Shouldn't You Be In Bed?
Shouldn't You Be In Bed?
Posted on 31 Oct, 2009 22 comments
It’s the end of October and summer feels like a long time ago. But some of the flowers in my garden don’t think so. Here are some that should have ‘gone to bed’ some time ago – these were all in bloom yesterday.
ACANTHUS
ASTRANTIA
FRAGARIA ‘PINK PANDA’
GERANIUM SANGUINEUM
HELIANTHEMUM
HIERACIUM
ROSA ‘SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON’
ROSA ‘THE FAIRY’
ZAUSCHNERIA CALIFORNICA
Not to be outdone, this mahonia is early into flower.
MAHONIA x MEDIA ‘CHARITY’
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Wonderful blooms - especially like that astrantia and hieracium. Your mahonia would be a wonderful sight as well. It's great that you've still got such lovely colour in your garden.
31 Oct, 2009
~ my Mahonia has got buds on but not anything as advanced as this~your garden looks beautiful still!
31 Oct, 2009
Isn't it lovely to see the plants still 'awake' !
31 Oct, 2009
These are good healthy looking flowers, Andrew. Our mahonia is at the same stage as yours, a mass of flowers. We are enjoying it at the moment but I am concerned for it when the winter weather comes.
31 Oct, 2009
still looking pretty andrew, love the last one, its so mild i guess thats why these things are happening, are seasons are going all to pot ;o)
31 Oct, 2009
Sanbaz - with the exception of last year, when we had snow in October, autumns here seem to be getting longer. Some years, we don't get our first frost until December. This year September was very dry and October extremely mild
31 Oct, 2009
Yes we did have snow this time last year or should i say some parts of the country had snow, Sandra i think us up here have had a nicer september & october that we had all summer as it never stopped raining up here this summer. But Andrew your plants look really good and very healthy.
31 Oct, 2009
These are lovely Andrew and I guess rarely seen this late. If plants have to delay their rest period more and more with GW do you think they will suffer or just adjust?
31 Oct, 2009
As log as the change is gradual, I think most will adjust although we may have to ensure they get a good feed each year to keep up their strength for an extended flowering display
31 Oct, 2009
I was wondering about the feeding Andrew? I hope we dont loose the seasons though - xmas lunch on the beach?
31 Oct, 2009
Lots of flowers still looking great, Andrew. :o)
31 Oct, 2009
very pretty and thanks for sharing such lovely flowers.
31 Oct, 2009
You have such a lovely garden Andrew I can only look and dream. Lol
I hope we don't loose the seasons! ;~)))
31 Oct, 2009
Ian - but I don't have anybody telling me "You can't grow your veg there" :-)
31 Oct, 2009
Ahhh, Andrew someone tried that once! I gave her one of my 'specialty' looks and carried on anyway. :~/
1 Nov, 2009
Isn't it lovely to have flowers around still! They'll make winter that much shorter, I hope! You've got a lot of healthy roses there! I suppose I still have some, as well, now I come to think about it. :-)) My Mahonias aren't in flower yet, though.
1 Nov, 2009
Yes its is Spritzhenry it still so mild here makes for a very short winter if this continues. Un fortunately without the prolonged cold spell losts of nasties survive to.
1 Nov, 2009
Oh - I'm sure we'll get some cold weather soon, Denise! The weather has changed dramatically today, after all!
1 Nov, 2009
Lovely - I would bet you will have more than a couple of flowers on Christmas day! Hope you let us know.
2 Nov, 2009
Delightful eyefuls! Found an acanthus with one blooming spike among the dried near here & cheered! Tried to grow one in a deep pot without success, almost lost it, so have to find a spot to plant it. Such a stately stalk!
2 Nov, 2009
Still looking good Andrew, having a hard winter like last year we hoped it would kill off the bugs no such luck, had just as many this year, much colder today in the shade, we could do with some seasonal weather now, a few crisp mornings would be just the ticket.
5 Nov, 2009
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They are lovely Andrew haven't we been lucky weather wise this year?Having said that we have had frost forcast for tonight.
31 Oct, 2009