A tour around the garden enjoying the autumn sunshine and some late flowering plants. One of my favourite plants at this time of year is the Michaelmas Daisy/Aster or Symphyotrichum as many of them have been renamed. I think it partly stems from the huge beautiful clumps we had in our garden where I grew up. Also, the fact that they were called Michaelmas daisies because they flowered at that time of year.
They are a popular late feed for pollinators.
Enjoying the sunshine on the south side of the house is the Nerine bowdenii.
Onto the patio where the leaves on the Ornamental Cherry are turning to a lovely orange and red colour.
On the opposite side is the Crab apple, Malus Golden Hornet. I have never seen it with so much fruit as this year.
Behind it is the Sliver Birch, Betula utilis Jacquemontii (syn Dorrenbos). Its silver bark is just catching the sun.
The two raised beds that edge the patio are planted with Dahlias and Annuals. They are still providing us with a colourful display.
The arch leading to the Blue Border is now covered with the Vitis ‘ Spetchley red ‘
The standard rose, ‘Charlotte’, in the Blue Border Is the only one still producing flowers.
Some of the others now have their hips on display.
Two autumn flowering shrubs, Hardy Fuchsia Janie and Hydrangea Blue Wave.
Along with the Asters, there are other perennials adding to the autumn colour.
There are several types of grasses in the garden which come into their own around now. The one I would not want to be without is Stipa arundinacea with its attractive seed heads, often referred to as Pheasant Tail grass due to its changing colour later in the year. It will self-seed and is very drought-tolerant.
To Finnish a short video of the Blue Border. Please select full screen on YouTube.
The wonderful autumn colour has inspired me to open our garden next year on October 6th for the NGS http://ngs.org.uk
What autumn jewels are inspiring you in your garden?
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‘Spetchley Red’ is apparently a cultivar of Vitis vinifera. (I was compelled to look it up.) It is so colorful that I wanted to confirm that it is not an ornamental cultivar of Vitis californica, like ‘Roger’s Red’.
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I think it is named after a historic garden in Worcestershire called Spetchley Park.
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Such a lot of colour in your October garden, Brian
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Thank you Cathy, I have always loved this time of year, it is what decided me to open in October next year. We have several gardens in Worcestershire that do many specialising in Asters.
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Oh that’s really interesting to hear, good luck with that – and a great incentive to keep the garden tidy!
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