What's Looking Good October 2024

Autumn in my garden

Pelargonium



Clematis 'William Kennett'



Gladiolus





Ginko biloba



Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'



Oak leaves, Quercus robur



Primula vulgaris



Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'



Anemone hupehensis 'Elfin Swan'

 

Lithops are coming into flower.

 

They look very exotic @pete.

 

They're great @pete ! I grew some from seed this spring but unfortunately the snails got them. And they were showing a good range of leaf variation too.

 

Slightly cheating as these are in glasshouse

Nerine (sarniensis I assume)

Achimenes inferno

Brugmansia Grand Marnier having another flush of flower


Roscoea - this will go in the garden in late spring.

 

That’s not cheating @CarolineL, you’re just providing the right growing conditions .

 

Thank you @Plantminded ! My garden is so wet that it certainly isn't providing good growing conditions!

 

I won't be mowing this area for a while.





Schizostylis coccinea (Kaffir Lily)





Rudbeckia 'Rustic Dwarf'








Persicaria 'Darjeeling Red'

 

That area under the Acer looks magical @LunarSea !

 

Yeah we rarely get chance to enjoy the leaves on the tree before they're blown off

 

Rudbeckia in decline.



View through Acer.



Mahonia Winter Sun (before planting).



I replaced an ancient woody Hydrangea with the Mahonia today.

 

Alstromeria psittacina

Salvia unknown species

Eriolarynx australis (Iochroma australis and several other synonyms)

Hydrangea daimingshanensis was bought as Dichroa the only one of the three in the garden to set fruit.

Berberis sheridaniana

Salvia microphylla "Kew Red"

Salvia vitifolia

 

Very nice day in the garden today.
Even had a butterfly making use of the basil mint flowers:

Crab apple variety golden hornet looked good in the sun:

Red stemmed dogwood had interesting coloured leaves:

Little Ginkgo tree still has some of its bright autumn coloured leaves and Cotoneaster have good bright colour to their berries:


Happy Gardening!

 

My mahonia is looking good just now too. A bee was enjoying the flowers too although I didn't manage to catch it in the pic