What's looking good in October 2011

Hi everyone, thought I would add a few more of what's still going. Only had a chance to take these on my phone, so detail isn't brilliant. Hopefully get the camera out soon and catch the last of everything.




This stunning little geranium I got as a cutting in January. I can't rememebr the name, and the tag is burried in the side of the pot somewhere. It's flowered pretty much non -stop since May. Wonderful little plant. I love the variagated leaves.




David Austin Abraham Darby. The last show.



Fuchsia- Heidi Ann. Still flowering, and should do until the first hard frost. My Viola Pumpkin Pie just peeking in on the right (did those from seed :o)




David Austin, Grace. Still covered in masses of buds.



David Austin, Molyneux.



Heuchera- Electra



Added a couple more here to fill out the area a little more. Heuchera- Electric lime (bought 2 weeks back) and marvelous marble I bought at the start of the year.



Heuchera- Southern Comfort. Recently divided a bit of this, which is why it looks a little ragged on one side.



Heuchera- Berry Smoothie. Another I recently divided, although you can't see that side here :P



Heuchera- Southern comfort, palace purple and ginger ale (please excuse the wallpaper on the floor - decorating in progess)




Heuchera Peach Flambe and Holly Fern. Recent purchases.


AND....




Eddie, 5 months old- not allowed out....just yet....although he'd like to

I'm sure he will be causing havoc next year :yess:

 

Fab photos CosmosGuy, are we in the same country:D, looks like full summer in your garden, love that rose Grace, one for the wish list, and all your lovely heuchera I've bought a few myself this year never grown them before well except the usual Palace Purple, love em :D.

 

Ooops forgot Eddies a cutey too :D

 

Thanks Simbad :D Your garden is goooorgeous. You have a lot more variety than me.

It's hard to believe just how much is going, admittedly I am having to pick them out now, as before it just flowed nicely. Still great to see so much hanging in there though. Grace is lovely, but my mother has to take the credit for that one- she looks after it very well....mine are all in pots so I can take them when I move out. Don't get me started on the Heuchera I just love them :P everytime I buy one...I see another two that I want :D :D You can get so much variation just from re-arranging them :D Which did you buy this year simbad?

Eddie is a little devil but he is lovely- a very affectionate little devil :D

 

Great stuff Cosmos.....hard to believe it's nearly November looking at that lot :thumb:

 

Thankyou Cosmosguy very kind of you, yours has much more colour than mine at the moment, gorgeous.
Funny you should ask which ones I bought, I took these pictures the other day and forgot to put them on :DOH:, they are really growing on me love the way the leaves change colour at different times of the year.

Midas Touch

Green Spice

Sugar Frosting
Also have a couple of baby 'Fire Chief' kindly sent to me by a friend and another on the way 'Marmalade' love that onelovely frilly edges.

 

Euphorbia Griffithii 'Fireglow'

 

Astrantia 'Shaggy' flowering for the third time this year.

 

What do you think the chances are of this opening, an iris and its nearly November!!!!

 

What a lovely selection you have there simbad That Milda's touch is a has a lovely soft colouration to it. That's one for my list.I love the way the leaves change too, I'm looking forward to observing the transition. I haven't seen fire chief before, but have seen and deliberated marmalade many times Although last weekend 'Sweet Tea' made it's way back with me from the garden centre.... I really wasn't a fan of them at first, but now I'm starting to appreciate everything about them I also have violet frost, and autumn leaves but couldn't get a clear enough shot of them to stick them on here.

That Euphorbia is absolutely stunning btw!!!

 

Oh god you're getting me hooked now, just googled the ones you mentioned, gorgeous colours particularly like violet frost, what a colour, and autumn leaves fab too,can't make my mind up now, want them all,really can't do with another addiction the daylily ones bad enough
Thought I'd lost that euphorbia last winter it was a huge plant:(, but luckily a little bit grew back :yess:thought the name was due to the leaf and flower colour earlier in the year,but think it looks even better now.

 

Marvelous Marble's nice too and Berry Smoothie

 

Hahaha. I think you could find room for one more addiction? A nice little area for Heuchera's ? I looove your day lilies too The only limitation I have it that I can only really get the Heuchera's that like shade, although I reckon I would HAVE to find somewhere if it was nice enough. I could easily have one of every variety. That violet frost is really gorgeous, I reckon it would look great with your green spice and sugar frosting. I do like autumn leaves, although I', starting to think cherry cola might have looked a bit better. I have got a few pics below...

The colours on that euphorbia are just lovely....so rich and vibrant...in case you wondered I like it bright :D

I know it's little in advance, but itf you do fancy swapping some next year I would be more than willing to send you some little ones. Sent 2 to catztail a few weeks back from the ones I was able to divide.

This was taken when I had my better camera to hand a couple of months or so back....


Violet Frost


Ginger Ale and Violet Frost



Ginger Ale, Violet Frost, Electra.




Marvelous Marble, Southern Somfort, Palace Purple (just noticed in this pic how much the colours change, as southern comfort looks quite different now)

In case you wondered they're all in pots so I can take them when I move

 

Noooooooooo I'm not looking:wallbang:
They're all gorgeous, Electra's another stunner.
Would love to do a bit of swapping next year CosmosGuy, mine should have grown a bit then, or if there's anything else of mine you fancy just let me know grow lots of different perennials as well as the daylilies of course:D
Remember when we moved house I took divisions from all my favourite plants in the garden, lots given to me by my dad who's no longer with us so special to me, more plants than furniture.

 

Yes will definitely do me swapping next year. I'm fairly sure that Electra has about three clumps so I'll ear mark one of those for you for next year if you can wait until then. Also any of the others too. What kinds of perennials do you go for?

It's nice to add a little sentimental value to the garden....those are the plants you care for meticulously and appreciate more than any other when they flower !

I planted up Sweet Tea I bought over the weekend. It's the one at the back on the right.