What's Looking Good In October 2013

Nerine Bowdenii.


Nerine Cordora, darker than Bowdenii.

 

Haven't seen that mine are in flower yet, but I thought they were actually Red, rather than Dark Pink. Is you photo a bit of a trick of the light / camera, or would you say yours are dark pink rather than red?

(Pretty sure I bought mine as Kodora, but google seems to bring up much the same whichever way I spell it, so I guess they are one and the same )

 

Great pics everyone lots of colour still in your gardens - been away for a few days so just catching up.

 

A good day today!
First bloom on my T.lasiocarpa.......................


And first bloom on Salvia "Black Knight" as well....................

 

Saxifraga fortune "Cheap confectionary" is doing its thing now. Many more blooms this year but a bit scruffy. Probably been tucked away too much during the summer and possibly overwatered sometimes :


Jenny

 

I like that Jenny! Is it hardy?

 

Yes - tough as old boots Longk,
Jenny

 

That's very pretty Jenny even the shape of the leaves are attractive.

Longk - you just keep on amazing me with the beautiful colours in your garden.

 

Eventually! I thought that it would just be Lobelia tupa and Salvia glutinosa for a while, but most things got there in the end. Salvia elegans is just about to bloom, at the end of October!

 

Several of mine have been quite late, Dahlias too. I think the dry period in the Spring was partly to blame - every year when that has happened I've thought "It'll rain soon" and when it doesn't I then start irrigating - which is obviously rather late!. I was reading something the other day about Gingers suggesting to keep them under cover until well into July before planting out to bring-forward their Autumn flowering date.

Is that a good strategy for other things, or is there another plan (such as watering them in a dry Spring)?

 

I'm glad that last night's storm which swept over southern England passed us by without any ill effects (lots of heavy showers and a bit windy but I didn't think it was more than 20 mph), so most things in the garden are still looking more or less the same as when I took these few photos recently.

Dahlias





Fuchsia




An ornamental grass

 

And a few berries and seed heads






Chilean guava - I like its berries, they have a slight flavour of juniper with a touch of strawberry.

 

Lovely and most interesting photos,
thank you Hsuh,
Jenny