A simple way to gather seed. I leave Eyrngium to self-seed after flowering but I eventually get round to cutting down the dried out stems. I snip off the seed heads and leave them in a bucket for a few weeks. A decent amount of seed collects at the bottom.

 

 Autumn wears a coat of many colours. The fiery hues of Virginia Creeper topped by a white froth of late flowering Russian Vine. Evergreen Holly and Ivy in the background. Bright orange berries on the Holly.

Fascinating fungus.

 

 Autumn leaves. A mighty wind gave them a good shake down on Saturday but many trees are still green or only just starting to turn. I thought the spring/summer drought would result in a premature fall but the rain we had in early September revived wilting boughs. Another dry spell has followed so hard to predict how it goes from here. 

 The delivery from Shipton Bulbs also included 5 Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) in the form of knobbly rooty rhizomes with a claw-like tip.

 Delivery from Shipton Bulbs last week: 100 Ramsons aka Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), 100 spring flowering Crocus (C. tommasinianus), 50 autumn flowering Crocus (C. siebeiri), 5 Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) and 5 Dame's Violet (Hesperis matronalis). September has flown by. I've been planning on planting a good many bulbs but I've barely got started!

Autumn, raking sun and long shadows.