Whats lookin' good in October 2016

I'm not sure JJ, it's near the former Scott's nurseries, so could be almost anything, whole area is a nightmare for id's when you've only studied English native trees and shrubs

 

Just had a thought @JJ28

I can pick some berries if you want to try growing it from seed?

 

Just a general photo of the garden. I'll see if I can get round to taking some more specific ones (with better light!) at the weekend.

 

Is it spikey Zigs? Because my neighbour has a similar looking one and it's extremely spikey. It's covered in yellow flowers in spring which the bees adore and I've always wondered what it is. I did nick some seed once to try to propagate it, but nothing came up.

 

Looks like Cotoneaster cornubia to me. Worth a try growing it from berries @JJ28, I've occasionally found seedlings from these plants growing in the vicinity of established specimens.
If you're looking for something similar, Cotoneaster lacteus has a more bushy, spreading habit than C. cornubia, which can sometimes reach the size of a small tree.

A few shots around my garden this morning, it was a bit dull so the light wasn't great, but there was still some colour to be found.

Nandina domestica



Cornus 'Midwinter Fire'



Virginia Creeper



Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'



Red Hot Poker



Cauliflower 'Aviron'



Guelder Rose



Carpet of leaves



I think these honesty have just about finished.



Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple'



Think I'll need to re-pot this grass soon, there's stray chive in there too.

 

Thank you for good idea and very kind offer Zigs: I have googled cotoneaster - and everything it came up with suggested using for hedges. I had a more modest shrub or easily-kept-in-check-by-pruning tree in mind.
Any other suggestions for shrubs which are useful for christmas decor please??

 

No worries @JJ28

I'll have a closer look at it when I go back to the pub

Don't think it was spikey @Lorea

And now for something completely different...

Field Maple



Ferns



Fat Cat



If you have gravy with your lunch at the pub, this will dip his paw in and help himself

 

A couple of suggestions if you're specifically looking for something with red berries:
Skimmia japonica is a fairly compact, slow growing evergreen shrub which bears clusters of red berries in winter, (you would need to have male and female plants together to get a good crop of berries).

Crataegus prunifolia is an ornamental hawthorn tree which isn't too fast growing and doesn't get huge. While not evergreen, it does produce plenty of large red berries which stay on well into the winter.

 

Hi @JJ28 ,

Just a thought but I was at a The Range today and they had a selection of Hypericum ( Rose of Sharon ) bushes with a choice of berry colour..... White, Pink, Black, Deep Purple and Red.

 

I agree with Trunky - Cotonester cornubia

 

Trust me, they don't! They're shiney's . I've tried growing them in the ground here and not had a single flower in four years. I believe that the bulbs need to be crowded (like Agapanthus) to flower well, but as they don't increase either, there's not much chance of that. I'm trying to convince myself that I don't really like them anyway......
Your garden looks absolutely lovely!

 

Awww....he can dip his paw in my gravy anytime

 

I bet you say that to all the boys

 

Only black, furry ones with a long tail