Flowers are few and far between at the moment, you have to really search to find the odd one nestling amongst all the foliage that really needs cutting back. Most of the colour in the garden is provided by the autumn foliage which is rapidly getting blown away with the strong winds that we are having. The most obvious flowers are the roses which are still putting out new buds, ever hopeful !
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll
Rosa Bonica is still flowering its socks off, it doesn’t know when to stop.The owl with his pile of gardening books has gone into the garage for the winter.
Bonica is the only rose that I have without any perfume, but she is forgiven as she flowers so much, non stop since June.
Rosa Brother Cadfael was my Mum’s favourite.
Rosa Iceberg is another that has flowered non stop since June.
Rosa Natalie Nypels has decided to climb the conifer next to it.
The last of my dahlias, must bring them in soon.
Winter Jasmine by the front door. Strange to think that in just another month, the first of my snowdrops flower here.
What does this Candelabra Primula think it is doing, flowering now!
Not a flower, I know, but Paeony mlokosewitschii can’t wait till next spring, I think a duvet of compost should keep it snug over the winter.
Mahonia Charity putting out lots of flowers with their delicious perfume.
Vibernum bodnantense New Dawn also has delicately perfumed flowers to attract pollinators in the cold weather.
The flowers of New Dawn are so pretty and its worth getting up close and personal!
Almost didn’t notice this geranium nestling under the roses
The last flower on Geranium Ballerina
The Hydrangeas are still putting out the odd bloom as the others are fading gently.
This Hydrangea couldn’t decide if it was going to be pink or blue.
Miscanthus malepartus flowers are now fading, having started out deep purple. The foliage will qualify for GBFD next week
There is still a lot of colour in the Sedum flowers.
Just a few flowers are left on Erysimum Bowles Mauve, this flowers for such a long time, from spring till now.
Hardy fuchsias are coming to an end of their flowering, but still a few flowers left. this is F. magellanica alba.
Fuchsia Whiteknights Blush seems to go on for ever.
The foliage of Fuchsia Genii is golden in the summer, but is going the more usual green now
Verbena bonariensis is coming to an end, not many flowers left now
Feverfew is another plant that flowers from spring onwards.
Little Campanula porscharskyana is another that doesn’t know when to stop flowering.
Primulas just carry on, no matter what the weather, we have had them out in snow and ice in previous years.
Well, that’s the round up of all the flowers that I could find for GBBD. They took a lot of finding in some cases, others were more obvious. Most of the colour in the garden at the moment is from the foliage, I just hope it lasts through to next week as the forecast is for some bitterly cold winds coming straight from the North Pole!
Many thanks to Carol at May Dreams Gardens for hosting GBBD once more, do pay her a visit to see flowers from round the world.
Every little bloom is a delight, so it is worth searching! I was amazed at all the leaves on your viburnum – mine had just a few straggly dried leaves left so I must confess to removing them to get a better view of the flower buds! The Rosa Bonica really is stunning, even without perfume – and I see you have a little campanula like mine too. It was new to me this year, so I shall be thrilled if it to continues to perform as well as this. It’s great to see all your geranium oddments too, and the lighter coloured fuchsias. Thanks for sharing all your beauties Pauline.
Yes Cathy, the Viburnum still has its full quota of leaves, we haven’t really had a frost to speak of yet, just a tiny one the other night which did no seeable damage at all. The little campanula seeds everywhere, I pull yards of it out each year and still have plenty left. It always flowers on and on here until I eventually cut it right back again, then it will stop until about March, then off it goes once more!
Lots of blooms there, that rose is amazing. I think we value the flowers we have to hunt out at this time of year almost as much as those first spring blooms.
You’re right Janet, flowers that we find blooming away are appreciated so much at this time of year.
I enjoyed your November blooms Pauline. ‘ Bonica’ must take the biscuit for sheer length of flowering so I suppose her lack of scent is forgivable. ‘Ballerina’ looks an attractive geranium. Here ‘Rozanne’ was quite floriferous until earlier this week until a wild gusty overnight wind left just one flower intact. One of my special snowdrops is already showing white 🙂 Which is your first to flower?
Anna, Bonica never gets black spot, another point in her favour! How fantastic that you have a snowdrop showing white already, I had a look today and no sign of my early ones yet. Mrs MacNamara and Three Kings are usually out by Christmas, but maybe not this year!
Hi Pauline,
Really need to get myself another ‘Iceberg’; I had planned to get the climbing one to replace mine I had in the front… When I move I’ll definitely have one, or two 🙂
Only a month until Snowdrops?? When you put it like that, suddenly things don’t seem so bad! Hope the winds calm for you, it’s been OK here. Just one day midweek when it was particularly bad/chilly but otherwise it’s mild again now.
Don’t think I’ve seen any winter Jasmine here yet… Will have a closer look.
Iceberg has been a good rose Liz, I can recommend it for your new garden.
The weather has been quite calm and sunny today, but now the clouds have come over which means there won’t be any frost tonight, the last two cold nights mean that the autumn colours are becoming better each day.
You certainly did find! Looking at Rosa Bonica it’s difficult to believe we are in November.
I did, didn’t I Jessica, there were far more than I expected for November, it was a nice surprise.
There’s something poignant about the last flowers till next year … they’re extra special. But I always find a lot of beauty in your frosty snowy winter gardens without flowers. And you’ve got something special to look forward to. It’s so different here, not such a distintiveness between the seasons.
Yes Catmint, late flowers are very special indeed. Unfortunately we don’t get much frost or snow down here in Devon, usually just a lot of rain which makes everything rather soggy in the winter. Having said that, the forecasters are telling us that it will be a lot colder next week, with naybe a chance of snow!
I have seen many positive comments from so many sources over the years about Bonica; I must find a place in my own garden for her! I am impressed with how Bonica looks in your garden this late in the year. I also admire your hardy fuchsias! I have so few blooms left in my own garden, and my fall foliage is drifting into huge heaps on the ground. Dreary winter will be here too soon!
Bonica is a good rose Deb, I bought just one plant, then did hardwood cuttings for the others that I have, 2 are outside the back door by the steps going up onto the lawn. Hardy fuchsias do well here without any protection, some years I worry that I can’t see any new shoots, but usually there they are, right down at the base with the fallen leaves keeping them warm. Leaves are falling rapidly here too, its non-stop sweeping at the moment, good for the waistline!
Wow, a lovely lot of late blooms you found. Enjoy them as long as you can. Blessings, Natalie 🙂
Thanks Natalie, flowers at this time of year are so precious aren’t they. Have a good weekend!
Lots of lovely blooms still Pauline – I’m amazed your Mahonia is flowering already! I must check ours for buds! I hope your flowers all last a bit longer. We need colour in November, and it was lovely to see yours. 😀
Both my Mahonias Cathy, have been flowering for a few weeks now, making a nice splash of colour. I hope the flowers last a bit longer, but we have plenty of colour at the moment from all the autumn tints that are here, it will be very drab when they all float away!
Your rose Rosa Bonica is amazing, I have lots of roses flowering but they haven’t been flowering since June! I like all the winter flowers too. I’m also surprised that the sedums are still flowering, lucky you.
Bonica is amazing Christina, I just wish she had a perfume too! Once she starts flowering, she just doesn’t know when to stop. I don’t think the sedum will last much longer, the forecast is for freezing winds from the North Pole this week!
Your roses……oh my gosh! What a wonderful splash of much needed color this time of year. I really need to try to grow them……
Yes Sally, they do bring much needed colour at this time of year, I wouldn’t be without my roses!
You say there isn’t much but it looks like a lot. I forgot all about bloom day, but snowdrops and camellias are the upcoming stars.
I had to search for them Carolyn, they were tucked away, hiding from me! I don’t have any autumn flowering snowdrops, the earliest I expect to see them is Christmas, after that, more appear almost every day.
I think any flower at this time of year is special and you have some lovely flowers still in bloom at the moment – particularly Bonica. What a beautiful rose. I’ve only the last of the roses flowering, here, but they are very welcome.
I agree Wendy, finding flowers is special at this time of year. We have had a couple of frosty nights but the roses are continuing as normal, I don’t know for how much longer!
Despite their reputation, roses always seem to continue on well into fall. It has taken a hard frost to finally do mine in. I didn’t realize that there were Vibernum that bloomed in fall. Interesting! Vibernum bodnantense New Dawn has similar flowers to the Vibernum in my garden, but much longer and more tapered leaves which are quite attractive. Lucky you to have snowdrops in a month’s time! Here we are in a long wait before there are any signs of spring.
Your snowdrops Jennifer, will stay nice and snug under the duvet of snow that your winter brings. There is no sign of them yet. I will just have to be patient, or maybe they are waiting for some colder weather!