Clematis

This is my new baby, it's been on my wanted list for a long time (the wanted list is endless if I'm honest!). I've accepted the fact that my climbing rose with the peachy coloured flowers is never going to be free of the rust problem so it has to be taken out. In its place I've chosen to put in the clematis with its large blooms, hopefully flowering from July to September. Since the all knowing internet has said that autumn is a good time to plant clematis, I hope the one I've bought will take to its new home.

Still in its pot, awaiting its new home to be vacated!

 

 

The autumn blooms

Autumn's arrived and with it brings the last shows of the garden. The drop in temperature brings a slow down in the plants but the autumn blooms have started their show. Of these, is my favourite plant of all, the Japanese anemone, with it's pretty medium sized flowers. The heather has started to bloom again and some of the summer ones are still going. The Echinacea is one of the new plants I put in this year, it's now producing lovely bright pink flowers which lasts for a long time. In bloom is also the crocosmia, this is a kind of an inherited plant, my neighbour has loads of these planted against our shared fence and some of the plants decided to cross over into my garden, a bit like the great escape!! But I love the sight of the fiery orange flowers so they have been allowed to stay and make a home on my side.

Close up Japanese Anemone

Japanese Anemone

Echinacea

Yellow flowers that came free with a magazine

Crocosmia