What's Looking Good October 2024

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  1. Plantminded

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    Phyllostachys aureosulcata basking in sun. This bamboo makes a nice columnar feature if carefully maintained.

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    Heuchera Timeless has nice contrasting leaf and flower colours.

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    Acer, really red now!

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    Miscanthus flower, now at the fluffy stage :).

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    Cortaderia Pumila flowers.

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        Your garden is looking fabulous @Plantminded
         
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            Looking beautiful, @Plantminded. I do love the contrasts between the foliage, shapes, colours, heights and textures you have there. Wonderful vibrant Acer, even after the country seems to have had a lot of rain recently.
             
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              Thank you @ClematisDbee. The bank helps by adding extra height :).
               
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                Not enough for showing off entire plants but there are still some flowers.

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                  Rose 'Eyes for You'

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                  Lewisias in a hanging basket

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                  Callicarpa berries

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                  Fuchsias ...

                  Delta's Sarah

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                  Chillerton Beauty

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                  Margaret

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                  Mrs Popple

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                  Crassula mucosa enjoying the rain

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                  Mums starting to flower now

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                    Delta's Sarah still bursting with blooming stems

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                      Salvia Amistad still going strong, with Rudbeckia and Phormium Bronze Baby.

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                        We've started on tidying up the front garden. This is part of it :phew:

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                        Whilst being carefully watched by a couple of pheasants
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                        Still plenty to do. It will take us until Spring to make it look OK
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                          Still some of the front

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                          This variegated grass decided it had had enough last night and has started turning brown so Mrs Shiney cut it back this afternoon
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                          Anyone want a preowned set of garden steps? :heehee: They were here when we moved in 52 years ago and have been used a lot so can be picked up for a song! :roflol:
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                            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                            Nothing seems to last these days.:smile:
                             
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                              The Pheasants spend most of the day in the garden
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                                Still some colour in the garden
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                                We have a few large bushes of Sarcoccoca and they are showing the seeds gradually turning black whilst the new flowers are already coming through.
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                                Nigella are starting to flower again all over the garden :rolleyespink:
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