Colour displays are showing no sign of stopping

We can always rely on certain summer flowering plants to continue blooming into autumn, and that's what is currently happening in local gardens.

- BY TOM PATTINSON

Fuchsias, cone flowers, cosmos and zinnia are but a few examples.

It's no surprise that the fuchsia continues flowering despite the cold, wet and wind because it's the hardy type, and we have a few in this garden.

Genii is a favourite thanks to the pale green/gold leaves which form the perfect background for clusters of beautiful blooms. White Sprite lives up to the name, its flowers piercing the gloom with bunches of small flowers. Hawkshead has similar form but the flower groups are pink, and Gracilis is both striking and graceful.