It hardly seems possible that we have reached the middle of the month of October already! Again it is Garden Bloggers Bloomday hosted by Carol at May Dreams Garden. If you have some time to spare why not visit to see what is blooming in Gardens all over the world. I always try to look at one new garden each month but there are so many that sadly it is impossible for me to read them all. But I do very much enjoy reading about the gardens I follow on a regular basis. I feel as if I know these gardens but there is always something blooming that surprises and delights me.
In My Hesperides Garden most of the roses are blooming again. Not all as profusely as in May but enough to perfume the garden and make me forget that it is nearly winter.
I am still surprised that 2 months ago many plants were deep in summer dormancy – i.e. they looked dead and now have put on new foliage and are flowering.
Click on the image below to see all the flowers blooming in the garden for GBBD October.
Blue butterflies are still enjoying the Perovskia
Sweet shot of the butterfly!
Happy Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day!
Lea
Lea’s Menagerie
Thanks Lea
What a wonderful stroll through your garden this morning. You really have a beautiful property. /susie
Thank you Susie.
I really enjoyed seeing all your flowers, I was amazed to see the variety you have. It does not seem long ago that the drought was holding everything back, it must have been lovely watching them all burst forth.
Yes, very much so. Although not as abundant as spring it is lovely to see growth instead of brown and gold leaves everywhere. Plants are very tough. Christina
How lovely to have a second early summer almost, as your plants are revived after the heat of high summer. It’s definitely autumn here although we have only had a little bit of frost on Saturday morning but not enough to kill of the flowers at the plot or those in the garden. The sun is lower in the sky and is struggling to make its way to the back garden now but at least we’re enjoying some autumnal sunshine at the moment.
Some days and certainly evenings are beginning to feel quite autumnal here too. Christina
That’s a stunning shot of the butterfly, the colours are beautiful.
You do have lots in bloom – roses galore.
The garden has really come back to life! Christina
Wow, Christina, I am impressed with the amazing variety of blooms you have. Your garden seems to have recovered well from the drought you experienced.
Thanks for your comment on my own blog.The rounded globes are native yaupon hollies, which do look a lot like boxwoods. They grow naturally in the rounded shape you see, though I do keep them trimmed once or twice a year. These are dwarf, but grow much larger than the advertised three feet if I let them. They are among the most reliable, tough, easy care plants in my garden.
I wondered if it was something other than Boxwood. It really looks a great contrast withthe trees. Christina
Christina I love the last image of the blue butterfly…and to have roses again is so special…I hope some of the roses will come through the recent freeze. I too love visiting spring down in the southern half of the world.
Totally gorgeous roses!
So much beauty and colour~ love it!
That photo of the butterfly is so good, such nice colours, so subtle. I might try the approach of reading about a new garden each month. I want to discover some new blogs
I like to see see blogs but in reality I renjoy thise I follow and don’t have enough time to follow many others. Christina
WOW! I am so glad you left me a comment so that I can follow your spectacular blog! Your gardens are unbelievable! I like how you describe the gardening process and am a huge fan of Piet Oudolf as well. In time I hope that we can transform our small suburban lot into our own Eden! Looking forward to learning more through your journey!
Thank you Nicole for your enthusiasm! Christina
Happy GBBD to you too…and I agree…it’s overwhelming trying to visit ALL of the posts…love the Perovskia!
Yes, overwhelming and so I miss lots of wonderful gardens, Christina
So many beautiful flowers this month, Christina! I wish I could sniff it from here! It smells much more of wet earth and leaves here in PA, USA.
The profusely blooming white aster that you have looks very much like the one in my garden! It must be a cousin, but I am curious…
Happy October!
I have several different white Asters, the one I love the most has tiny flowers and is very pure white in colour. It’s called A. ‘Monte Casino’, I have a suspicion it may be called something else outside Italy. Christina