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Hopefully The dahlias that I planted from seed in the spring and dug up survive over the winter in the greenhouse.

Surprised how well the salvia is still doing & its good to get some seedling going for next year.

Hopefully the plants are happy enough to survive the winter & I was surprised with the tomatoes plant, just leaving it do what it wants for the moment.

I'm in zone 8, last year we only had a few flurry's of snow but a lot of cold frosty nights some winters we have a lot heavier snow, so best to be prepared hopefully the fleece does its job.

My Hollyhocks do get rust on them but I spray them to try to keep it under control, I do try to sow some seeds in Autumn but then also again in spring so they don't all flower at once.

I didn't have many sweet pea flowers because of the slugs during the spring. I'll be more prepared this time around if they decide to come again, Although most of the flowering is done for the year its nice to see a few still going.

This is my first year growing bulbs and I'm looking forward to them flowering, The tradition with the bluebells sounds interesting its amazing how some of these things keep going for years. When I was younger I used to love walking though bluebell woods with my Gran.

This is my first year with my Barnsley Baby so I I'm hoping it will survive the winter as its in the greenhouse. My Hexagonal pots I have had for a few years now & got them from amazon they wasn't that expensive from what I remember.

Thank you it has been difficult this year with the strange weather & the slug attack, Hopefully its better next year for the both of us. Iv never heard of that before my tomatoes are ripening up well in the bowl at the moment, I'll try to remember that next time I have some green tomatoes to ripen.

Thank you It'll be nice if even just a few grow.

Thank you hopefully all goes well.

I don't know the name as it was here when we moved in, I have a video here which shows them off a little better: th-cam.com/video/8hep0I2qkDw/w-d-xo.html . It doesn't have a lot of fragrance but it does flower well.

@@RayfieldsGarden Thanks for the link. The rose is a lovely colour.

Hopefully it will keep the plants going over winter & children take things too literally sometimes but it is amusing how they get lost within themselves.

I Picked these up from Thompson & Morgan they regularly have 48 hours offers, Its my first attempt at doing this lasagne planting as well so we'll see how it goes. We've had a lot of rain these last few days as well hopefully it dry's up a little later in the week & hopefully you manage to get everything out of the water.

Hopefully, it will be interesting to see what grows & what colours they might be as they were just mixed seeds, that sounds like a great place to visit & I would defiantly be tempted to buy a few on the way out.

I'd never herd of them before either so I though id give them a try.

I am pleased that everything's holding on so far even with a few frosty nights, its still a few years before retirement for me so I know what you mean about making the most of the time you do get out in the garden. It defiantly does feel like autumn now summer went by so quick.

Hopefully so, it gets the sun earlier in the day so it is a lot warmer than the other one. The clips came with the greenhouse & yes they work well so far its been a lovely day today, warm days cool nights.

I'll be putting in Fuchsia cuttings from indoors hoping they will last over winter & ill use the space to over winter the mixed flower tubs from the patio and then I'll have space for growing seeds next spring. I would one day like to get a full size greenhouse but these will do for now it is nice to have just that little bit more space plus they are not as expensive or difficult to put together as I first thought.

They are, these have self seeded so I'm not sure which colour they will be hopefully a mix of red & purple but we will see, they originally grew from seeds 4 years ago. That should be a nice contrast having the yellow and red.

Thank you, The bushes came up easier than I though they would. It was good to get it done, Having a bit of a move around to get another greenhouse in just got to build it now but they're not too hard to put together. Has been some strange weather this year soon be time to get everything ready for overwintering.

Apparently there are many other varieties but I don't think I need any more. I already have an apple mint & a garden mint in separate larger pots, I haven't put them in the garden as yes they are very invasive, there always seems to be another thing to find/learn about with plants which keeps us busy I suppose.

Credit where its due, thanks for the inspiration :), I've got some Mixed Bulbs already ordered 109 special offer for £12 have to wait and see what comes be a surprise what colours I get. Its been uncomfortably warm here today but hopefully getting some rain later. Summers almost over already seems to have gone by quick, we'll be putting most of the plants to bed for the winter before you know it.

I used this tape here, Gorilla Waterproof Patch & Seal Tape Clear: Amazon link if this helps: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09PVM71P5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Worked wonders on the repairing the old greenhouse & kept it together until I got the new cover & Thank you.

It did get quite bad overnight but at least the greenhouse is still together. Sorry to hear about the tree down by your brothers its surprising how lost we get without internet these days, we're currently dealing with internet problems although we still have access to it. Heard some people did have it quite rough, luckily we haven't had a bad storm like the 80s in a while, it seemed to get a bit cooler here but then soon picked up with the humidity again. Hope you are doing well now & hopefully it continues to stay calmer.

Thank you for the support.

The carrots are still eatable so that's good & yes I guess the compost compacts down a lot what with constant watering and drying back out again, any more and I would of needed a hammer & chisel. I'll be setting up some new Troughs to replace the raised bed at least they will be easier to move around and service without so much compost in them. Do you have any plans for what your going to do with the free space you have now?

@@RayfieldsGarden Yes, the pots will soon be filled with spring bulbs. I really like the miniature daffodils Tete a Tete so they'll be planted late Sept and tulips will go in late Oct. The shops are full of them now and it's hard to choose which ones I'd like as I have to remember they'll all need putting in plus I'm not made of money! I do tend to get carried away spending my money on the garden but an old work colleague used to tell me there's no pockets in shrouds which is very true. My soil is heavy clay and tulips rot so I have to plant them in pots. They are always a welcome sight when the garden is beginning to wake up.

Hopefully your pots will look lovely in the spring, I never think to plant bulbs but maybe this year ill give it a try, sometimes it is hard to choose which plants to focus on & I get not wanting to spend on things that you might not even have the space for, Haven't had to deal with heavy clay soil myself but I imagine that its not easy, good idea to have the bulbs in pots.

You should treat yourself, especially as you know you'll enjoy it & have a reason to make time to sit in the garden, I love just sitting in the garden even if its only for 5 or 10 minutes with a cup of tea. I am the same with always finding something to do but it is nice when you lose yourself for a little while in the evening just enjoying the flowers and garden wildlife.

Thank you, the new fence does make it look a lot tidier, the greenhouse did take a bit of trial and error but we got there in the end, hopefully it gives some others ideas.

Yes, didnt have much of a choice with the fence repair, but it does look nice now its all done, mabye just before you put everything away for winter you can have a good sort out?, I only lost a few tomatoes when moving them around so i consider that a win!.

I always grow Cosmos but this is my first year growing Lavatera, thank you I am pleased with how they turned out.

I know what you mean about the weather it has been really strange this year, the Pelargoniums (Geraniums) that are in the tub on the patio are the ones that I overwintered from last year. My rescued ones are planted in the back border and are doing well at the moment despite the weather.

It has surprised me what they have been going for this year. My little bird feeder is too small for the bigger ones to get in, not that they haven't tried too though.

Glad it helped out, much easier to do a video on it rather than try to explain over messages hope all goes well with yours.

@@RayfieldsGarden Yes, much easier with a video. Sometimes when I read a manual I wonder what on earth it all means but now there's TH-cam, I can see what I'm supposed to do! Thanks again.

White Kings are not very winter hardy, so its best to protect them from the cold over winter.

@@RayfieldsGarden thank you

Yes it really is, been using it for quite a few years now & yes it Is a Salvia Hot Lips I Prune it after its died down for winter to just above the last shoots and then just a general tidy up though the summer in the same way I did the Fuchsia bush, I will probably do a video on the Hot Lips when they have finished flowering closer to winter.

@@RayfieldsGarden Thank you and the video will be really helpful.

Thank you for watching & subbing, much appreciated.

Last year my tomatoes didn't do much of anything but having the greenhouse this year helped out a lot, regarding cucumbers I bought "All Female Fruiting" ones from Thompson & Morgan: www.thompson-morgan.com/p/cucumber-emilie-f1-hybrid-seeds/WKC9395TM , with these you can plant them just like a normal pack of seeds & leave them to it, our weather hasn't been too bad but been getting a little warm during the evenings, Let me know if you have any problems with the Link above.

@@RayfieldsGarden Thanks so much for the info. They sound just what I'm after. I was at a garden centre having lunch the other day and their homegrown cucumber tasted amazing. I would never have believed the difference in taste compared to a shop bought one.

No problem, and I agree the difference between the watered down ones you get from shops is indescribable.

Thank you, Hopefully I'll get more than a month or so before the wind & rain come back for winter, I also lost a lot to slugs this year I first tried eggshells to deter them but had to resort to more heavy duty stuff that did work but not after loosing a lot & having to restart not sure what got in to them this year, & yes the weather this year has been all over the place, but best to make the most of what little warmth we have while it lasts.