September is one of my favourite months in the garden, it could be nostalgia because we always had a wonderful show of Michaelmas Daises (Asters/Symphyotrichum) in our cottage garden at home. Many other plants also provide interest at this time of year, the annuals such as dahlias, late flowering perennials, trees and shrubs with changing leaf colour.
The Asters.
Symphyotrichum n.a ’ Harringtons Pink’ with Bee.Symphyotrichum ‘Little Carlow, Solidago ‘Fireworks’ & Calamagrostis BrachytrichaSymphyotrichum na ‘ Barrs Violet ‘
Some of the others.
Sedum Herbstfreud Canna.Vitis ‘ Spetchley red ‘ over the arch.Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ and honey bee.Verbena Bonariensis and friend.Miscanthus sinensis Calamagrostis x a. ‘ Karl Foerster’ . These white Asters flower in October.Cyclamen hederifolium.Malus Blenheim Orange
The Movie.
Please turn on your sound, watch on YouTube and select full screen.
We visited Ravelin on Sunday, one of their National Garden Scheme open days. It is situated in the next village to us, Hanley castle. The description is from their NGS page.
“A ½ acre mature yet ever changing garden with a wide range of unusual plants full of colour and texture. Of interest to plant lovers and flower arrangers alike with views overlooking the fields and the Malvern hills.
Thought to be built on medieval clay works in the royal hunting forest. Small pottery pieces can be seen interspersed with sedum planting.
Designed to enable you to move through areas ranging from perennial and herbaceous planting, gravel, woodland and pond. Seating provides different views and experiences and the opportunity to appreciate the unusual plants collected by the owner.
Seasonal interest provided by a wide variety of hellebores, hardy geraniums, aconitums, heucharas, Michaelmas daisies, grasses and dahlias and a fifty-year-old silver pear tree complemented by self-seeding plants adding colour, vitality and encouraging wildlife.”
Below is a short video showing some of the garden during our visit. Please select Watch on YouTube then full screen on the video.
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