FASCINATION DAHLIA TIME

 

Now that the nights are longer and far chillier, the dahlias are putting on quite a show.  Before long, the frost will nip them and blacken them, but for now their flowers are dominating my garden.  It was lovely this morning around 9 a.m. with the sun shining and a chill in the air.  The lawn was wet with dew and looked healthy and lush, and the hanging baskets were lit up in the sunshine.  It's good to have an autumn day like this when we are facing winter here in West Yorkshire.  I hope we don't get a lot of snow again this year.  I can't bear it! 

 

 

Pink 'Fascination' dahlias putting on a show

Early morning sunshine 13 October 2012

I still have the strawberry plants in the mini greenhouse but they will now have to come out and suffer the cold because my herbs are going to be put in there now.  Many of my herbs will not be able to stand the cold as well as the strawberries.

It's a bit of a juggling time in the garden with summer plants getting the old heave-ho and being replaced.  I'm planting a lot of bulbs now in troughs and tubs but also I am waiting for the dahlias to finish doing their thing so that I can pull them up, dry them off and store them, and plant the roses that are standing by in pots.  All go isn't it?