Somewhere on the Road to Autumn
Sorbus 'Pink Pearl'.
Three grim, grey days of no daylight and not going out. I was working from home while battling a cold, with the cold winning. (Running the start of month reports is no fun at all when you're feverish and your brain is made of cotton wool.)
But today I have a day off. The sun came out. I managed a morning walk round the forest, and enjoyed the sunlight so much I decided to head out on a garden visit afterwards.
It is aster season at Holme Gardens. Asters, and autumn-tatty dahlias. Rowan berries and crab apples.
A whole hive of honeybees on the asters.
Hoverfly on the hardy geranium.
Helianthus on a breezy day.
Malus 'Indian Magic'.
Heptacodium miconoides. This one is new to me. The Seven Sons tree, native to China. A small tree with pale peeling bark, and white flowers very popular with the bees.
Begonia grandis, I think. A very large begonia with cascades of pink flowers. I don't usually much care for begonias, but this is very elegant.
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) female.
The Ageratum has conquered time. (There is sundial in this garden somewhere).