Besides hardy fuchsias, hebes and the odd late rose, I also have the timely re-flowering of Clematis "Freckles" in a particularly sheltered, south-facing courtyard - very enjoyable over the next 3-4 months in an average winter
*Being coastal in far West Wales has its advantages!!
Bit of a concern - my 'overwintering' broad beans are in flower ...... not much if anything about to pollinate them .... seed planted mid October ... maybe too early down here in the SW....... don't suppose they will do much good now?
I've still got Geraniums flowering at the moment. Suspect it won't be for much longer though. Getting very very cold now. We had our first frost of the year this morning and the forecast for the next week is colder and colder with overnight temps dropping into minus figures by mid next week. Brrr. Not looking forward to it. Nor to the lack of any flowers. I really need to get my border sorted with some flowering plants for next autumn and winter.
Bit of a concern - my 'overwintering' broad beans are in flower ...... not much if anything about to pollinate them .... seed planted mid October ... maybe too early down here in the SW....... don't suppose they will do much good now?
Well, you'll be unlikely to get beans from those flowers, but as soon as you get cold weather they'll stop flowering and slow down with the growing, then in the spring they'll get going again. Maybe in the early spring give them a bit of potash to encourage more flowering.
I think I'd give each plant a cane as if they've grown that much already they might get bashed about in the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In spring I sowed some seeds into an old bath tub. I chose hot colours and hoped for a wonderful display. Marigolds, nasturtiums and tagetes. I was a bit worried about the tagetes as after I'd sown them i read the instructions (yes, I know...) and they said I should have done them into a seed tray and planted them out once they'd got to a decent size. Ho hum.
The tagetes did really well and flowered for most of the summer. So much for the instructions. Only two nasturtiums came up and they flowered for about a week. All the marigolds grew but did they flower? Did they heck! All summer I kept looking, and hoping. When October came and went I rather gave up hope but what do you know, they have finally begun to flower. I have told them they are a bit foolish as it is November and quite cold but they carry on, and I'm enjoying their bold colour.
I've bellis in flower, bought as small plants to flower next year and primula's, old stock from last year which have a few flowers on. Keep checking on my clematis Cirrhosa climbers but not a hint of a flower bud yet. I've an evergreen shrub too which flowers in December, can't remember it's name, it looks tropical with big leathery,forked leaves, the flowers are poisonous .
After having done nothing all summer I have a hardy fuchsia flowering it's little heart out. I hope it doesn't turn too ccld yet as I still want to enjoy it.
Verdun - I saw a wild honeysuckle doing the same as yours on my walk today.
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Besides hardy fuchsias, hebes and the odd late rose, I also have the timely re-flowering of Clematis "Freckles" in a particularly sheltered, south-facing courtyard - very enjoyable over the next 3-4 months in an average winter
*Being coastal in far West Wales has its advantages!!
Bit of a concern - my 'overwintering' broad beans are in flower ...... not much if anything about to pollinate them .... seed planted mid October ... maybe too early down here in the SW....... don't suppose they will do much good now?
I've still got Geraniums flowering at the moment. Suspect it won't be for much longer though. Getting very very cold now. We had our first frost of the year this morning and the forecast for the next week is colder and colder with overnight temps dropping into minus figures by mid next week. Brrr. Not looking forward to it. Nor to the lack of any flowers. I really need to get my border sorted with some flowering plants for next autumn and winter.
Well, you'll be unlikely to get beans from those flowers, but as soon as you get cold weather they'll stop flowering and slow down with the growing, then in the spring they'll get going again. Maybe in the early spring give them a bit of potash to encourage more flowering.
I think I'd give each plant a cane as if they've grown that much already they might get bashed about in the winter.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for that 'dovefromabove' .... yes - they are in tubs so have already given support ...... be interesting to see what happens...:-}
In spring I sowed some seeds into an old bath tub. I chose hot colours and hoped for a wonderful display. Marigolds, nasturtiums and tagetes. I was a bit worried about the tagetes as after I'd sown them i read the instructions (yes, I know...) and they said I should have done them into a seed tray and planted them out once they'd got to a decent size. Ho hum.
The tagetes did really well and flowered for most of the summer. So much for the instructions. Only two nasturtiums came up and they flowered for about a week. All the marigolds grew but did they flower? Did they heck! All summer I kept looking, and hoping. When October came and went I rather gave up hope but what do you know, they have finally begun to flower. I have told them they are a bit foolish as it is November and quite cold but they carry on, and I'm enjoying their bold colour.
I've bellis in flower, bought as small plants to flower next year
and primula's, old stock from last year which have a few flowers on. Keep checking on my clematis Cirrhosa climbers but not a hint of a flower bud yet. I've an evergreen shrub too which flowers in December, can't remember it's name, it looks tropical with big leathery,forked leaves, the flowers are poisonous 
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After having done nothing all summer I have a hardy fuchsia flowering it's little heart out. I hope it doesn't turn too ccld yet as I still want to enjoy it.
Verdun - I saw a wild honeysuckle doing the same as yours on my walk today.