Whats Looking Good October

Korean pine.



Mahonia Winter Sun, about to flower.



A new addition, Pinus Mugo Ophir, bought yesterday to replace a palm.



Heleniums and Rudbeckias declining, with Phormium Bronze Baby.

 

Is that Mahonia a bit early @Plantminded ? I used to find my Mahonia (Charity I think) didn't flower until end of year.

 

I have a M. charity with yellow flowers showing already.

 

I like the Small Pine, Mungo @Plantminded.
I could kick myself a long time ago I grew Bristlecone pine from seed, it was very slow and I only kept one plant, and then one very wet autumn I didn't spot that the pot was flooded as the roots had plugged the drainage holes, it was about 20yrs old and about 2ft high by then.
Yours looks very similar.

 

Mine is either Charity or Winter Sun, and it is at the same stage of flowering. Last year it was already going over at the beginning of December when I took this picture:

 

Thanks @pete. That's a real shame about your pine after all those years. At 2ft high yours would have been a great feature, and valuable too! I'll keep an eye on mine, I know drainage is important for them, thanks for the tip.

 

I did think that too @CarolineL but it's the first year I've had it so it must like the tropical conditions here . I have a small one called Meteor which is already on its second round of flowering but it's a late summer flowerer.

 

Some views around my garden this afternoon, now in full autumn mode.

 

Oh good grief @Plantminded - giving me an inferiority complex AGAIN!
It's looking so beautiful and peaceful

 

Thank you @CarolineL .

 

My thoughts were:

1. MY GOODNESS.
2. No, no, I will not gush over @Plantminded 's garden AGAIN!
3. @CarolineL has already started the conversation, I can't stop myself

 

Great set of photos @Plantminded

 

Thank you @CostasK and @LunarSea.

 

@CarolineL Quite a few of my Mahonias are beginning to flower or throw up a new set of leaves.