Autumn's Perennial Border

Tall and feathery Golden Rod (Solidago)

The perennial garden in full March glory - pink, purple, yellow.....

Rose gardens along the north-eastern side of the house

A few months ago I posted photos of the perennial border being very green, with pops of pink livening it up. Well early autumn (March), and the colour spectrum has gone full circle over summer and now it is lots of yellows (Golden Rod), pinks (Asters) and almost every other colour imaginable. All tossed like a giant fruit salad. Sounds garish, right? But here Judith gets away with it. Even though there has been a summer drought at Bideford, there is still loads of colour in the perennial beds, and the roses. 

Carpets of Cyclamen

Under the century old oaks and cedars, the ground has become a carpet of cyclamen at Dursley. Judith calls them the 'little people' - they have naturalised into every nook and cranny. They look amazing when the sun glows onto them.

Now is a perfect time to come for a visit - with the long awaited rain, all sorts of treasures will start appearing. Who knows - the lawns might even go green again!! Judith would love to see you.

This is meant to be the duck pond below the house - first
time in years that it has had NO water in it. 

The lawns have completely dried up in the drought. Let's hope they green up soon.

Autumn Harvest @ Dursley

The vegetable garden at Dursley is one of the most important areas for Judith. It is primarily a working garden - fully productive. But I find at this time of year, the beauty of randomly placed pumpkins, onions etc is just gorgeous. I fell in love with the tendrils on the pumpkins! Aren't they just fascinating?? Or is that just me that thinks that??? Rachel