It's mid-November. There's a gale outside, and I sit here wondering how much of my fence I might lose overnight and how much it'll cost to repair (I'll probably end up using Baler twine as normal). We're yet to have a frost here in South-East England, but the night's are nippy and tender plants have started to retreat.
However...
It's amazing just how much is STILL look fabulous in the garden.
Take Agapanthus, for example. A stunning bulb that works best in containers due to it liking its roots restricted. In the summer, it offers these beautiful blooms. But don't cut them off! For, in the winter, look at the architectural magnificence of the seed pods. Wonderful.
Meanwhile, though some have gone over, there are still a few asters in flower.
And these marigolds are holding on for dear life. In fact...even when the frosts arrive and cover them in dainty crystals, they'll just keep going for the time being.
And then there are the bargain cyclamen I got last year. I found these dried and dying in a local store and bought them for 10p each. Now look!
There's still a long way to go for my autumn garden. I'm lacking a lot of those fall flowering plants, and I need more winter structure as I use a lot of herbaceous perennials which retreat into the soil over winter and leave everything bare. But it is rather nice to see that even in the cold, wet, windy weather, there are still some delights to find in the garden.
Thanks for reading,
Geoff
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Amazing to still have so much beauty in the garden just one month away from the shortest day of the year.
We have had two frosts so far here in Wales - the first was on 1 November was fairly light. The second, a few days ago, was much harder and killed the remaining peppers and tomatoes in the polytunnel.
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I know, not long now till the solstice and then we can look forward to lengthening days again! I'd quite like a frost...would freeze the chicken mud.
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What is the secret to your cyclamen success? Love those plants. :)
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I really don't do much to them. I think the commonest issue is people putting the larger houseplant ones outside. You need to get hardy, outdoor ones and then just let them be. They're VERY prone to weevils, however, which is often why they die off and dont' come back.
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Thanks for sharing. I too have plants still blooming, although I reside in the USA. We have yet to have our first freeze!
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It's great to have things in flower at this time of year, isn't it?! That first frost will stop a lot of it.
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