a similar flower and interesting to know it comes from S.America. I never thought to take cuttings of it and i probably got it too late on to do any this year. We are hoping to go up north around Easter time so if I have to I will replace it. I would not want to not have it now.