Autumn 2013

Feel free to add any Autumn pics, mists, leaves, mellow hopelessness fruitfulness etc.

 

Are they cider apples in pic 1,? Zigs.

 

Yep, thats Burrow Hill Cider Farm, where they make the Cider Brandy

 

Great new thread Ziggy and lovely pictures too,
thank you,
Jenny

 

Those are amazing shots, Zigs!

I happen to lurve Autumn (and Spring): those are the two seasons which really touch my heart the most.

 

Those pictures have a real autumn flavour.
What are you planning to do with the elderberries?

 

Virginia creeper at the back of the house. It has turned from green to auburn and is now turning to the classic crimson colour . VC only come into leaf quite late and by October the leaves will have coloured and blown away in the Autumn winds , but it is an absolutely stunning climber

 

Its already Blackberry & Elder wine, well, in the demi john already

 

@HarryS your VC is gorgeous! Is it growing in a big pot or have you planted it in the ground?

 

Fern ,I planted it in a hole I dug next to the wall about 6 years ago and it took straight away . It gave a good show from year one , where it grew to just over 6 feet . It now stretches 40 feet right to the top of the house I tried planting clematis in holes along the same wall and they failed , so I now have them in a container. Not sure if VC can prosper in a container.

 

I planted one in a container 2 years ago in my copse end (it really is such a lovely vine, I even created a Haiku for a my GCSE equivalents 6 years ago ) and it is doing as well as the one I planted in the earth in the main garden. I had one in my old house which I trained up a pergola and it was gorgeous for Autumn colour.

Having said that though, I'm re-thinking the potted version as there really is no reason it shouldn't go in the ground.