Here are some photos from the garden today. I had intended to go through the garden photos I've taken throughout the year and select some for the upcoming Garden Photos Event-
From the beginning of November, people! We hope you've been snapping away at your green stuff?!
Anyway, as I was saying, I'd started to select some photos for the GPE, but nieces descended upon us, so that went out the window leaving us with just enough time to slap together this post of a few hastily taken photos of our tired, end-of-season greenery.
There's not much in the way of colour, but there are a few splashes here and there, like the pale purple (mauve?) scabious and yellow geum above.
The thyme and mind-your-own-business is slowly creeping over the edges of the pond, covering the hideous black liner.
I'm really pleased with how the mind-your-own-business has performed this year - filling gaps and softening edges.
I didn't think these two Echiums (giant viper's bugloss) would get so big so quickly! They're swamping a pink Dracaena, a clump of Crocosmia "Lucifer", and some irises. I'm hoping for two massive flower spikes next year.
Cosmos and geum
Some sort of hardy(ish) fuchsia ("Next-to-the-Swing") in the dry, shady south border.
Remember,
The 2025
I N F O M A N I A C
Garden Photos Event
begins on Hallowe'en with Terrifying Triffidery, then your gardens will be on display sequentially throughout November. I will post another reminder and a final warning nearer the time. Happy snapping!
I utterly adore Echiums! Such a dramatic plant - I can't wait to see your huge purple spike(s) next year (fnaar, fnaar) 😜. Jx
ReplyDeletePS That hardy(ish) fuchsia looks like "Paula Jane" to me - we used to grow it at the last place. She's a "good do-er".
PPS Looking forward to this year's GPE immensely...
I just hope that global warming keeps this winter mild so the Echiums make it through until next year. The winter before last finished off my HUGE Echiums at the allotment before they had a chance to flower.
DeleteThanks for the fuchsia identification, and yes, roll on the GPE!
It all so beautiful! The scabious is a favorite of mine. Ours have long bloomed in the late spring here...and I adore cosmo too, but not much luck with it here. It burns up too much in the mid-summer.
ReplyDeleteAnd I just wouldn't mind seeing your giant spike!
I love the scabious, too, but it's a horrible name for such a beautiful flower.
DeleteI don't mean to brag, but I'll have not one, but TWO giant purple spikes! (hopefully - see my reply to Jon above)
You have Echiums, how exciting, I can't wait to see them in flower next year.
ReplyDeleteYou have had a good gardening year judging by what I have seen so far and I look forward to seeing your entry in The 2025 I N F O M A N I A C Garden Photos Event
PS.
Fuchsias, rock!
They do indeed! (Don't you jave a "Rockin' something" fuchsia, Madam A?
DeleteThis year has been a pretty good gardening year, yes. I was very pleased with my gladdies and lilies, but the tiny chocolate foxgloves didn't flower. Perhaps they're saving themselves for next year?
"Rockin' Fuchsia" is, confusingly, a rather lovely... SALVIA! Jx
DeleteOh, yes! That's it.
DeleteI hope to have some "borrowed" garden pics as I have not yet done any planting.Lots of planning so far...yesterday , the littlies were here so the lawn is dotted with multi-coloured plastic climbing frames and slides and footballs and something that looks like Thomas the Tank Engine...
ReplyDeleteI've just seen some rather lovely specimens over at yours - I'm envious of your Arum lilies as mine came to naught this year.
DeleteHopefully THomas didn't make as much of an impact as this one?
If i am not mistaken, our Mr. PeeNee used to have a bumper crop of those giant vipers bugloss growing on a hillside in San Francisco. Very colorful and dramatic things await you!
ReplyDeleteYes, he did! I was always envious of Peenee's hillside garden, so I'm hoping my vipers buglosses will give a little taste of San Francisco.
DeleteIs autumn only in Devon right now???? We have leaves off trees; huge wind; rotten blackberries; and wild mushrooms in the lawn. We didn't get 'end of summer' we switched to autumn within 24hrs.
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It's been pretty autumnal here in London, too. The gales have caused mayhem with our pots! Jx
DeleteDid you get the torrential rain as well, Jon? I'm grateful I spent a fortune on getting my roof fixed this summer. The scaffolding finally came down yesterday, thank goodness, I thought it was staying here for winter storage.
DeleteApologies, Mr Devine, I seem to be waffling in your comment box.
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Horizontal sleet! That was a joy. It's much nicer today, although the wind's hardly summery... Jx
DeleteIt's still summer here - today has been BOILING! I think our Autumn is getting switched on at sometime on Sunday? Should be cooler, wetter, and windier from then on.
Delete(Although, yesterday was decidedly moist - and very windy!)
Cosmos & Geum - is that something out of that space world you like so well ? Sounds like the name of a tavern on the backside of Balbulus 5.
ReplyDeleteYou've been to Balbulus 5?! Did you meet Notker the Stammerer?? (Ger., Eng.)
DeleteWe downed some, all very gallic there, qu'est-ce que j'en sais !
DeleteSanté!
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