Nature Notes for September and October 2024

The list of plants below is not exhaustive and excludes those in flower during previous months.

Plants in flower during included 

• Pink cranesbill
• Naked ladies, Autumn crocus
• Coneflower (Rudbeckia)
• New England aster 'Quinton Menzies'
• Phlox 'Rembrandt'​
• Phlox (pink)
• Oregon Grape
• Ivy
• Himalayan Honeysuckle

• ​​Cyclamen
• ​Hydrangea macrophylla
• Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’
• Chrysanthemum 'Mrs Jessie Cooper’
• Crimson flag lily
• White masterwort
• White Michaelmas daisy
• Viburnum ‘Dawn’
• Fuchsia ‘Army Nurse’

Fungi and Wildlife

• Fungi - Mica Cap
• Sightings of the last of this year's butterflies
• Robins starting to establish own their territories in the Gardens

Here are photos of some of the plants in flower during September and October.  ​Click on an image to enlarge.

Here are some wildlife photos taken in the Storey Gardens during September and October.  ​Click on an image to enlarge.