Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, looks stunning at the moment especially against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky. Soon the foliage will ramp up the colour even more turning shades of purple and red.

#spindle #euonymuseuropaeus #autumncolour #stalwartplants

Some lovely foliage, Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’.

#stromanthe #stromanthesanguineatriostar #stromanthesanguinea #stromanthetriostar #prayerplant #stalwartplants

Dahlia ‘Thomas A. Edison’. Magenta purple flowers.

#dahlia #dahliathomasedison #dahliathomasaedison #stalwartplants

Dahlia ‘Witteman’s Best’. A really nice strong red semi cactus type.

#dahlia #dahliawittemansbest #stalwartplants

Calibrachoa RAVE PINK. Tender perennial usually grown here as an annual, it has been flowering non stop for many months.

#calibrachoa #calibrachoaravepink #millionbells #stalwartplants

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double Click Rose Bonbon’. The Cosmos have been flowering for months and still going strong.

#cosmos #cosmosbipinnatus #cosmosbipinnatusdoubleclickrose #stalwartplants

Quite a pale red-hot poker but of my favourites, Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’.

#redhotpoker #kniphofia #kniphofiatoffeenosed #stalwartplants

The silky seed heads of Clematis tangutica, a vigorous deciduous climber.

#clematis #clematistangutica #climbingplants #stalwartplants

It’s a very blustery day today, quite different to the calm of last weekend when I visited the gardens at Abbey Wood, Delamere. This is the pool garden. It’s so relaxing watching the koi move gracefully about in the still water.

#garden #abbeywoodestate #stalwartplants #pond

Autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale. Probably battered to bits after the heavy rain this afternoon and evening!

#colchicum #colchicumautumnale #autumncrocus #stalwartplants

Torrential rain here this afternoon but this morning the Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm‘ was providing a sunny splash of cheerful yellow!

#rudbeckia #rudbeckiafulgida #rudbeckiafulgidagoldsturm #coneflower #blackeyedsusan #stalwartplants

Impatiens omeiana 'Sango' flowering in our exotic courtyard garden today.

#Garden #Gardening #Design #Plants 🌱

One of my favourite asters, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Harrington’s Pink’. Quite a tall one but fairly sturdy.

#aster #asterharringtonspink #symphyotrichumnovaeangliae #stalwartplants

Verbena bonariensis. I noticed that the individual purple flowers fade to blue as they age and wondered if it was just a decomposition thing or if they had been pollinated and it was a signal to bees and butterflies that there was no more nectar to be had. I know this happens with forget-me-nots.

The beautifully black calyces of Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’.

#salvia #salviaguaranitica #salviaguaraniticablackandbloom #stalwartplants

The twinkling flowers of Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, pineapple lily.

#eucomis #eucomiscomosa #eucomiscomosasparklingburgundy #stalwartplants #pineapplelily

Hesperantha coccinea (Schizostylis coccinea). Such a beautiful flower and useful for its long flowering period when other plants are finishing. It’s often in flower in November here.

#hesperantha #hesperanthacoccinea #schizostylis #kaffirlily #stalwartplants

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, just beginning to take on its beautiful autumn foliage. Until then the little pink fruits are providing the colour and will soon split open to reveal the little orange seeds.

#spindle #euonymus #euonymuseuropaeus #stalwartplants

Me too, it’s really striking.

Beautiful!

It’s that time of year for collecting sloes for sloe gin. They look so plump and juicy this year I was very tempted to eat one but know from experience how astringent they are! The colour is beautiful though especially with the waxy bloom.

#sloe #sloegin #stalwartplants #foraging #prunusspinosa

Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Tricolor' with a pink and white flushed foliage.

First time I've seen jasminoides, tricolor, it's normally T. asiaticum distinguished by its rounder leaves.

#GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour #Pink #Garden #Gardening 🌱

I love this hidden spot at my parents’ garden in Yorkshire. Sheltered from the wind, it also catches the afternoon and evening sun and is a perfect place to sit and have a chat.

#lothersdale #stalwartplants

My step mum’s sweet peas for cutting. They got trashed earlier in the year in one of the storms but bounced back! Amazing how just a small bunch of them can scent a whole room.

#sweetpea #stalwartplants #lathyrusodoratus

My mum’s front garden is still looking lovely and being enjoyed by bees and butterflies. It’s been an even drier than usual summer for her in East Kent though, so she’s considering creating a more drought tolerant planting scheme.

#frontgarden #stalwartplants

Good to know! Thanks for the info.

Passiflora caerulea, the blue passion flower, covering a large wall near me. The orange fruit look very pretty too although by all accounts not very tasty.

#passionflower #passiflora #passifloracaerulea #stalwartplants #climbingplants

Salvia viridis, an annual sage with striking purple bracts. You can just about see the tiny purple and cream flowers where the bracts have fallen away.

#salvia #salviaviridis #stalwartplants

Plumbago auriculata, Cape Leadwort. Fast growing shrub inside or out usually grown as a climber.

#plumbago #plumbagoauriculata #capeleadwort #stalwartplants

Annual mallow, Lavatera trimestris (syn. Malva trimestris). Trimestris gives a clue to its long flowering period.

#annualmallow #malva #malvatrimestris #lavatera #lavateratrimestris #annualflowers #stalwartplants