Garden Bounty

 Late summer can be a tricky time in the garden.  The summer plants have finished and the real autumn ones haven't started, but I have been very pleased by the highlights I have seen over the last few days.  Hibiscus 'Oiseau Bleu' has been beautiful this year - very floriferous and bridging that late summer gap extremely well.

 Here's a polymer clay pendant design just waiting to happen!

 The Clematis 'Crystal Fountain' was a disaster earlier in the year - no flowers, eaten by snails and looking awful.  However, it has perked itself up and it is rather a diva plant... "look at me!"...so I did look at it.

 I liked the combination of geranium Rozanne, which has been flowering for ages, and a new crocosmia 'Emberglow', which I bought from Barnsdale.

 The ever reliable rose Molineux, showing a delicate apricot tint on the petals.

 Japanese Anemone 'Bressingham Glow', I think.  I am sure I didn't plant it where it is, but it has brightened up this dull and slightly-shaded-by-jasmine corner.

 Another pleasing combination of crocosmia (probably the species) with buddleia 'Buzz' magenta, supposedly a dwarf variety, but not this year!

 Here is the piece de resistance!  I haven't grown raspberries before, so ordered three canes for a tub, back in Spring. The one I chose was Joan J, an autumn fruiting variety.

 Here are the first fruits of my labours.  In fact, the plants have been relatively undemanding, except with water - they get through a watering-canful most evenings.  I have fed them occasionally too.

I am very proud of this achievement and we are enjoying the fruits as they ripen.  Sun ripened and still warm, they are delicious.

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