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Tagged amsonia, coopers burmese, Dahlia, iochroma, kiwi jenny plant, Sweet Peas
It’s early September and the UK has been experiencing howling winds. Despite this a number of plants, with the right supports, stand proud and are looking good. Wouldn’t you agree ?
I bought some new varieties of Dahlia this year and can highly recommend three in particular. Dahlia Bangkok has huge shaggy flowers in red and copper tones – this is the first time I’ve succumbed to a ‘Giant Decorative’ and I suspect it won’t be the last. I bought it from www.mr-fothergills.co.uk.
Dahlia Bangkok
The other two are Sarah Raven dahlias ( www.sarahraven.com ) and although they have struggled a bit against slug damage, I really like the flowers and I am confident they will really perform next year. ‘Purple Haze’ is a rich violety-purple with an almost iridescent sheen and ‘Happy Halloween’ is a pure clear orange which will look even better when I plant it amongst reds and oranges, rather than the pastel pinks and purples where I accidentally planted it this year!
Dahlia Purple Haze
Dahlia Happy Halloween
The zinnias have outgrown the slugs and are providing brilliant posies for the table
Zinnias
The chillis are looking exceedingly cheerful in an old metal container
Chillis
Bishop of Llandaff dahlia is ubiquitous for a good reason – it’s gorgeous and the slugs don’t like the dark foliage
Dahlia
Dahlia Chimborazo is another favourite
Chimborazo
Geranium Rozanne has been flowering it socks off for months and shows little sign of slowing down
Geranium
Our ballerina apple tree (narrow, upright) has a huge crop of James Grieve apples ready for picking this weekend
Apples
It’s always a surprise when the autumn flowering crocus (colchicums) suddenly emerge.
Flowering crocus
