What's Looking Good In October 2021

I think I grew that one year and it took all summer in the greenhouse to come up with a very late flower.

 

Root suckers, yes, I seem to remember I had a tree of A. melanoxylon for a fair few years and it got pretty big before one cold winter killed it.
But I do remember it suckering when I damaged the surface roots.

 

Cotoneaster



Small Violas



Anemonies

 

I thought that Gibasis pellucida had croaked over the winter but there was clearly a small bit of viable vegetative material lying around in the greenhouse as a small plant emerged and finally it is blooming.............
Gibasis pellucida by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia 'Amistad' came through the winter unharmed and still looks good.............
Salvia 'Amistad' by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia 'Amistad' by longk48, on Flickr

The planter with Fuchsia triphylla in is still blooming well...........
Fuchsia triphylla by longk48, on Flickr

 

Just posted a video showing some of the blooms and some of the autumn colours starting in the garden here for October.

Happy gardening!

 

@Macraignil You have a fair sized garden there to look after but still some colour ... along with furry critters!

 

Dahlias gradually slowing down now

Lemon tree moved to a sheltered corner for a week before bringing into the porch.



Cosmos still doing well despite their recent battering.

 

And a few more....

 

Wind battered:

 

The corner rockery was overhung by the Tecomaria capensis so I had Ben cut it back a metre from the ground so the rockery can be re-established for the Spring.




Also had him tie Bougainvilla in Almond Tree up over gate.

 

Aster 'Professor Anton Kippenberg', flowering a tad unevenly ATM due to being shaded by the Eupatorium cannabinum all Summer, but the flowers should balance out now I've chopped it down.

Nick

 

Mystery plant Cleome hassleriana starting to bloom and first bloom open on Abutilon I standardised this year.

 

Osteospermum Banana Shake still flowering well.


Nerine Mr John (?).


Nerine Ostara.


Double Callibrachoa, cutback and overwintered in the greenhouse and come back really well, might try a third year.