Still bloomin' lovely

Despite the miserable summer, despite it being mid October, despite Holly and Gravel charging around, there is still some nice colour in the garden.

Begonias have been brilliant this year, giving a real splash of vibrant colour, and the lobelia and alyssum have also kept going right through the year. At this late stage, we still have masses of cosmos still in bud, some colourful sunflowers and some surprise bloomers, including an aquilegia, which is traditionally a spring flower but which has decided to put in a late encore.

Another surprise packet has been a score of tomato plants which have germinated from seed in home-made compost which I’ve spread across the top border and around the blackcurrant bushes. No hope of any tomatoes and the first frost can’t be far away, which will destroy the tomato plants and all the flowers, except perhaps the sunflower and sedum.

Here’s some pictures of the late bloomers:

No idea why this aquilegia is flowering in October!

Sunflowers look lovely at this time of year when there's
precious little else in flower

I have protected these sedum from the dogs and they have been beautiful this autumn.

The cosmos were much bigger than expected and they're blooming very late - lotsof flowers though (if they survive the first gales)