Phew, What a Fantastic Gardening Weekend..

~all neat and tidy but still lots of flowers~looks great!

Looks great love the red door and trees.

wow you have been busy Dee, lots of new plants and bulbs to,your garden still looks great even though summers ended, im loving your front door trees, how do you keep them from blowing over when windy, im forever picking my salix up, even though i repotted and placed bricks in the pot first

Lovely Dahlia! Do you know its name, Ydd??
You did a lot, didn't you! I bet you were pleased with the results, though. :-))

Lovely photo`s Ydd and I know that feeling its just great,well done.........

Thanks Guys, Thats my back door Sandra :) I think the secret of them not falling over is the shape of the pots, if you use pots that top heavy, ie, wider at the top they topple easily, also there quite sheltered against the house..
The Daliah is Spectable Spritz, i have 2 and they have flowered for weeks continuously and huge flowers too..There a beautifull Orange but my camera doesen't pick up the true colour..

thanx Dee maybe i will change my pot when i get chance,

What a lovely garden you have lovely flowers with colour still in it, nice selection of bulbs you have, awaiting spring to be able to view them.

Thanks Morgana, I Can hardly wait for spring :)
Sandra, do you not fancy planting it in one of your borders? mine is in the gravely part of my garden, i just wrap the top part with fleece in winter and it doesent topple over lol..

i guess i could put it in border as they dont grow any taller with being grafted, have to get my thinking head on lol, dont they loose their leaves in winter Dee, do you wrap to protect from frost

Yeah they loose there leaves Sandra, if its not too big just use a pillowcase to protect it..

its quite wide Dee so will get some fleece for it,, thanx i wouldnt have known to cover if you hadnt said :o)

You have worked hard and your garden is lovely, so many flowers still blooming your Cannas are fantastic, and love all your new purchases, will be great to see them in Spring!

Thanks PP, I have a feeling this time next week all will be different :( and i have another Canna just about to flower too ..

I killed my last Salix Sandra :( I got Lazy and didn't fleece it.. it was a beauty as well :(

Have to say Im with Drc on that door .. lovely colour that sets off pots and bay trees beautifully.

Weather been great for us ..not before time and flowers and birds getting so confused poor goldfinches producing so many young too hope we dont get sudden cold snap.

Bulbs look lovely managed to find white grape hyacinths with fragrance too ..cant wait.

what a shame Dee, do you trim the branches a bit to to keep shape, i will cover it

Yeah sandra i do but in spring, just a trim as its kept its shape, just one thing about the fleece, ( ill remind you in spring) it has to be took off as the new buds and growth appear or you will get a horribly tangled mess, like my sis's lol...
Hi BB thanks a lot, as i remember last year was the same. Weatherwise, then BANG Autumn hit hard and winter came quick, if u know what i mean.. Poor birds, i saw 2 Crows with a youngin this morning, they were fighting off another crow, and i thought am i seeing right, I didn't know there was young birds this time of year!

oh my god dont want that Dee lol, better keep checking from march then i guess, remind me please :o) my age makes me forget lol

Looking Good Daisy!

You've been a busy bee :o)
I like the box in those tubs. I don't think I've seen them with you before. I like the planters each side of your door too. Very nice.

What's that in your greenhouse, Ydd? Is it a Hydrangea?? I'm puzzled....

Thanks Mad and Hywel..
Its a brugmansia Spritz, One of 3 from last year, I went to empyt the pots in june, 2 were were totally dead but this one had little shoots under the compost so i thought i would see what would happen, no chance of flowers now, Maybe its time to give up on it..

wow you still have strawbs, what variety are they?

Wow! What a Fab Wked u had Dee :) Im planting more Pansys 2day along with some Big&Small Daffs :)

There trailing strawberries for baskets Weatherwise..
Ive been planting bulbs today jacque but its started raining, Heavy, so ive come in.. sigh :)

Everything looks lovely, you are so organized, love the planters most unusual, they look a treat next to the back door. Next spring will be a mass of colour, cant wait to see your pics.

Thanks DD, im really looking forward to next spring..

Me too, isnt that awful we are wishing our lives away.....lol

Very tropical effect. Your lawn is so tidy looks like carpet! I brought my brugmansia inside last night when temps dipped into the 30s: love them & hope to nurse it through. Well worth it, you'll see!