It’s the final Saturday in October. We modify our clocks tonight too, so we are going to get a bit of longer daylight within the evenings for simply a short while. Plus, I shall have an additional hour in mattress tomorrow morning!🛏
What’s flowering in and out in my home and backyard this week?
I used to be upset with the Busy Lizzies this yr, they didn’t benefit from the warmth, some bolted, some died; it wasn’t their greatest present. So I took some cuttings a couple of weeks in the past which I hope to maintain going as inventory for subsequent summer season’s pots. These have taken off and are displaying me what they may have been like in a reasonable English summer season.
Right here is an replace on my Poinsettias which I confirmed you a couple of weeks in the past as they started their 12/12 darkish and lightweight coaching to show the leaves pink. That is the progress after about 6 weeks.
Third photograph is of my spiky leaved Mahonia which is now coming into flower.
Subsequent photograph exhibits my Christmas Flowering Cactus which appears able to flower though we now have about 7 weeks till the festive weekend.
The fifth photograph is from the Japanese Anemone which I lately purchased. It’s simply going over, however hopefully by subsequent yr it is going to have settled in.
Remaining photograph is of a yellow Shasta Daisy, additionally a latest buy.
I’m hoping to get to the Longstock water gardens for a belated go to this afternoon. If I’m fortunate I’d get a couple of helpful images for subsequent week’s submit.
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Glad gardening
Rosie
