Welcome to my Essex garden at the end of October 2023. It’s still looking quite colourful and the leaves are yet to fall from all the trees the other side of my fence. It’s been raining pretty much all week here so I just had to run outside during a break in the rain to show you all how it’s all going here. I hope you all have a really good week!
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Janette, The Enthusiastic Gardener
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Looking good still Janette! I know you are probably dreading the falling leaves that are coming soon. Just look at it as free compost! I still have color in my garden too.
Your garden is still beautiful! Yes sad when we lose a plant but you are right it happens & sometimes there is no explanation. Oh yes, I dread the falling leaves…lots of raking ahead. I’m always happy once the garden is put to rest because I’m with you…we can always use a rest after such a long, hot summer. For me next year should be a lot easier since I do not plan on adding anymore garden beds. I stood out in my back yard last month & had a look around & decided that I am satisfied with the hardscaping of the back yard & that next year I’ll enjoy planting & mulching & of course trying to keep ahead of the watering, weeds & bugs! Lol Still a lot of work.
Hello 👋 Janette, your garden is still looking so vibrant and full of life at the end of October 🤩. Thank you for all the rain 😂 you are sending over the pond, 3 weekends in a row with rain, but like you said, it’s good for the garden. For the upcoming weekend we are expecting temps in the 70s Fahrenheit, spring like temps, the weather is all over the place. Your Nandina is gorgeous, love the red. Your are correct, we all need a respite from gardening, and let it reset for spring. I need to get out this Sunday and trim the hedges and deadhead the roses etc…and trim the grasses. So sorry for your ilex, maybe trim them down to the ground and see if they come back in the spring.Gardening is a trial and error, for the most part you’re a master my lovely friend 🥰🌳🍃
Hi Jeanette thanks for sharing your October garden. Still looking colourful 😊. I love watching your videos. Btw your Rhododendron looks like it needs ericaceous feed to me.? X
Hi, Janette,
I popped to a garden centre this afternoon and saw a lovely heuchera called 'Pinky Panky,' I thought of you and all your beautiful heucheras. I thought, 'I must get one'. I then went to look at some pots, got carried away, and its not until now while I was watching your video that I remembered the heuchera, which I forgot to buy 😢. Great to see all the colours you still have in your garden. It's Amazing. 😊
Hi! Your garden is always so pretty and seems as enthusiastic as you. It's the Enthusiastic Garden. It's loving it's life!
Thank you for your video. I look forward to them each Tuesday.
pot those geraniums up before they freeze!! they are great indoor plants in winter then cn go back out in spring!!!
I was worried that you got the big storm from Scotland. I’m glad you didn’t. You might try making a standard out of a geraniums. I’m trying it with Mums and Geraniums, I saw it on YouTube, an English man. You get the stem, take most of the leaves off, except the very top. Then it spreads out and you get a ball of flowers next spring.
You really did so much work in your garden, you deserve a good rest now. I’m amazed that you know all the names of the plants. Thanks for sharing your garden.
Such a lovely garden. Good job, I always enjoy your videos. Please tell me what that mock door with glass is on your fence in the back and where did you get it. Blessings form Houston TX. With our extreme Texas heat I lost alot of plants so I am going to stay with Texas natives that can take heat and frost. Thank you.
Hi Janette. We r getting thunderstorms here in Michigan so I’m inside watching ur video! I am amazed at how wonderful ur garden is at this time of the year! We have leaves all over the ground ready to b raked! It must b nice to walk out in ur backyard n pick plums off the tree! Have fun!
Your garden is still looking good what a shame you have lost some plants Thanks for the tour
The plants are loving the rain. They all look so happy.
Beautiful Janette 🥰🥰
Your garden looks so pretty. I'm cleaning up now and leaves are falling! Yes, I'm ready for a rest! It's fun planning next years annuals during the long winter here! 😊
Hi! You still have so much pretty color in the garden. Love it! Guess you’ll just have to go plant shopping to replace the plants that bit the dusk. Sorry! But… it’s fun to replace. We’re headed in to frost and freeze next week here in Indiana so I will just have to dream of new plants for spring. Need the redbud tree you have. Gorgeous!
I can't grow tulips because I have heavy deer pressure, but you just gave me an idea–plant them in my window box! Thanks for the idea . . .
Your October garden is beautiful! I just love it! I liked the touch of a formal design around the planter. I wish you would just buy the same plants to replace the 3 that appear to be dead or dying and try one more time. Thank you for sharing your garden with us.
Place is still beautiful, weather has been kind to our gardens so far this fall❤
Hello from Scotland what you work as
Hi Janette, thanks for your video I enjoyed your tour. It is sad the garden is going to sleep soon but we all need a rest. Like you I'm well behind planting my bulbs, this weekend hopefully get them done. Take care. Steve