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October 2010
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October 25th
The grasses in the garden have now taken over from the
flowers. They are shown to their best in the sunshine we have had.
Some of the Brugmansia cuttings we took 17 days ago have rooted in water, so I
have potted up about 86 at the moment, still some more to do.
Miscanthus 'Morning Light'
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus' just opening out.
Miscanthus 'Morning Light'
October 23rd
We had a minus 3.0c frost a couple of nights ago, which
finished off a couple of dahlias we still had out in Lyn's front garden, it only
took out the foliage so we now have them under cover.
Today we have been dodging the showers cutting down most of the herbaceous
plants, we filled up all the sacks we have and Lyn went down the refuse dump
again to empty them. By the time she got back I had cut down enough to refill
another three sacks.
So it is now looking a little bare in the garden, with
still some more cutting down to do.
October 19th
We are due another frost tonight, all the tender plants
are under cover now. Lyn's front garden has quite a few plants that are flowering
for the second time, giving some late colour.
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Chrysanthemum 'Mrs Jessie Cooper' from Bob Browns nursery
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Royal
Flush'
Colchicum
Salvia microphylla
Actaea 'Pritchards Giant' recently bought from Longacre Plants
October 14th
We paid a visit to Longacre Plants in Somerset today, came
home with 25 plants, as if we hadn't got enough already. The plants are mostly
to go into Lyn's front garden.
Tricyrtis
'Empress'
Tricyrtis 'White Towers'
October 10th
All the Brugmansias are now cut down and in our
conservatory for the winter. The 'Giraffe House' a temporary tall structure for
over wintering some of the other tender plants, is in place.
Leaf rib of Ensete
ventricosum 'Montbeliardii
A dwarf Lupin enjoying some late sunshine
The flowers of Begonia grandis Evansiana
October 8th
Had a couple of hours this afternoon cutting down some of
the Brugmansias, seemed a real shame as they were still in flower, and the
weather is quite warm at the moment, but if we don't start now, the frosts will
soon be with us, and there is no way we can bring under cover all the tender
plants, very quickly.
Brugmansia before
pruning
Brugmansia after pruning
The prunings on the
floor
Cuttings prepared from the prunings
October 7th
Lyn returned from hospital yesterday after an operation on
her sinuses. She has been suffering pain for 3 years, I can't remember how many
times we have been to hospital trying to find out what the cause was. Eventually
Royal Bournemouth Hospital referred her to Southampton General, where it was
decided that she should have the operation. It is going to be several weeks
before we can tell if the operation is a success.
This coming weekend I will make a start on cutting down some of the tender
plants in the Exotic garden and bringing them under cover. I prefer the soil in
the pots to be fairly dry to avoid rotting of Dahlia tubers, which we leave in
their pots till very early spring next year, when we then repot with new soil.
When we cut back the Brugmansias ready for storing we use the older wood for
cuttings which we will root in water.
