WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN NOVEMBER 2020

Most of our flowers have suffered from the heavy frosts but a few hang on.

Evening Primrose (grows wild all over the garden)


Surprisingly, the Cobaea is still flowering although it is totally exposed growing along a catenary cable between the house and the greenhouse.

In different stages of its life cycle.










don't know why this has survived

 

Fuchsias are still flowering all over the garden


Only white Nigella is still flowering (but I'll have a look around to see if any blue ones have made it through the frosts)


‘Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;
No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
Or give sigh for sigh.






We don't have a lot of flower left but we have an enormous amount of foliage plants. People from Mrs Shiney's flower arranging clubs come round all year to take some and, usually, a lot is cut for many of the churches around here for their flower festivals. They are now starting to come round, by appointment, for their Christmas foliage (most won't come until next month).

We have a lot of shrubs etc. that aren't suitable for arranging as they aren't evergreen but are just on their last legs

 

Yes, it's a fair size and getting harder each year to keep it under control.

There are some pictures here taken by GC members (including some from Beckie R.I.P. ) on our charity open day last year (had to cancel this year's opening due to Covid).

Special Invite To Forum Members - 2019

I think the photos don't start until nearly half way through the thread.

I've posted the open day each year since 2008
Sneak Preview of shiney's Open Day

This was the first time we'd invited GC members and it was when we were still only getting about 100 visitors. In the last five years we usually had about 500 visitors.

 

Images of flowers at this time of year, Stephen, are always special!!

 

Good morning Pelargoniums are flowering again



Queen Elizabeth




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