Here is one of the beautiful Clair Obscur dahlias that I managed to buy before they sold out for this season - lasting well for this time in October. We have had no ground frosts yet but they can't be far off so I am savouring these late blooms along with a late flush of roses which I have no hesitation in cutting for the house. With a few sprigs of honeysuckle they smell just like high summer.
The first leaves to fall are among the most colourful - the little acer (unnamed seedling from Westonbirt arboretum) and the amelanchier. I can't bear to sweep up the acer leaves but am trying to be tidy around the rest of the garden.
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