What's looking good in October 2011

Ooooh yes please put my name on one of those :D
Especially love the really huge perennials, macleaya microcarpa, inula racemosa, onopordum, giant scabious,rheum, telekia, phlomis tuberosa,aruncus,do have lots of lobelia tupa too, lost all the ones in the garden last winter even though they survived the previous cold one so have lots grown from seed this year which are in the greenhouse, didn't want to risk planting out till spring, also have some jasione blue lights grown from seed this year, also many different hardy geraniums,but do grow many other plants so if there's anything you're looking for just ask you never know I may have it:D

 

Fabulous pictures. We are lucky to be friends with Heucheroholics, they live just round the corner and I am often tempted. They are really great foils for hot daylilies Daylilies still flowering and managed to plant a few today along with Galegas and alstros and loads of daffodils, Terry's favourite indulgence, bit late but the bed has been in progress for a while now. Why would a keen gardener garden on rock:DOH:. (Simbad, spare plant of LCBlues correct).

 

You lucky thing Pollie, yes bet the hot daylilies look great with all the dark leaved heucheras must try that .
I've tried to grow Galegas a couple of times in my garden for some reason they just don't like my soil seem to do ok for a season then disappear, tried in a few different areas but always the same, oh well can't win em all.
Clays heavy going but rock .
Great news about LCB can't wait

 

Look the iris opened today !!!!! this ones called 'Immortality'

 

Now that's an appropriate name!

 

Gosh you are very lucky. Funny you should mention Heucheraholics as 3 of mine below were purchased through their webiste, and was pleasantly surprised when they turned up. Good quality stuff. They put some postcards of the place in with the package, looks beautiful!! I'd be in my element Would love to see a really full display for impact :D never seen them really planted en mass.

Simbad, lovely to see your iris

 

Well, plenty of colour in most of your pics, whereas I'm afraid what I'd show does not seem very Octoberish, but it was looking great!
From behind the window.
With the fireplace burning behind my back.

It's much warmer now, but this was my garden on 16 October:




Merry Christmas!

Well, there's more to share but I have to run now. :thumb:

 

Wow Nasturtiums and Dahlia's with snow on.....now THAT is new on me!!