GUERNSEY LILY, RIVER LILY
OCTOBER
Abyssianian gladiolus (Gladiolus murielae)
Chrysanthemum ‘Avignon Pink’ & ‘Moonbeam’
Dahlia ‘Cafe au Lait’ & ‘Lismore Carol’
Flag lily (Hesperantha coccinea ‘Pink Princess’)
Fringed guernsey lily’ (Nerine undulata ‘Mega Crispa)
Korean chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum ‘Aunt Millicent’)
Poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria ‘de Caen Sylphide’ )
Rosa ‘Sweet Jessica’ & ‘Hot Chocolate’
Sweet coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers')
Wild dog rose (Rosa canina)
Aesme Studio ceramic pedestal bowl
Kenzan
Chicken wire
This is the time of year when we enjoy the autumn flowering bulbs and corms planted in the spring - nerines, flag lilies, anemones and gladioli.
We deliberately do not stake our chrysanthemum plants (grown indoors in a tunnel) so that their stems arch and curve as they grow. This makes them enormously useful for soft, romantic centrepiece designs. Often overlooked as a supermarket flower there are many wonderful varieties in nuanced colours. They last well into November for us and even longer in the vase - plus they smell divine.