What's looking good in October 2015

[Cereus]

Highly poisonous to pets, humans not so much but it's still better to be cautious. Causes paralysis, seizures, ect.

 

[zigs]

 

[Sheal]

What is it with the poppies ZIgs? Mine are flowering too.

 

[zigs]

Warm spell, my chillies are flowering again too

 

[Becky]

Looking good zigs! My brother got about 250 chillis from 6 indoor plants this year, and he made a lovely chilli jam and chilli chutney. Thankfully he has given me a jar of the jam! (the chutney isn't ready yet, but I'm hoping for a jar of that too )

 

[zigs]

That's a good amount Becky

I'm still using chutney I made about 4 years ago

 

[DeborahJane]

As we have had an unseasonably warm start to Spring and already things are starting to dry out I think I'd better make the most of my Spring colour so this is my October post. I think Novembers will be have a brownish tinge to it.

 

[Sheal]

Wow! Just look at all that blossom! Lovely pictures DeborahJane.

 

[Becky]

Gorgeous blooms @DeborahJane! It's nice to see how things are looking in the southern hemisphere

 

[Sheal]

The colour and flowers have just about gone from my garden now although the winter pansies will be blooming soon. Fuschia 'Hawkshead' is still doing well and the Sambucus 'Black Lace' behind it will look good until the first frost.....anytime now unfortunately.

 

[DeborahJane]

Thanks Sheal and Becky. I love the Sambucus Black Lace Sheal and lovely pots they're both in too. There are so many beautiful pots aren't there?

 

[Sheal]

Thanks DeborahJane. There are some lovely pots available, I've had those two many years but they are becoming brittle now so I have to be careful moving them about.

 

[zigs]

 

[DeborahJane]

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Is that how an artichoke flowers, really stunning Zigs

 

[zigs]

Yep, lovely aren't they

Very simliar to the closely related Cardoon