The seasons change part two

I forgot to welcome my new followers, so welcome to you.  I hope you will enjoy our rather meandering journey through my small part of the world.  We are continuing our tour of the plants flowering in my garden at the start of Autumn in the UK.  Above is Astrantia Burgundy Manor, flowering since May and this is the second flush of flowers. I potted it on earlier in the year and it has repaid me.

A small white macropylla hydrangea which is taking on pink tones.

Hydrangea paniculata Sundae Fraise also putting on its Autumn display.

Salvia Nachtvlinder which has flowered for months and is still going.

Helianthus Lemon Queen is a lovely back of the border plant.  I would like more of this so will see if I can divide it next Spring.

Some roses are still doing well. This is Susan Williams-Ellis.

This is one of my favourites - Kew Gardens.  The single creamy yellow/white flowers are so pretty and are formed in panicles, a bit like a hydrangea paniculata.

Rose William Shakespeare 2000, which put out this one flower just in time for the Queen's funeral.

The ever reliable Liriope muscari which I keep saying needs dividing, but I haven't actually got round to it yet.  

Finally, the lovely Miscanthus - I'm not totally sure whether it is Silberfeder or Kleine Fontane or something else.  Either way, it is lovely!

I am going to plant some narcissus and muscari as soon as I can and then in November, I will be tulip planting.  That's one of the many things I enjoy about gardening - there is always something to look forward to.

Plants in July

Although it has been really dry (we have had showers this week and they have refreshed things, but haven't really got down into the soil), the plants in the garden seem to be managing.  Above is the oregano which the bees have been enjoying.

The hydrangeas are flowering too - this is Coco.

I do like the white hydrangeas in particular and whatever soil they are in, they stay white, so are slightly easier to manage. This is a small white macrophylla. 

I have just one flower spike on agapanthus Silver Baby.  This means it probably needs potting on for next year.  I like the pale blue edges to the petals.

Hibiscus Oiseau Bleu is flowering much earlier this year (it usually flowers in August) but is looking beautiful. I always feature this plant and I love its exotic flowers.

Rose Kew Gardens is a delight and has kept going through everything this summer has thrown at it. Pale creamy yellow flowers which fade to cream and then white.  It is one of my favourite roses.

This is an ornament I bought at RHS Chatsworth and which had been leaning against the wall waiting for me to find a good place.  It has ended up in a rather dark corner but I think it looks good there, especially with the clematis behind it.

More hydrangeas - Dark Angel...

..Magical Revolution Blue (I am not adding colorant to this one so it is gradually changing to a purply pink, but that's fine)...

...and Endless Summer The Bride.  Another white hydrangea which adds some lightness to the end of the garden.

The start of the roses (and a couple of other plants...)

June is the month for roses and mine are just starting to bloom.  (I have no doubt further rose-based posts will follow once they really get going).  Above is Olivia Rose Austin - grown in a pot, really healthy and beautiful.

This is Winchester Cathedral which is really pretty but has got blackspot, so I am debating whether to keep it or not. It is also in a pot and that may be the problem, or it may just not be that healthy.

My favourite (don't tell the others) Gertrude Jekyll, growing in the border, with a gorgeous scent.

Kew Gardens looking pretty too.  

Other plants are joining in  with the roses.  Here is one of the alliums in the border.

This is geranium St Ola which I bought bare root from Wilkos.  It has lovely delicate white flowers and bright pink stamen stems, which I hadn't expected!

Finally, here is my little patio apple tree (James Grieve) which had lovely blossom earlier in the year and now has apples forming.  What a treat to be able to pick and eat my own apples!

New plants this year (so far)

Here is a round up of my new plants this year (up to now).  I do have some more on the way.  Above is Weigela Picobella Rosa which is a dwarf Weigela. I thought that a summer flowering little shrub would be a good addition to the pots.

I also bought some geranium sanguineum striatum which are young plants and haven't yet flowered.  (On the right is my first ever success with cuttings, which were from a nemesia confetti.)

A hydrangea to replace a plant that got too wet last winter and rotted.  This is a smaller plant - Hydrangea Paniculata 'Little Spooky' which will have white flowers.

My latest rose, Kew Gardens, with a lovely open flower, lightly scented but stronger in the sun.  The buds open an apricot colour but then age to a creamy white.

Lysimachia Clethroides has already featured, but i do like the white flowers which gracefully arch.

This is a tricolour hibiscus.  It has blue, white and pink flowers on one plant.  I do like these plants and would have more of them, but as space is tight, I thought this would be a good option.  I was a little disappointed that it was a semi-double as they are not that good for pollinators, but I have seen a bee successfully negotiating the extra petals, so perhaps it won't be as bad as I thought.

Here's the white flower...

 ...and the pink.  I look forward to seeing this grow and will try to keep it under control.  

In a 'normal' year, I would have bought plants at the gardens and flower shows I visited, but I am pleased with my new plants and hope they will all do well for me.