Whats Looking Good in October 2019

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  1. Jenny namaste

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    still a few bits and bobs worthy of a showing:
    Salvia Patens Cambridge Blue
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    Buff Beauty
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    never seen it this heavily laden before
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    possibly Dublin Bay @wiseowl Woo's best advice

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    Cranesbill "Anne Folkhard "
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    Salvia greggii Amethyst lips and Alstromeria "Rock and Roll" - been in flower since July and will go on until Jack Frost arrives.
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      Getting a bit tatty and wind battered now but here are a few pics taken this morning.
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        Grevillea victoriae growing outside at National Botanic Garden of Wales. Apparently has survived -10 C winter without problems, despite clay soil and lots of rain (Wales). Currently being crowded by lots of self-seeded dierama.
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        One of my Nerines. I lost the label in my house move...
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          Aconitum
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          Dahlia "Poeme"
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          Impatiens flanaganae
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          Allium callimischon haemostictum
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            • Victoria

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              Today I have the second Petunia Pirouette open and another Morning Glory, this time Carnevale di Venezia ...

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                  Hi @Victoria , is that Ipomea really that blue in real life. I know some colours are hard to photograph. That is a stunning colour.
                   
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                    Yes @KFF, it is. To be honest, I find it a bit peculiar. :rolleyespink: The two pictures were taken shortly apart, the Petunia is in the shade, the Morning Glory in morning sun. Here is the packet pic from Premier Seeds ...

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                    PS Just editing this to put another further away pic ... still glowy!


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                      Some plants are still surviving and giving us some colour. As it was very overcast my old camera was having trouble getting clear shots

                      Hanging baskets are hanging on
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                      Evening Primrose at noon!
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                        Flowering again :blue thumb:

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                        Only just flowering - eccremocarpus scaber
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                          Cyclamen are happy - we have them all over the garden.

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                          A lonesome flower has popped up with us not planting it
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                          This Silybum was also not planted. We removed a very large Viburnum and cleared the ground and dug it over on the 10th July! We have now removed it
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                          We dug this winter flowering Jasmine out in August - was in the bed by the car port and getting in the way
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                          and have just planted these in its place
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                            We wondered why an Agapanthus wasn't flowering with the others about a month ago. Reason was … its a Nerine.

                            Pic taken yesterday as the evening was drawing in

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                              My Liriopes have been better than ever this year. Some are in the ground and there's one in a big tub, all flowering nicely ...

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                              October garden view ...

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                              Cones on Cryptomeria japonica elegans ...

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                              Soleirolia soleirolii ...

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                              Clematis 'William Kennett' ...

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                                Quote: "Hanging baskets are hanging on". They look stunning @shiney. :blue thumb: I'll look forward to seeing those. ;)
                                 
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