Our Garden - October 2017

Our Garden - October 2017
It's definitely Autumn! The weather has been amazingly mild this weekend but a lot of the plants are dying back like this Acanthus.
		The acers are starting to change colour but not quite at their autumn best yet.
This smaller one is doing well though.
		Seed heads can be really interesting.
You can see my little helper in the photo on the right.
		It must have been mild for the Alstromaeria to be still in flower (not many left now).

		The Cosmos are still flowering well - they were a really good buy from the bargain bit of the garden centre.

		The snowball bushes seem to be prolific this year.
Lots and lots of berries around.
		This is the last surviving chrysanthemum bush - perhaps I need to invest in a few more for next year.

		Thanks Christine for the cyclamen - they seem to be settling in well.



		Some of the leaves change colour more "prettily" than others.
I love the autumn colours, especially in the late sunshine.
		The nerine are doing really well, spreading nicely and providing a lovely splash of colour in the small bed.
The tree paeony has changed to a lovely red colour.
		The palmate bush is thriving - hope it survives the winter if it's still growing now.
Dramatic lighting for the pampas!
		It will soon be time to take the pelargoniums out and over-winter them in the shed.
All the pelargoniums were either saved or grown from cuttings from last year.
		This one is particularly pretty.
No idea what this pretty weed is!
		The pyracantha has gone mad this year.
The roses are still flowering as well (some of them at least).
		This Queen Elizabeth is doing really well.
The sedum is at its most colourful.
		The grass bed was catching the late afternoon sun really nicely.
The spiraea are starting to change colour.
		The echinops are over but the birds might like the seed heads so I'll leave them for now.
The viburnum is thriving. I've filled the front bed with aquilegias so hopefully they will cope with the dryness.
		The front garden (left) is doing really well this year. It will soon be time to take out the alstromaeria but they have to die back first!
The Cotinus change from red to orange in autumn and here they go.
		You might have noticed that some of the photos were before I edged the grass and some after! I was concerned about losing the light so took most of the photos before I'd finished working in the garden.
My very helpful "helper" guarding the lavender. That's all for this month.
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