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9/10/2020 9:54 am

The summer is winding down

Now we are in the meteorological 'Autumn' season the main flower display is gone but there are still some tenacious plants flowering for all they are worth, and some second plantings supplying late colour.
Next year we must aim stock a few more late summer/autumn perennials to beef up the display.

This Dwarf cyclamen seems to enjoy the shade in the woodland corner.

Straw flowers always supply a splash of bright colour

Another bright individual. Sunflowers are one of my late season favourites

This double begonia has made itself at home with a huge calla lily and fuschia in a tub below the decking. They provide a reliable source of colour all season as they flower sequentially.

Dwarf aster and ageratums in complementary blues.

This rose has been flowering all summer.

Coleus foliage gives a striking backdrop the flowers and provides valuable ground cover

Dahlias are reliable late flowering bushes.

The second flowering of this clematis has been better than the first in the spring.

Fuschia, impatiens and petunia set off by a bright yellow sanvitalia in one of hanging baskets

bondjam33 70M

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9/10/2020 9:55 am

More flowers to enjoy

Hawkslayer 88M

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9/10/2020 10:12 am

Great collection of flower pictures there. I love them all, especially the fuchsias, I used to grow them when I lived in the UK.

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bondjam33 replies on 9/10/2020 10:15 am:
They are Mrs J's favourites too. Personally I love the way the delicate flowers of the cyclamen fld back on themselves like butterfly wings.

Rocketship 79F

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9/10/2020 12:46 pm

myseek1 80F

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9/10/2020 4:42 pm

Beautiful flowers and colours again, Bond. Photo number 2 is my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

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lilium6 74F

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9/10/2020 9:27 pm

Still a show of vibrant colours - beautiful.

Maudie1 74F

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9/11/2020 12:19 am

Fabulous collection of beautiful colourful flowers.

Archer62 83F

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9/11/2020 8:53 am

NOW THAT I HAVE RECOVERED MY BALCONY, I AM THINKING OF PUTTING VARIOUS SMALL CACTI IN MY FLOWER BOXES. THAT JUST MIGHT PUT OFF THE PIGEONS.
LOVELY FLOWERS YOU HAVE THERE, IT IS TOO HOT HERE FOR MOST OF THOSE.

bondjam33 replies on 9/11/2020 11:52 pm:
Thank you Arch. For your balcony you could try Lithops (Living stones) or Sempervivums (House leeks). They come in a huge variety of colours and patterns and they take up next to no room. Some of their flowers are amazing and they will tolerate heat and drought.

bondjam33 70M

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9/11/2020 11:53 pm

Thank you Maudie. We did not plant enough late flowering species this year by my reckoning but gardenig is a continuous learning process.