Throughout October I have watched the garden gradually change colour, it now has a lovely mellow look to it. The Rowan has been lovely, its leaves changed colour from green to red quite quickly and I looked out the window the other day and there were no leaves left, just the yellow berries. When did that happen, I wondered. The berries are still there and show up quite well on their own, but I'm sure the birds will soon discover them. The Crab Apple is heavy with red fruit and the silver Birch leaves which were completely green at the start of October are now yellow.
The Liquidamber tree has been slow to get growing since it was planted five years ago, but this year it has decided to grow and has shot up. It looks beautiful now in autumn with green, yellow, red and maroon leaves. I am enjoying watching it change colour.
I emptied all the summer bedding plants from their containers and have bought some autumn bedding, mainly cyclamen and violas. I will probably buy more, they do brighten the place up.
Last week it was my birthday and we had a day out to RHS Bridgewater. This was the third visit since it opened last year.
The herbaceous borders in the Welcome Garden were colourful with grasses, dahlias and asters.
The walled garden is quite a big place with a community garden, vegetable garden and The Paradise Garden. It takes some walking around.
The Paradise Garden is quite relaxing with the water features.
The Chinese Streamside Garden is a favourite with us. This area is to be developed further with Chinese influences; we're looking forward to seeing the garden develop more with all the future plans.
I am linking this blogpost to Sarah's blog at 'Down by the Sea' for her monthly
