The Seasons have truly changed,..more than i can ever remember,..there were always the odd plant still blooming well into Autumn when it should have stopped at the end of Summer,..now we have Summer blooms in Winter as well . The Banana Tree when it was outdoors. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Now its slightly reduced in size and in my hall with a clivia in the black pot. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Cotoneaster dammeri indicates its Winter here. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Chrysanthemums are our Spring/Winter blooms. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Hebe in the foreground. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Hebe. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Delphiniums in bloom now,..are really summer blooms. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Antirrhinums are still in bloom today. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Christmas Cactus a tad early but nice to see. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) While the Amaryllis is getting taller and looks ready to bloom,..fingers crossed. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Blooming all Summer,..but more blooms than ever,..Clematis,'Freckles'. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Plectranthus madagascariensis,'Variegated Mint Leaf'. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Beautiful blooms still from the Dahlia. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) Roses will still produce blooms up to Christmas. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Philip you have far more than I have still flowering. My marigolds have died right back after the severe frosts and most other blooms are now a thing of the past. I do still have my roses in the front garden but everything else is gone for this year.
Hard frost got all mine this week. Going to start ripping it all out this afternoon. Between all the leaves and the dead plants my back yard looks awful. Spring can't come fast enough.
Hi Eileen,..true enough i still have lots of blooms and apart from one night of light frost everything is still healthy,..when most of my Delphiniums stopped blooming in the end of summer i cut them back,..all bar a few that looked about to bloom again and they surely did that was a first for me and they are still blooming as of this morning,..however like you i am looking forward to next Spring,..only about 9 weeks to go,.. "the 1st of Feb which is our Traditional start of Spring". ===================================================== Hi Netty and Donna,..sorry to read that the frost has hit you,..yes its a sad looking state when all your blooms are past,..now its looking back through photographs and planning for next Spring. ==================================================== Hi Cheryl,..our weather may throw lots of rain and mists at us but the cold is not too extreme and doesn't last very long plus my garden is very enclosed,..i picked a lucky spot to live in.
