Saturday 14 September 2013

Late Summer Colour

 To cheer us up after these rather dull, grey and definitely autumnal last few days, here is a nice burst of colour from the garden.  I must admit that I took these photos last weekend, when the light was better, but the flowers are all still going, though looking a little more bedraggled now.  Above is an annual dahlia, grown from seed, which I shoved in a pot and put outside the front door.  As it turned out, this is the best plant because the ones in the back garden have been decimated by snails!
 White cosmos, again grown from seed, also in the pot at the front door.
 A geranium versicolour showing beautiful veining.
 Rose Mary Rose, with the slowly opening buds of caryopteris.
 Crocosmia 'Honey Angels' with a shot of yellow to enliven the border.  This is a great plant, not too tall and it has come through the last winter or two beautifully.  I have ordered a couple more of these.
 A sugar pink phlox flower, bought as part of a a bare root collection earlier this year.
 My favourite geranium, Rozanne, which has been voted plant of the century by the RHS members. (I voted for it too!)
 Another cosmos, in a pot in the back garden.
 Clematis Crystal Fountain, showing the stages of the flowers.  I like the pom pom left after the petals have fallen.
 Hydrangea Endless Summer 'The Bride'.
 A pretty fuchsia 'Thamar', which is also in a pot and which came through last winter.
 A recent addition bought from Barnsdale; Helenium 'Ruby Tuesday' which is a compact variety, again in a pot. 
Beautiful rusty red flowers.
 More hydrangeas - Endless Summer 'Pink'.
A relatively new hydrangea, with blue flowers but no name.  I'm not sure how hardy this will be, but I couldn't resist the delicate blue/purple flowers.
The colours have definitely brightened my day and I hope you have enjoyed them too.

10 comments:

  1. Wow, still lots to enjoy in your garden! Beautiful!
    Have a great weekend, love from Mirjam.

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    1. Dear Mirjam
      Thank you. I do like lots of colour in the garden and one day, it would be lovely to have something in flower every week of the year! I think I would need a bigger garden to actually achieve that as I would need more shrubs.
      Have a lovely weekend too.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Absolutely beautiful blooms Ellie - a delight to view, thank you!
    Joy x

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    1. Dear Joy
      Thank you. I enjoy looking at all the different plants still flowering away. I hope they'll carry on for another month or so (if we're lucky with the weather) and I have some asters which should be flowering soon to keep the colour going.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Looks like you've still got plenty of colour in your garden - mine is overwhelmingly green at the moment and for some reason the hydrangeas haven't flowered at all this year - weird! Enjoy them while you still can x Jane

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    1. Dear Jane
      Thank you. My hydrangeas haven't been as full of flower as in the past, but they have managed a few blooms each. Perhaps they need feeding a bit more next year to encourage more flowers? I am definitely enjoying the late summer flowers.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. I am so happy you posted all your beautiful garden blooms - it is pouring with rain and very grey here at the moment! Chrissie x

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    1. Dear Chrissie
      Thank you. It has been pouring with rain here too! I am really pleased that the colours help to lift the greyness - if only for a minute or two!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  5. I always imagine your garden as a riot of colour all year, and this post confirms that ... gorgeous :)

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    1. Dear Annie
      Thank you. It surprised me when I looked round the garden, because the overall impression is green, but when I stopped to look more carefully, I found all these. I do enjoy lots of colour (I think that may be obvious!)
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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