September ends!

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The end of September is finally upon us and I really can’t believe how many plants are still flowering. Even this late on some of the shrubs are showing no signs of Autumn quite yet

Wot….no rust! The Kilmarnock willow has usually succumb by now

My coral bark maple gone from hero to zero and back again in 18 months! Now fully recovered, Acer palmatum Eddisbury might only be half the plant is used to be but it’s still one of my favourites.

Sharing a bed with the Acer, Camellia buds are fattening up

Heptacodium miconoides has opened it’s first flower. They don’t look much from a distance but if you get your nose right in the scent is gorgeous! There are lots more buds to come and we might see the deep red calyces later.

In the shady far bed – Persicaria Red Dragon just keeps growing and growing and growing! It has almost smothered the Actaea growing behind it. Acer Orange Dream with no signs of autumn, Astrantia major flowers again and Geranium himalayense might look a little moth eaten around the leaves but still managing to throw up a few flowers.

A few pots on the steps up to the deck with Sedums and Sempervivum flowering at the moment

Climbing rose Warm Welcome is extremely difficult to capture – it still has plenty of beds so might go on flowering for a while yet

Across the way the colour of the Persicaria flowers is picked up on the stems of the Cornus and the new growth of the Photinia Red Robin – little Chrysanthemum adding an autumnal orange into the mix.

Can I let you into a secret? If someone had asked me to make a list of plants I would never grow in the garden – Roses would have been top of that list!

A pair of Wedgewood Roses were the first ones I bought for the garden. I’m so pleased I’ve saw the error of my ways…lol!

Patio rose Happy Times, is a lovely little thing but sadly no scent!

The newest addition to my rose collection opens it’s first buds. Inspired by Bornagain’s front garden. Rosa Lady Emma Hamilton.

The bumblebees and butterflies might not be as abundant this last week or so but they are still about and the bumblebee border still has lots to offer

The side garden still looks good, no autumn colour on the Acer yet – a splash of colour from Heuchera Caramel and Heuchera Berry Smoothie.

In the front garden very little going on. Sedum Cloud Walker is suffering a bit of powdery mildew. Not the plants fault I hasten to add. I took me weeks to decide where it was to go and suffered a bit of neglect. It should be happier now it’s in the ground.

The first of the Asters to flower – I just wish they were happy to be in my garden. I’ve tried them in many different situations and they always end up covered in mildew :(

I hope the weather has been kind to you all this weekend. It’s been gorgeous here. I’ve been without an internet connection most of the week so I’m off now to catch up with all your gardens. Late night as I’ve to pick my son up at Glasgow Airport at 2am!! Enjoy your week :)

• 29 Sep, 2013
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