The weather was kind to us today, with no rain and the sun shining most of the shirt-sleeves warm day.
I hadn’t slept well so was feeling rather tired. I therefore spent several hours in the company of J.B.Priestley’s “Literature and Western Man”, before wandering round the garden with my camera.
Having battened down the hatches in our normal manner over the last week, I was pleased to note that most of our pots and garden furniture were not blown over and the weeping birch still stands.
Nasturtiums are a good temperature barometer. The first frost renders the tendrils limp and the blooms and leaves jelly-like. We have had no sign of that this year.
The hebes and roses like yellow Laura Ford seem to have emerged very early for next spring;
hot lips remain sun-kissed, as do various clematises; roses such as Peach Abundance and Gloriana continue to flourish, while Hawkshead is just one of our thriving fuchsias, and the starlike gaura is the only one that has ever survived for us.
Clerodendrum and iris foetidissima seeds promise a good crop next summer.
This evening we all dined on tender roast lamb; crisp roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding; firm sage and onion stuffing; crunchy carrots; soft broccoli stems; and meaty gravy, with which I drank Mighty Murray Shiraz.
I find it amazing that your roses are still blooming and looking fabulous.
Thanks very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
When I saw precocious, I thought of Miss Ellie, but didn’t know what the lingering meant. Now, of course, I do. Lovely Post.
Thank you so much, Pat
Well, well, well who knew there was a wine actually called the “Mighty Murray”? We’ll be on it ourselves in December, but about five hours drive from Swan Hill, the home of this winemaker.
Thanks very much, Gwen
Magnificent photos! I think your plants and flowers feel so well-loved, and receive such tender loving care, they don’t want to go anywhere…they just keep growin’ and smilin’! 🙂
Laura Ford and Gloriana are so beautiful! 🙂
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you very much, Carolyn X
Those lingering blooms are hanging on for dear life!
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Still a lot of colours. Our’s is set for winter.
Thanks very. much, Rupali
The last blooms are so precious!
Thank you very much, Val
I adore the Hawkshead fuchsia Derrick
Thanks very much, Ivor
Stunning late blooms…and another very lovely sounding dinner!
Thank you very much, Donna
Still so much color in the garden, Derrick and Jackie! I especially love those nasturtiums.
Thank you very much from us both, Lavinia
Lots of colour still Derrick… Though the temperature is now dropping a little.. We too had a fine day 😀 Have a great week xx <3
Thanks very much, Sue
It’s nice your blooms are lingering. I hope you sleep better tonight.
I slept very well, Merril. Thank you very much
Good news. 🙂
The rain-loving flowers are thriving 🙂
Thank you very much, Rosaliene
Good battening. Your garden is amazing.
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Those nasturtiums are my favorite. They’re so colorful and perky; I’m glad they’re enduring for you.
Thank you very much, Linda
Beautiful blooms. I’ve struggled with sleep for quite a while, Derrick. I hope tonight is better for you.
I slept very well, thank you, Jill
I’m thankful the weeping birch is standing strong and love the header photo. May you sleep well tonight with gentle thoughts of your beautiful blossoms.
I slept very well, JoAnna. Thank you very much
Good! I’m glad you slept very well!
Hooray for sunshine. We would gladly take your rain. It has been since the first part of July since we have had more than a quarter inch of rain.
Thanks very much, Andy
You’re welcome.
Reading, seeing beautiful flowers and enjoying a day sans rain sounds like a good recipe for recovery 🙂
Indeed. Thanks very much, Anne
It sounds like a lovely day.
Thanks very much, Alys
Wow! I always enjoy your garden and forest photos, but what a treat to have them during the coldest part of Autumn here! I like nasturtiums for the way they fill a bed, but how tasty they are on salads.
Thanks very much, Doug
Love those seeds about to burst from their pods. What do you call them?
Iris Foetidissima. Thanks very much, Arlene
Laura Ford is a beautiful little rose.
It is – good climber. Thanks very much, John
Wow! Your garden still has lots of colour, and the flowers have survived the storms.
My pots at the back of the house, which were still looking good a week ago with blooms hanging on for dear life despite the storms, have finally given in to the heavy rain, and the petals are now in heaps on the ground. The ones at the front, however, are still looking good.
Thanks very much, Sue
Your garden is so beautiful!
Thank you very much, Luisa
You’re very welcome!
The flowers are beautiful and I am glad they weathered the storm. Mighty Murray is an interesting name for wine.
Thanks very much, Eugi
You are most welcome, Derrick.
I love the beautiful fall flowers.
Thank you very much, Dwight
You are welcome.
So green! It must be more damp there! It isn’t so green here when it’s not spring because it gets dry.
Thank you. very much, Sweet
there’s a lot in your garden that continue to bloom, Derrick! how wonderful. i hope you feel better now. regards. 🙂
I’m fine, Wilma. I just needed a good sleep. Thank you very much
Wow our roses and flowers are finished, have been for over a month now.
Thanks very much, Gary
It doesn’t seem to matter what the weather gods throw at you, the garden still looks delightful
Thanks very much, Sheree
I always enjoy a vicarious trip through your garden, {{{ Derrick}}}. Thank you!
Much appreciated, Jan
Your garden is still so beautiful and colourful!
Thanks very much, Ribana
Sounds to me like that Mighty Murray Shiraz just may have been grown in southern Australia?
Yes. Rather aptly named. Thanks very much, Lindsey