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So far no frost and no gales so everything's lasting ages. Took the chocolate cosmos and the tender fuchsias under cover today and finished top dressing the lawn. The odds of picking winter salads from the polytunnel have decreased sharply as slugs have eaten every last seedling! Some
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Sweet pea 'Cupani's original' still going strong in October.
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I'm going to stop making lists. As fast I get things done, new jobs become apparent. It's pointless - I probably only do it because I think I'll drop dead when the list is empty. Anyway, thanks to great weather on Sunday and some assistance
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Today was one such day. Still, mild and enough sun to brighten the day. Took tons more cuttings - cornus alba 'Elegantissima', rosemary, several lavenders, Anthemis 'EC Bowles', Verbascum, Lithodora, etc. Probably a bit late for some, but they're in the polytunnel so might survive.
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Cosmos 'Sonata Mix' with Astrantia 'Ruby Glow' OK, so they aren't as tall as the house, but they are 15ft high The cold frame stuffed with cuttings and young plants
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Inspired by last night's GW and contributors to the GW MB and with the weather on my side, I've made good progress. - Cleared the tomato plants out of the polytunnel (they all rotted - not enough sun, I think) and sowed some winter salads instead - took cuttings
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The ubiquitous and still brilliant verbena bonariensis. Have about 10 new young plants from cuttings so it'll be everywhere next year.
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Rose 'The Times' It has not stopped flowering since May
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The sunflowers are finally flowering - not before time. This one is 11ft tall.
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Treated the lawn to a scarify, aerate and top dressing. Problem is it took me about an hour to do a patch 3m x 3m, which just leaves the remaining 90% or so. An elephant task this - to be done in small bite sized chunks. Picked and cooked one of
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A week ago night-time temperatures were 13C or more. Last night it dropped to 3C. The air is still, chill and clear. Summer is over. In the cold stillness outside the plants seem to be holding their breath, stopped in their tracks and preparing for their slow retreat into