Last Colours..

There are some lovely flowers still blooming in your garden Julia, the everlasting wallflower is Erysimum "Bowles's Mauve", I love them and have taken cuttings as my two original plants became old and woody. You have some beautiful Roses, especially your new one "My Mum". I was sent Borage from a GoYer and was told it would take over, not a hope as, like you, one little plant remains! There are 2 photos of Nasturtiums, the first one should possibly be the Californian Poppy sown by Freya!

plenty of colour still.
No frosts here yet but cold nights and mornings.

You have what I know as schizostylis coccinea or kaffir lily there too Waddy. Dont your fuchsias look spectacular!

Everything looks so colourful still Waddy ! You have a lovely selection ! I must get round my garden !

Lovely to see so many plants still looking so fresh and colourful. I really like your Caryopteris, might look out for one of those!

It is so comforting to read that you also forget the occasional plant name, I feel I am in good company!!

Everything is still going strong in your garden Waddy, lots of colour to admire and showing no signs of autumn, its grand, long may it continue....

Looks as if everything is making up for a slow start this year - lovely roses particularly, and Dollar Princess doing her stuff. I've resisted buying one of those campanulas heaps of times because I thought they are tender - what a great surprise to find it keeps going strong!

Hi, Julia: I love your "half barrel" flower bed. It's a very eye catching effect.

Lovely pics

Oh thump Shirley, the trouble is I'm working on three pieces of technology at the moment, my old lap-top, my new tablet, which I'm still getting used to and my camera which is almost as old as me lol! Freya's poppies can be seen in the bottom lefthand corner of the distance shot of the garden. Thanks for reminding me of 'Bowles Mauve' although I seem to have a mental block about this ones name, so I shall probably forget it immediately lol!

That's it Karen, Schizostylis! Thank you for the compliment on the Fuchsias. I went to my local Wyevale GC looking for a Lemon Fizz yesterday. I should have known better. Not only didn't they have it but they had so many neglected plants I wanted to cry. I've said before I wouldn't go to their GC's again, but when they're the only one for miles, you tend to be a bit stuffed. I did come home with a rescued an Oncidium Orchid, so hopefully all is not lost..sorry to this space to have a rant.

Rose; Thank You ;)

Wildrose; Thank you, I manage reasonably well with everyday names, it's the botanical names I struggle with.

Lincslass; Thank you. Hope you're continuing to improve :)

Stera; Thank you; I wasn't a rose person myself, but I've changed my mind over the past couple of years.

Bathgate; Thank you; It replaces a very weedy lawn.

Homebird; Thank you.

Peterathome; Thank You.

What a super array of colour Waddy. The wallflower is Bowles Mauve and I have just planted out rooted cuttings I took in June ready for next year. They grow well and if you keep on dead heading them they flower all Summer long. The butterflies and bees love them.

Thanks Linda. I'm afraid it's one of those I'm always forgetting the name of and I tend to lose plant labels too. I'm hopeless aren't I? This is really only it's first full year but I understand it only lasts two or three years before I need to take cuttings and discard the 'mother' plant. I've notice that not only bees but also hover flies love it.

Really enjoyed looking at your garden, Waddy. Thankyou for sharing it with us.

Some lovely pictures there Waddy,plenty of colour.Try taking cuttings of your Pyracantha, they strike very
quickly,I did this a few years ago,bought a red and yellow one,took cuttings,and my fence is almost covered.Going to do some more, and finish the fence completly hopefully!!
ps.....love the hanging basket.

Feverfew: Thank you, you're welcome.

Gralew: Thank you. I hadn't thought of cuttings. Did you take soft or hard wood cuttings? I'd like to give it a try.