Monthly Archives: October 2015
Looking Good on Friday, October 30th.
What a difference a week makes, the green is rapidly disappearing from the garden, being replaced by yellow, orange and red. The little tree Prunus Kojo -no-mai is a good example of this, it really looks like a burning bush … Continue reading
A mixed bag.
Looking at October’s photos yesterday, I found a few which don’t really justify a post to themselves, so I thought I would collect them together and show a mixed bag. Starting with the wonderful sunrise I found the morning after … Continue reading
October Foliage, change is on it’s way.
Sunny days and cold nights are the trigger for the autumn tints to start. Some of my trees and bushes are still waiting, I suppose the night time temperatures have to drop a little further before the chlorophyll switches off. … Continue reading
Careful where you go!
The other morning, I had to be very careful which path I took in the garden as they were festooned with cobwebs. It was a bit foggy and the moisture had settled on the webs, looking like diamonds catching the … Continue reading
Every Garden needs a Focal Point!
Books on garden design mention how to use a focal point in a garden, but they also stress that it shouldn’t dominate and take the eye away from the plants. You should also only be able to see one feature … Continue reading
October Bloom Day.
The flowers keep coming, but I think with our colder weather coming from Russia at the moment, they will now slow down. There is no doubt that it is autumn, the sun is lower in the sky, night time temperatures … Continue reading
Looking good, Friday, 9th October 2015.
What is looking good today, good enough to be linked to “Looking good on Friday” hosted by Gillian at Country Garden UK… Once again it turned out to be something that has been flowering for quite some time now, but … Continue reading
Larder for wildlife.
As the days go by, I’m finding more and more berries ripening in the garden. Our birds , insects and animals come to rely on what is growing in our gardens. Those that will be hibernating have to stock up … Continue reading
What’s looking good today. Friday 2nd October 2015.
When looking round the garden today for something that is looking good, the Rudbeckia jumped out at me. It has been flowering for over a month now and is still putting out new buds, so should be flowering for some … Continue reading