November 3rd garden photos.

Interesting blog. What a lot of grapes you have on your vine! Also berries on the Holly. I have seen a garden with whole border of flowering Nerines, so bright. Mine always flower in Spring, not Autumn. Why is that. Is it a slightly different variety, tho’ same pink? I have lost Hebes & Penstemons to the frost in past winters,I’ll have to stick with really hardy things in future:-( Ty for sharing. Maybe things will dry up soon.

You have a lot of colour still in the garden Shirley!
Wow! All those grapes! Love the colour of them too.
My one penstamon stopped flowering quite a while ago!
Regarding the roses, now is a good time to move them.
Buy some Root Grow and scatter some in the hole where the rose is to go, then after pruning the rose back ( quite a way) damp the root so that the root grow sticks to them, then plant it in the ground with good compost under and around it.
Water it in well and by the spring you will have new shoots showing.
If it is still full of flowers, then you can do this anytime until March, but preferably sooner rather than later before it comes into growth again.
I hope this helps!

smashing blog. Good to have colour still in the garden. Mine is winding down flower wise but hopefully most will survive.
I find the slimmer leafed penstemons hardier that the broader ones.

I usually take cuttings to have spares should the ones in the ground die.

Your garden is still looking good,Shirley,and all looks nice and colourful.,despite the Horrendous weather ! Glad you haven't had any flooding.. I sent you a message,earlier,to check how you were,as I've only just seen this today..

Those Grapes and other berries are going to be a welcome feast for the birds,once they can't find much else these coming months. My Holly and Pyracanthas are laden this year ,and your cuttings and some plants are already under shelter,as are mine.. :o) x

Yes, the weather has been a challenge recently, but so grateful we haven't had the worst of the flooding and tornado-type winds.
Your garden is a veritable cornucopia of autumn colour, Shirley, and like the others I'm impressed with your grapes and holly berries.

Shirley.. I've just sent you a PM..x

Josie, this year is certainly the best for those grapes! The vine leaves provide a lovely shaded place to sit beneath when it gets too hot. Ha, remember those times?
I wonder why your Nerines bloom in Spring, I shall investigate!

Rose, thank you so much for the info. on moving that lovely Rose, really helpful. I need to uproot a woody old Bowles's Mauve then the Rose will be moved there. Fingers crossed it survives being moved.

Eileen, I have found that Penstemon 'Garnet' becomes far too bushy and sprawling, which is a shame as I love the flowers and it's so easy to propagate!

Sandra, we really have been so lucky not to have suffered any issues weather-wise as Bognor has had problems and that's not too far away, as you know! This morning there were a few grapes on the ground so a bird or two must have come in earlier. I just replied to your PM ... :o)

Ange, storm Ciaran was due to hit this area on Thursday but, fortunately for us, we just had strong wind and heavy rain at about 2am. I feel so sorry for all the poor folk up and down the country, including the Channel Islands, who have suffered so much damage, heart-breaking for them.

Josie, having looked on-line and a couple of my garden books, Nerines should be flowering from mid September to late October in the UK. I wonder why yours are Spring flowering ones?

Wonderful blog, Shirley! You've such a lovely lot of colour persisting. I have to agree about the weather.. one day it's blue skies and sunny, albeit a little crispy cold..then it's dark, dreich and miserably wet.
Your acer is a gorgeous colour! One of mine was a delight this year, it coloured up beautifully.
My one salvia is still flowering nicely, I'm sure yours will recover pretty well - sometimes cats are so clumsy! ; -)
I'm with the others, I've Holly Berry envy! Plus those grapes!!! The birds must have been very happy indeed. I recall you saying before, they enjoy them.
Love your array of pinks, mauves and reds..must really brighten up a dark, late autumn day.
Your pots look tidy and sheltered from the weather too.
My 3 roses are still blooming, but yours are so pretty, Shirley.
Thank you for sharing.

All looking lovely Shirley :-)

your garden looks nice and still colourful ! We have holly berries and few crab apples. Your vine is amazing! Roses best moved in dormasnt time , Nov to March as I remember from garden centre. as long not frosty.

Kate, thanks for looking on on this blog. I am stunned at the lovely colour to that Acer this year, it has never been so bold! It's weird how so many Grapes have developed this year, another surprise but they are too sour and full of pips for us hence we leave them for the birds. We can see them from our patio doors and they are a delight to watch, when they eventually arrive here!

Daylily, thanks so much. As I type this at 7.20pm I can hear the wind and rain outside, grr!

Paul, I shall hopefully move that Rose later in the week but it will be a big job, hey-ho, gotta be done!

Lovely lot of colour Shirley - love your Nerines and Acer. I used to have Salvia love and wishes, and have a feeling it might need protecting … about now!

Thanks Klahanie ... it is a beautiful sight when laden with fruit!

Oh Sheila, do you think I should move the pot of 'Love and Wishes' to the shelter of the vine, with all the other pots, or place it in the (unheated) greenhouse?

Wherever it’s sheltered from frost, Shirley. Janey might have other ideas, but she’s at the seaside today!

Thanks Sheila, in that case it can cuddle up with the other pots! We were at the seaside this morning, blue skies but a tad chilly, see latest blog.

Thank you, your garden is very attractive. You must have spent a lot of time on it.