Final Autumn Photos?

Published on by Catherine

It’s very odd that a week without a glimmer of sunshine didn’t bother me at all. There has been heavy cloud cover all week, but it has also been very calm, and although temperatures are dropping, it’s been pleasant outdoors. Midweek I finally managed to fit in time for a walk in the park where I gathered autumn leaves for some photos. Needless to say, the photos haven’t been taken, and spring bulbs are still in their boxes in the garage. It seems life has kept me busy once again.

All that aside, the weather was perfect to capture a few photos, so here’s the pick for Six on Saturday.

Rosa ‘Louise Odier’. I planted this Old Rose towards the end of summer. It has flowered well so far and although it has slowed down now, every so often it produces another pretty bloom. It’s a repeat flowerer with a strong fragrance and grows to around 5ft. It is encouraging to see it still booming in October, particularly as this is its first year.

Rosa ‘Louise Odier’

Coreopsis ‘Sunkiss’. The coreopsis plants appeared to have finished flowering for the year, but then it produced a few more cheerful flowers.

Coreopsis ‘Sunkiss’

Cotoneaster horizontalis. This cotoneaster has sprawled across a small wall during the past few years and has created its own dense hedge. I’m sure no one in my family remembers that there is still a wall beneath it. I adore seeing it covered in frost or snow and I’m hoping the berries remain until then.

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rosa Rugosa ‘Hansa’ foliage. I have little to say about this rose bush that I haven’t previously said, except I wish I’d had it in the garden years ago.

Rosa Rugosa ‘Hansa’

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Ruby Annabelle’. The flowers have gone and the seed heads will soon look skeletal. At this moment in time, I think it still looks beautiful.

Hydrangea arborescens ‘Ruby Annabelle’

Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’. There is an elegance about this euphorbia that I love. Earlier this year, Euphorbia ‘Miners Merlot’ graduated from its pot to a spot beneath the branches of the trees where it has been growing well. It gets some sun, some shade and that seems to suit better than in full sun in the pot. Here it is allowed to do its own thing, without the restrictions of a container. To my eyes it looks more graceful, and at perfectly home here.

  • Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’
  • Euphorbia ‘Miner’s Merlot’

For more information about Six on Saturday, you’ll find everything you need to know on Jim’s site at Garden Ruminations. There you can meet like-minded home gardeners and enjoy a peek at their gardens.

I’m pleased with the way the garden looks this autumn, but there isn’t much in the beds and borders now that haven’t been shown previously. I’m beginning to think that I will have to wind down my six photos weekly for the moment. But as photo-worthy subjects present themselves – I’ll post them! I hope your gardens are still full or colour – or gracefully passing into late autumn softness.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Catherine x

28 thoughts on “Final Autumn Photos?”

  1. Hi Catherine, the coreopsis photos are very pretty with the blurred background and a question please : About the euphorbia Miner’s Merlot’, doesn’t it look very tall? It’s lovely!

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  3. A lovely selection. Rosa ‘Louise Odier’ is a beauty. I’m glad I’m not the only one to have not got around to planting bulbs yet! I’m still waiting for a delivery of narcissus but can’t decide whether to plant all of those this month and the Tulips in November to make it seem less onerous a job, or plant them all in November to avoid digging up the bulbs I planted in October by mistake. Mind you, November is only a few weeks off now.

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    1. I’m having exactly the same thoughts about digging up bulbs already in the soil. I’m alas full of good intentions to get permanent markers so that situation can be avoided. Somehow the intention always lacks action. 🙄

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  6. My ‘Miner’s Merlot has grown nicely this year and looking good. I hope te winter wet doesn’t upset it. Does your Rosa rugosa have fat hips? I’m thinking about planting some on my Cornish hedge which needs some attention.

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    1. The other euphorbias do well here, Jude, so I think it will be alright…hopefully! I can only speak for Rosa Rugosa ‘Hansa’ as it is the one I have, and it does have quite large hips. Not a lot at the moment, many are just forming, but they are shown in last week’s post here.

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  7. When I read that you wished you had something years ago, it got me sitting up straight and am now considering Rosa Rugosa ‘Hansa’. I haven’t anything with rosehips on, and that autumn foliage is charming. Might just try it if I can source plants locally, but then there is always the post!

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    1. Hansa is, like other rugosas, a very thorny plant. But its flowers are beautiful, and the fragrance is divine. Most of the leaves on my shrub roses have fallen or tatty-looking, but ‘Hansa’ is looking great, I can forgive its thorns for the many qualities it has. I bought mine from David Austin and I’m considering another. I’m looking at ‘Snowdon’, but my only hesitation is its height at 7ft. 🤔

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  8. Very nice! I hope to have some Coreopsis next year form seed I pinched at a bus stop. The rose is gorgeous, but if you had Japanese beetles the roses would be destroyed and you would curse them more than the S and S, I think. JBs are why I have no roses. I could not bear to have to deal with the destruction.

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    1. I do hope we never find we have Japanese Beetle over here, Elizabeth. That’s a horror story for roses. 😨 So sorry that you have to endure them.

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  9. Seeing all your berries on your Cotoneaster makes me think your birds will be well fed this winter! Love the foliage colour of your Rosa Hansa and also of Miners Merlot which I think will become a very popular plant.

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    1. There are plenty of hips forming on the roses this year, Pauline, in both the back and front gardens. They also get suet balls, so there’s no reason why they can’t dine in style! 😂

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  10. Your first paragraph rang true with the business of life. Sigh. And there are so many autumn chores, both now and after the frost sets in. Oh well, autumn is a beautiful season! I’m envious of most of the things (including plants) that you mention here, except for the lack of sun. We’re having some stunning, sunny days–both through September and October. Unfortunately, that also means a bit of drought, following an unusually moist July and August. Hopefully the snow cover of the winter will help to alleviate it. That ‘Miner’s Merlot’ Euphorbia is really special. Someone else posted about it, too. Gorgeous!

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    1. Ahh yes, the lack of sun can get you down if you let it, Beth. We have a showery week ahead, but there should be plenty of opportunities for the skies to clear between showers and let the sunshine through. I hope! Enjoy those stunning, sunny days! 😎

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    1. Exactly what it should do, Mitzy, though we’re all at the mercy of Mother Nature and whether she sends us gales, rain, hail or sunshine! I hope your garden is beautiful right now. 😊

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  12. Oh, I love that expression ‘gracefully passing into late autumn softness’! 😃 Lovely to see a Coreopsis so late, and the Cotoneaster berries are a nice splash of colour too. Now I know where I saw that Euphorbia before! I bought one a couple of weeks ago, as I recognized the name and had made a mental note to look out for it. I hope it will be happy in full sun – I don’t have an awful lot of shady spots – but it is in the ground in front of a dark leafed Physocarpus which sets it off nicely. (I love Euphorbias!) I do hope to see a bit more of your garden as it ‘gracefully passes’ into autumn and winter. 😁

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    1. I’m glad to hear that you found a ‘Miner’s Merlot’ Cathy. 😊 I believe it grows well in full sun – mine didn’t like the combination of full sun while in a pot (translate that as ‘probably didn’t get enough water’). Your Physocarpus will provide the perfect backdrop.

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