Martin's New Garden

It's definitely looking autumnal in the garden now.

My Chrysanthemums are going strong now, but my troughs of bedding are starting to look a bit sad.
Colin has his new little friend, Nelson, helping him keep an eye on things:

   

I found Nelson when I was clearing the space where our enlarged patio will go. I don't think there's much hope of finding someone to do it any time soon, so I filled the space with wallflowers and sweet williams that had been hanging around in the greenhouse wondering where to go:

   

I still have a few veggies. The pollination on the sweet corn was patchy but we've had a couple of meals with what there was. There's a few more cobs still to come:

   

I've been getting ready to sort out the front garden, too. I've bought a little foot-high picket fence to separate us from next door, which needs painting before I put it in. I plan to have a little hedge of Iceberg roses along the fence, underplanted with hardy geraniums and spring bulbs. Should look nice.
I also stumbled across some roses at a local garden centre. 7 pot-grown roses for £40 is a more than decent price! They are a bit sad at the minute but will soon perk up in the spring:

   

I've also planted up a couple of pots to go by the front door. 2 layers of bulbs and some trailing pansies. I'll move them out once the pansies have settled in.

   

So much to do! But it's fun.