This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

October Reds (Dogwood, Sedum, Aster)

We've a light frost forecast for tonight which means the possibility of a lovely sunny day tomorrow. There's always a positive!
October is  a great time of year for red in the garden and the Cornus dogwood shrub is a fantastic Autumn/Winter plant. Its leaves have turned from green to red, and the leaves will soon fall off to show bright red stems, which bring a welcome splash of colour through out winter. You can see the bright red stems in the photo.
Above: this is what the dogwood looked like last Winter. 

Below: another red in the garden this month - Sedum Autumn Joy.
Above photo was taken 30 Sept 2012.
Below photo was taken 8 Sept 2012.
Its great to see colours change and become more vibrant this time of year!
Above: Sedum Autumn Joy, photo taken 28 Aug 2012 (only a slight hint of pink showing).
Below: Aster beginning to flower, and looks nice with the Sedum.
When to divide a Sedum - well when it splits like the one above. Of course with all the rain  we've had, the base of the plant is covered in moss!
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11 comments:

  1. Mark Willis3 October 2012 at 12:19

    I just LOVE those Dogwoods! I hope the colours on mine are as good as yours, especially after the severe pruning I gave them in the Spring. The Sedums are impressive too. That's not normally a popular plant here, because it is often perceived as dull. Your's certainly isn't dull.

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  2. Egretta Wells blog3 October 2012 at 13:54

    Both the Sedum and Dogwood are beautiful plants! I love the dogwood stems in winter...what a nice splash of color in the winter garden!

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  3. Unknown3 October 2012 at 21:54

    The sedums are so lush and gorgeous. They make a big fashion statement in floral terms for your garden.

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  4. elaine 3 October 2012 at 23:12

    I am only just coming around to liking Sedums - they certainly add a late splash of colour. The red stems of the Dogwood are stunning.

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  5. Sue Garrett4 October 2012 at 01:51

    I knew Mark's tongue would hang out at the sight of your dogwoods

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  6. Malay-Kadazan girl4 October 2012 at 02:29

    Lovely flower autumn theme :).

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  7. Jo4 October 2012 at 06:14

    Some gorgeous colours, especially the stems of the dogwood.

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  8. ~TastyTravels~5 October 2012 at 01:43

    I love the color changes in your yard this time of year!

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  9. littlekarstar5 October 2012 at 20:30

    Dogwood is BEAUTIFUL. Love it. Grows so huge though!

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  10. ann5 October 2012 at 21:10

    You do have lovely reds in the garden. Mine red roses will be black by morning since we will have a killing frost. We don't have any colorful shrubs like your gorgeous red dogwood. I should plant some. Stew sounds pretty good since we will probably wake up to snow in the morning too. Cheers.

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  11. Casa Mariposa7 October 2012 at 08:19

    Your dogwood is so vibrant!! I love how deep red those leaves are. I have a dogwood tree that also changes color but it turns a bit orangish-red. If you take a stem of sedum and stick it in a pot of soil in warm weather, it will sprout roots. It's an easy way to grow more plants. :o)

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