ACER, BAMBOO, NASTURTIUM
OCTOBER
Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
Burnet (Sanguisorba tenuifolium)
Chinese abelia (Abelia chinensis)
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum ‘Avignon Pink’)
Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus ‘Ladybird’)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Katsuro’)
Mexican orange blossom (Choisya)
Perennial peavine (Lathyrus latifolius)
Purple moor grass (Molinia)
Rosa ‘Cornelia’
Silverberry (Eleagnus)
St John’s wort (Hypericum)
Sweet coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
Switch grass (Panicum ‘Warrior’)
Tomato (Solanum)
Concrete pestle bowl
Kenzan
Chicken wire
This one’s all about the foliage: shrubs, vines, grasses with a few seedpods and the last flowers of the season. At this time of year the leaves on all the deciduous plants in the garden are displaying the most incredible colours. It's a beautiful sight for us to enjoy but of course there is a scientific reason - as the light levels start to drop during the winter months the plants are no longer photosynthesising (producing energy for growth) and chlorophyll, the component that makes the leaves appear green, is leaving, which is why we start to see those yellow and red pigments instead. Leaf senescence is a natural part of the life cycle of plants - if only we viewed the aging of ourselves with such admiration!