October Flowers

 

I chopped down a load of stuff in the garden a week or so ago, and just left it in a huge heap hoping it might dry off or something. It is all still a mess. But I popped outside just now to see what has been going on and found all sorts of delights. Above, a sunflower in with the plum tree.

Below, the miniature rose decided it was warm enough to put out some fresh blooms:

The persicara flowers on and on since July:

The morning glory was a disappointment all summer, growing huge and attaching itself to the honeysuckle but no flowers ... and then suddenly a few weeks ago a fabulous display of bright blue ... delightful:

Some random borage self seeded in one of the pots, it remains one of my favourites:

Indoors: I had left a couple of basil plants on the outside kitchen window sill (just to see how they would do) and I had bought one inside to use recently and now it's decided to flower too:

And the lemon pips that Dunk saved for me have all sprouted and now I have 3 tiny lemon trees:

And I totally forgot to mention that when I chopped down the *outside* cucamelon plant I was astonished to find it had fruited ... a dozen cucamelons ... I call that a win.

Stay safe. Be kind. Get another compost bin because it's amazing how much waste 20 square metres of concrete can produce.