Autumn Sun

Published on by Catherine

Autumn has arrived for those who mark their gardening season by the meteorological calendar. Despite the appearance of autumn in my garden since the end of July, I’m loving the sunshine and warmth that have unexpectedly arrived in my little corner of the planet. After all my complaints about the awful summer, I’m making the most of these five days of gloriously warm sunshine (24C/75F today!), appreciating the change and leaving my cosy scarves and gloves firmly in the drawer.

It’s Six on Saturday today and here we have six garden subjects that I’ve selected from the garden’s dwindling supply of plants.

Rosa ‘Roald Dahl’ is one of three new roses planted into pots this year. It’s been the slowest of the three to flower, probably because it gets more shade than the other two. The fragrance of the rose has made the wait completely worthwhile – and into the bargain, it’s beautiful.

‘Rosa ‘Roald Dahl’

Japanese Anemone. Its name is unknown but it’s pretty, it’s not invasive, and it grows under a syringa bush. It appears like clockwork every late August, brightening up a shady spot at the back of the garden and flowers for weeks.

Japanese Anemone

Fuchsia ‘Rose of Castile’. This one made a brief appearance a few weeks ago, alongside Clematis ‘Luiza’. The clematis has given up, but this fuchsia is still looking beautiful.

Fuchsia ‘Rose of Castile’

Fuchsia ‘Chillerton Beauty’. I love the simple elegance of this fuschia. It’s in a pot on the patio and, like Fuchsia ‘Rose of Castille’ it’s an upright, hardy plant. Both have been on the patio that gets morning sun and part shade in the afternoon. Both have grown better than the fuchsias further up the garden that are in a more open spot.

Fuchsia ‘Chillerton Beauty’

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Doube Dutch Cranberries’. This is a cosmos that’s not afraid to be seen. Some of the flowers are deeper in colour but this one is bright and outshines them all.

Cosmos ‘Double Dutch Cranberries’

Dahlia ‘Fairway Spur’ is an older tuber that I’ve had for several years and so far has flowered reliably. The flowers are smaller than I’ve seen them in recent years, but that’s in its favour as it has held up against the wind better than some of the others. Be sure to look at the second photo below to appreciate the lovely range of delicate colours of this dahlia.

  • Dahlia ‘Fairway Spur’
  • A closer look

My contribution to Six on Saturday is at an end for this week, but be sure to go over to Jim’s site at Garden Ruminations where you can see other garden favourites, or join in yourself with photos from your garden. Full info on Jim’s site.

I’m planning to be in the garden for most of the day but I don’t expect to get much work done as 24C is just too hot for me to work in – I’m not accustomed to it! Instead, I hope to be able to relax and just enjoy this very, very late blast of deliciously warm weather.

Happy weekend everyone!

Catherine 😎

25 thoughts on “Autumn Sun”

  1. Very pretty Japanese anemones and the Fuchsia ‘Rose of Castile’ is my favorite compared to the other.( and that pot looks pretty too ! )
    24C is quite reasonable for me but from one person to another, it changes. Good luck then.

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    1. The Fuchsia is in a plastic pot inside the glazed pot so that I can store the pot away during winter and put the fuchsia in the greenhouse. I need to try over time to do that with all the potted plants. At the moment I just don’t have the right combination of pots! Enjoy Paris! 😊

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    1. It’s been another gorgeous day here! I was tempted, but resisted – did not do a single stroke of gardening! 😂

      I can’t grow Fuchsias in the ground here, winter takes them every time. They’re all in pots now and that seems to work well as long as I move them into the greenhouse during the coldest months.

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    1. Thanks, Rosie. The rain makes everything look miserable when it continues for too long and I think we’ve all had our fair share of it this year. We still have a couple more days of sun here and on Tuesday we’re back to rain again. But this little break is a great mood-booster. 😎

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  7. Gorgeous photos as usual, the dahlia is a fabulous colour and I admire your floriferous fuchsias. Mine don’t seem happy at all this year. What potting compost do you use for your fuchsias? And what size pots? Also I see the lovely Roald Dahl is also in a pot – again compost? Pot size? Plastic or pottery for the pots?

    Good to see you have at last had some summer weather. Here on the other hand is decidedly wet.

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    1. On the whole, the fuchsias haven’t grown as well as in previous years – of course I blame the weather. All the Fuchsias, except one, were new this year and bought as plug plants. Depending on eventual size, some were put into three litre pots while others are in larger 28cm pots. The compost used for the Fuchsias was all-purpose peat free compost.

      I have three roses in pots at the moment and they’re in 42cm pots made of some type of composite material (feels like a clay mix) – I can’t remember the mix, but they’re sturdy. The compost was 50% John Innes No 3, and 50% all-purpose compost. Both peat-free.

      I hope your wet weather doesn’t last too long, Jude, it’s been a miserable year for the garden. I think our weather is reverting to rain next Tuesday.

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  10. Goodness you are having good weather. I am coming to England on Thursday and was told to pack my winter woolies. Maybe I should pack some summer clothes. Ponderous. Okay, back to gardening. I love the Rosa ‘Roald Dahl’ and Farway spur. Gorgeous.

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    1. I’m in Scotland, but if you were coming here, I’d probably tell you the same, but to add in plenty of waterproof clothing. ☔️ It’s fairly mild at the moment though, but wet weather is due to make a return this coming week. You should listen to advice from England, the weather south of the border is usually vastly different from here.

      Rosa Roald Dahl is turning out to be a rather lovely rose, I think it was a good choice. I hope you enjoy your trip to England. 😊

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  11. Beautiful photos Catherine. The Fuchsia are gorgeous. Only wish I could grow them here… too hot in summer, too cold in winter! LOL! Lovely Cosmos too. Glad you have finally got some warm days. Enjoy them while you can. 😃

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    1. Thanks Cathy! I have a lovely lazy afternoon in the garden yesterday. I was tempted, but not a trowel was lifted, not a pair of snips rested my hand and not a weed was pulled. Bliss! 😁

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