September 28th to October 4th
This is the final week of our 2020 Lockdown Gallery. We hope you have enjoyed seeing what’s going on in other members’ gardens, even if you haven’t been able to visit them in person. Massive thanks to all those who contributed pictures or supported the Gallery by enjoying it!
Over the winter, we welcome pictures or articles about anything that you think will be of interest to your friends in WYHPS. Hopefully, we won’t be needing a Lockdown Gallery 2021, but if we do…
Weather: Much like last week – A dry warm start, turning cool, wet and windy from midweek. It’s autumn!
The Lockdown Gallery’s most regular contributor has been, without a doubt, Preston Harrison, who has sent pictures from his delightful garden every fortnight. For this last week, he is in contemplative mood – looking forward to the colours of autumn by looking back to October 2019
Preston’s garden 2020 
Sorbus 2020 
Sorbus 2020 
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ syn. Hylotelephium (Herbstfreude Group) ‘Herbstfreude’ 2020 
ROSA ‘Geranium’ 2020 
First frost (2019). Love the changing seasons 
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ autumn foliage 2019 
Cornus sibirica Oct 2019 
Acers in the woodland garden Oct 2019 
Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ Oct 2019 
Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Oct 2019 
….And this is Robyn my little helper and constant companion in the garden supervising my tree pruning
We haven’t seen Judith Ladley’s garden for a few weeks now, but clearly it does well in September, to judge from this fine contribution!
Tithonia – a very good half-hardy annual addition to the summer garden. The canna has excelled itself – must dig it up before the frosts arrive! 
The Miscanthus malepartus and Catalpa bignonioides have done very well this year – must have been the moisture at the start 
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra ‘Burning Hearts’ shown in this picture is a real favourite of mine. I like the dark foliage which accentuates the brightness of the flowers 
The containers have done well this year but must soon be dismantled to make way for bulbs 
Just a view of yet more containers – wish I had more Nerines like the one shown 
Spot the lady among the Selenium wallichianum and yellow-leaved Persicaria (I can’t remember its name!)
I’m delighted to welcome Brian Denison to the gallery – and I think he’s found a plant we haven’t seen before!
Sue Gray has been a regular contributor – I don’t know where she finds space for so many rare and interesting gems!
Colchicum ‘Herbstkugel’ has bulked up well from the one bulb given to me about 3 years ago. I just need to keep the slugs & pigeons at bay! 
Colchicum speciosum ‘Album’ 
Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana ‘Alba’ A long name for a plant that, whilst not being very tall, likes to make its presence felt! 
Potentilla recta having a second fling
Throughout the season, HPS member Terry Benton has sent us pictures from his Wiltshire garden, providing an interesting comparison with the state of play in West Yorkshire. Here’s his end of term round up.
A quiet corner 
Sedum in September 
Persicaria (mostly) 
Penstemon in September light 
Penstemon – with bumblebee (1) getting there 
Penstemon – with bumblebee (2) made it 
Penstemon – 2 bees or not 2 bees; you can just see their bums 
Pelargonium – fragrant leaves – unknown variety – close up 
Pear – Concorde – last of the season 
My last rose of summer 
Lavandula dentata still going strong; this one often flowers until into November 
In the shade 
Heuchera splittings – Obsidian (Coral bells) and Plum pudding 
Eryngium – September resurgence
Well there’s not much in the Hackett garden that hasn’t already been dragged in front of the camera for Gallery duty, so here’s a few you’ve seen before, but in different combinations, in the hope of getting away with it….
Cosmos ‘Cupcakes’ and Canna ‘Black Knight’ plus some Chelone oblique round the sides 
Harebell and Hog’s Fennel (Campanula rotundifolia and Peucedanum officinale) plus the ubiquitous Erigeron karvinskianus 
Rosa ‘Cottage Rose’ in front of Aster × frikartii ‘Mönch’ 
Dahlia ‘Honka Fragile’ – we still hate that name… 
Selinum wallichianum
Brian thank you so much for lifting all our spirits on a weekly basis and this final week did not disappoint. Thank you also to everyone who contributed – I have loved looking at your gardens and all your interesting and stunning combinations. It has been so interesting and exciting to get a glimpse into gardens I have never been to visit. Inspiring in so many ways.
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Big thank you to Brian for maintaining this Gallery. And thank you to everybody for giving me the chance to see your fine gardens and blooms.
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