Whats lookin' good in October 2016

Thought I'd better take a few photos of what's still looking not too bad despite it having blown a howling gale for the last couple of days. Driveway almost knee deep in leaves and plenty still to fall.Oh well good for the leaf mould department!You can see a "few" leaves on the grass behind the Sorbus Cashmiriana!

 

from October 23rd.... Louisiana

 

Snap @shiney, I've got the variegated shrub too and haven't a clue what it is either. I see like mine that it has "patches" which aren't variegated. It does respond well to being pruned quite hard in Spring which you probably know already!
Maybe @Silver surfer will be along and give us the answer. if she doesn't know I'll eat my proverbial hat!. My best bet is it is some sort of Euonymus but no doubt will be proved wrong. Not my favourite shrub by a long shot but it's quite large (guess it is about 50 years old and therefore equals 1 hell of a job to remove)....I don't hate it that much My Callicarpa is also bulging with berries, fun plant to have around if you are lucky like us and have space where it can be somewhat boring for many months and then come into it's own now with it's incredible coloured berries. Birds don't eat mine, do they scoff yours?

 

I'm not hopeful either. The only reason I thought it just might be is that I have a great Euonymus Red Cascade (photo below)and there is something slightly similar between it and the mystery shrub. That said Red Cascade is deciduous! Hopefully the Encyclopedia of plants will be able to put us out of our misery shortly. Your Phygelius is lovely. I used to grow it (think mine was more red than yours) but it seemed to be a complete magnet for Vine Weevil so I got rid of it.

 

Lovely markings on your Spider Fatsia shiney

I noticed yesterday that my plain old Fatsia has a flower bud This is its second year of flowering:



The cornflowers are still putting on a lovely display (and much admired for its colour by a neighbour this week. A packet of 39p seeds from Poundstretcher )



I'm still enjoying my hydrangea "Bailmers Endless Summer" and I really love how the colours change:
The first flush of colour


Then it changes to this ...


And then to this ...



All those stages on one shrub at the same time really does make it a shrub which keeps on giving

 

Also looking rather splendid is the Japanese Anemone which I bought at our village plant sale back in May. A welcome splash of late summer colour in the border.




The hips on my controversial rose are really glowing in the sunshine now



Sambucus nigra berries like little jewels!




Finally, not in my garden but on my morning walk but looking equally good at this time of year ...



A close up from the other side ...

 

I have some Cobea seeds ready for planting next year. I was so inspired by yours last year and the photos from this year that I yearn to have some covering my trellis - such pretty flowers!

 

Same here Shiney, my garden is dry as dust at present and I've nearly emptied all the water butts. Still a little autumn colour to be found here and there though.

 

Apologies for some of the same plants @shiney My Alstroemeria Indian Summer is still doing well and Fatsia Spiders Web has flowers.




Cleome Senorita Rosalita is still looking good, shame it is an annual and doesn't set seed.




Salvia Icing Sugar has quadrupled in size this year since being cut back in Winter.


My one Brugmansia Candida still has flowers and plenty of buds.



Acer Sango Kaku.


Back garden view, still colourful.


Acer in the front garden.