Whats Looking Good In October

Is it a Rhody or an Azalea. Is our next door neighbour's garden. Always flowers in October ,


Jenny namaste

 

That looks lovely Jenny, it's a rhodi but didn't think that they flowered this time of the year.

 

A surprise when we sat out last evening, the pink Brugmansia suavolens having made a miraculous recovery from c2008, has started blooming for the third time this year ...





And because we have been housebound with Covid since the first of the month, we missed the full bloom of Charles Grimaldi, which looks like it desperately needs water ...

 

My bare-root Hibiscus from the Pound shop from years ago has started blooming.

 

Cafe Au Lait twist new to me this year looks really nice
A rare second small flush of Paul scarlet

Canna are starting to flower , they've done ok from small plants in spring


Mahonia starting , Hydrangea decided to grow 7-8ft tall oh well at least I can see it


Helianthus Lemon queen covers the compost bins nicely

Bog area I've been messing with other the last two seasons . Put some primula Candelabra in earlier this year ones decided now is its time . Going to dig quite a lot of them Iris pseudacorus out I've got a Gunnera to fit in there and to add more Eupatorium and primulas.

Salvia Leucantha Purple velvet

Salvia Confertiflora

Front garden Looking rather wind swept. Miscanthus Memory is starting to flower ( Can't see out of pic ) its has marvellous white flowers. I do have a few clumps of Pennistemum Fairy tails in here but they flower so late ( looking like not at all this year ) I think I'll replace them with something else maybe deschampsia goldtau

 

Beautiful Victoria I'm the scent is amazing

 

How hardy are these please ... I was thinking of growing some in a shady border.

 

The Pink one almost no scent ... the Yellow one is very, very heady.

 

Totally hardy need a moist site I've lost them before in a dry summer . I personally like Primula bulleyana and Primula pulverulenta the most . They a load at Harlow Carr know as Harlow car hybrids .

 

Thank you, I've got a shady damp place for them so think I'll get some.

 

Beloperone 'Lutea' ...


Hibiscus rosa-sinensus 'Petit Sunrise' ...


Plectranthus 'Mona lavender' and Balsamina ...


Nandina 'FirePower' ...

 

Fascicularia
orthosanthus laxus

Dahlia that survived the winter outside

Kniphofia toffee nosed

Cyclamen hederifolium

 

Nice to see the butterfly still adding some colour to the Cyclamen flowers photo. Found one here as well when I made a video earlier today showing some of what is flowering here now.
Happy gardening!

 

Solanum laxum

Anemone huphensis

Impatiens flanaganae


Crocus speciosus


Crocus nudiflorus


Crocus goulimyi leucantha

 

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Red Pagoda' ...


HibisQs® - 'Petit Sunrise' ...


Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Red ...