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Post by Eli on Oct 15, 2024 18:54:00 GMT
Autumn in my garden ...
Pelargonium
Clematis 'William Kennett'
Gladiolus
Ginko biloba
Stephanandra incisa 'Crispa'
Oak leaves, Quercus robur
Clematis 'Ville de Lyon'
Primula vulgaris
Cotoneaster cornubia
Anemone hupehensis 'Elfin Swan'
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Post by balc2 on Oct 15, 2024 19:19:50 GMT
Lovely to see so much colour in your garden still, Eli!  |
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Post by lesley on Oct 19, 2024 14:14:19 GMT
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Post by grindle on Oct 20, 2024 2:53:13 GMT
still quite a lot of colour there lesley |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 20, 2024 20:24:21 GMT
Lovely to see so many plants in flower still, lesley! |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 20, 2024 20:50:57 GMT
I still have a few plants flowering on the balcony at present, though these photos were taken a couple of weeks ago, that are still flowering: 
Though the weather hasn't been "kind" to them they continue to produce flowers every day! 
This Primrose is the only one with a flower at present. There may be flower buds in a few of the others I have or they may be leaves, I can't be sure.
The only 2 varieties of Fuchsia I have on the balcony this year (several plants of each) are still flowering away, they are unfazed by the weather!  The standard of 'Garden News' is flowering perhaps better now than it has done all summer!
 
'Beacon' is still very prolific with its flowers but I no longer have a standards of it. I used to have 3 or 4 standards of 'Beacon' up until the terrible winter of 2009/10 which killed them all off in spite of having spend previous winters on the table in the most sheltered corner of the balcony & being inside plastic bags like other years.
I'm tempted to make a new one for next year!
I have had a Skimmia japonica on the balcony for about 4 or 5 years & again this year its producing it rose coloured bud that last all winter & later in the spring opened t star shaped white flowers. Unfortunately it doesn't have berries being as its a male form.
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Post by grindle on Oct 21, 2024 2:54:16 GMT
things certainly are doing well so late in the year on the balcony balc2 |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 21, 2024 20:48:20 GMT
Thanks, grindle! The balcony is already looking rather tired & rundown but I want to get some Pansies to brighten it up a bit! |
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Post by grindle on Oct 22, 2024 3:30:16 GMT
that will look nice, pansies are happy plants |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 22, 2024 4:52:50 GMT
I agree grindle! I've grown them most years but for some years they are killed off by a Pansy virus. They make the balcony look cheerful with their bright faces during the dull days of winter! 👍😀 |
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Post by lesley on Oct 22, 2024 6:00:47 GMT
All looks good balc2, love that begonia drapping down |
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Post by balc2 on Oct 23, 2024 5:17:23 GMT
All looks good balc2, love that begonia drapping down Thanks & I'm glad you like the balcony 👌 The 'Dragon Wings' begonia is not "drapping down" but is actually a very stiff, upright plant. It may seem to be drapping down & that's probably because there are several layers of flowers from stems of different heights. This plant loses most of its colour indoors after a few weeks, which is a shame 😕 I have 2 plants on the balcony and 4 in the kitchen. The ones outside are in much better condition all round than the ones indoors even though they get a lot of light in the kitchen window. |
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Post by Eli on Oct 23, 2024 19:09:32 GMT
Some photos taken in haste so they're not very good, but they show what's still here.
Callicarpa berries
Rose 'Eyes for You'
Lewisias in a hanging basket
Fuchsias are the best plants in my garden now. Most of the ones shown are in the ground ...
Delta's Sarah
Chillerton Beauty
Mrs Popple
Margaret
Dollar Princess (starting to loose its leaves)
Cotoneaster cornubia
Lobelia
Some flowering Mums opening now
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Post by grindle on Oct 24, 2024 3:16:51 GMT
plenty still in flower Eli I did have a callicarpa in the garden a long time ago, not sure where it went though, I love the colour of the berries, think it's time I got another one  |
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Post by Eli on Oct 24, 2024 4:23:41 GMT
Thank you grindle
The Callicarpa is in a pot but it looks rather scruffy, I think it would prefer being in the ground so I'll have to find a space for it (if there is a space anywhere !)
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The standard of 'Garden News' is flowering perhaps better now than it has done all summer! 
