Autumnal Bucket list

[EmilieT]

Hi everyone, 

The end of Summer, as bittersweet as it might be, marks the beginning of Autumn. 🍂

It's a gorgeous season, that brings many things to do, eat, and look forward to! I thought it might be interesting to share what our favourite things to do this season are, and I'll kick this off by listing a few of the things on my bucket list for the coming months:

• Enjoy all things cinammon

• Step up your stew game

• Feast on apples

• Warm up by a bonfire

• Make crumbles

• Admire the trees and their autumnal colours

• Plan Halloween night

• Get cozy under a pile of blankets

• Carve a Pumpkin

So what's on your bucket list this season?

[TallTrees]

@Cleoriff

@Glory1

Just superb  "Crown Princess Margareta" 

Large Apricot-orange rosettes. strong scent too. 

I photo the roses and put them on my computer start ups etc.,

so enjoy them again throughout winter!

What do you think of this?

  Big flower spike about 8ft up 

[Glory1]

Beautiful @TallTrees, particularly against the blue sky 

[Cleoriff]

They look absolutely glorious @TallTrees

Not a plant I'm familiar with if honest...

[TallTrees]

Hi @Cleoriff

It is a variegated Yucca Plant it flowers with huges spikes of bell like flowers

adapted very well to quite a number of different climates, mainly from the

Americas and Caribean!  

This plant is about 20/25 years old.  Very architectural in the garden and

stunning when in flower.

[Cleoriff]

Thanks @TallTrees. No room for it in my already overfilled garden though.

On my water feature I planted a Cordyline (with leaves similar to your Yucca). It was about 2ft tall when planted.... now 8ft and occasionally flowers though nothing like yours. It's about 20 years old.

About 10 years ago, after a severe winter, we thought we had lost it. My husband, who knows nothing about gardening, was ready with the chainsaw to raze it to the ground.

I made a few threats and we left it alone. 

For18 months it did nothing, then suddenly came back to life and is now doing well. 

[TallTrees]

Hi @Cleoriff

Yes I have cordyline too ~ you can chop it down but it will come back (eventually)

it flowers too, It is very nice.  The Yucca has much wider leaves and very sharp (like needles) at

the end so needs caution.  I have two codylines ready to re-plant they have green and yellow

striped leaves and  I have red ones too they all used to be "small" !  They all grow HUGE!

Great your cordyline recovered ~ they become like old friends.   

[TallTrees]

@Cleoriff

Thought you might like to see my (was small brought home in car!) Trachycarpus Fortunei !  now over 20ft high and as tough as old boots and flowers like mad!  Must read the "ultimate height" before buying 

             

[jonsie]

Lovely looking tree. Quite possibly a local landmark now 

[TallTrees]

Hi @jonsie

I believe you are right "aircraft certainly do"

[Cleoriff]

Blimey\....thats a bit big @TallTrees