There’s been some more wonderful autumn weather lately, cold mornings, yet lots of sunshine. I’ve had a good look round the garden, and found yet more pink and red blooms to enjoy the season with. Happy #SixOnSaturday.

First, a summer favourite, valerian is having another go, a second flush of flowers after lots in June and July. Here she is.

There are also some hardy geranium left, they have been going for months on end, and I’ve shown them many times. here they are again.

Also still going, are verbena bonariensis, these have had a great year.

Also near the end of the season, Japanese anemone are waving their cheerful flowers around.

Sedum are one of my autumn favourites, and are in full bloom now. This year the dry weather has made the stems shorter. I like that, they don’t get blown over as much.

Last but not at all least, some tiny cyclamen have appeared in a shady border. A wonderful splash of delicacy amidst the dark green shade.

I hope you enjoyed an autumn #SixOnSaturday. We are now past the equinox, Scotland is rapidly darkening, I’m not much looking forward to the grey cold that seems to be fast approaching…..time for us all to chin-up and keep exploring the garden.

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It looks like this year’s autumn is going to be a stunner for colour. I look forward to it, and have had a mooch round the garden this week to find some interesting early autumn foliage. Here are my #SixOnSaturday.

Almost time to say goodbye to hosta. We have not had any frost yet, so although hostas look a little battered, they are beautifully green, lush and rather summery.

A large, 3m cotinus has taken on its wonderful autumnal red-wine colour. A lovely draw for the eye in a flower border that is now mostly green.

Also trying to keep summer going just a bit, my fig tres are trying to ripen up a few more fruit. I fear it really is way too late and they will have to be taken off soon.

Cotoneaster are looking wonderful, full of ripe fruit. I don’t think it has been cold enough for blackbirds to start harvesting this lot.

Despite an unusually warm summer, I had not had much luck with dahlia flowers this year. This plant has lovely leaf colour but is only just putting out buds now. I wonder if any late flowers will emerge?

Finally this week, here are some wonderful seed heads from a yellow-flowering clematis. Soon, little garden birds will be stealing these to make cosy winter roosting pockets.

I hope you enjoyed an autumn #SixOnSaturday. As the nights grow darker, I’m not much looking forward to the grey cold that seems to be fast approaching…..time for us all to chin-up and keep exploring the garden.

Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog – sorry if I don’t always get back to you on time! The blog is going well, but it would be great if more folk on Mastodon, or other parts of the Fediverse got into tooting a Six! Go on, it’s a much kinder form of social media, not controlled by crazy billionaires. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot

Mid-september has finally brought autumn, gusty winds and sharp showers are beginning to hammer my garden, but there’s lots of lovely stuff still holding on. I’ll feature some of these for this week’s #SixOnSaturday. But first, a little advert for a lovely garden in Northumberland. I was on holiday here this last week, the ‘quarry garden’ at Belsay hall is totally amazing. here’s a couple of shots of it.

Now I’m home, here are the autumn survivors. Dahlias always surprise me, yet always do well in September. I love a pure white one, especially with interesting petals.

I am also a fan of simpler flowers, loved by insects, with vibrant colours. red dahlia has done pretty well for me this year, despite a cold spring.

A friend gave me some snap dragon seeds a few years ago. These plants don’t always make it through our harsh winters, but I’ve managed to keep a few in pots and am now well rewarded.

On the edibles side, there is lots happening. We are still drowning in apples despite drying some for apple chips, freezing, juicing every day, phew, what a year.

Tomatoes were very late in 2025. I have been careful to strip off leaves fairly early to get that lowering sun fully onto the fruit. It’s going well so far.

As ever, delicious purple grapes are ripening in the greenhouse. This year I’m drying some to make home-made raisins. yes, it’s a faff, but in mid winter, they are wonderful.

I hope you enjoyed my vibrant autumn #SixOnSaturday. Thanks to those leaving comments on the blog – sorry if I don’t always get back to you on time! The blog is going well, but it would be great if more folk on Mastodon, or other parts of the Fediverse got into tooting a Six! Go on, it’s a much kinder form of social media, not controlled by crazy billionaires. All you need to do is find 6 things in your garden to show us. Then post on social, or add a link at Jim’s blog below. For regulars, our organiser is Jim at https://gardenruminations.co.uk/. And I’m on mastodon @julie3dharris@mastodon.scot