The wind is getting up as predicted. I suspect like many of you I spent a large part of the day yesterday in the garden. I picked these precious last few flowers.
How delicate petals seem at this time of year. Too soft and gentle to withstand rough weather. Too colourful, too pretty, against other plants which are drying out and brown. On my kitchen window sill sits a pot of Burts Bees almond and milk hand cream, it brought to mind an old TV advert for a certain cream where a brown dried out leaf sprang back to life. Now imagine if that were possible. 
Other petals are these Cosmos dahlias and roses. 
So colourful. 
So delicate. 
Pretty
This is Dahlia Labyrinth.
Let’s hope the weather is not too drastic. Pop over to Cathy to see what other vases are around this week. There are sure to be plenty of lovely flowers to see.
Dahlia Labyrinth might just turn me on to Dahlias again. Weird light in the sky this morning – red sun at 10am through and amber fog – much like the dahlia.
Yes It is so lovely
I’m grateful if a hand cream actually works on my hands! I’m in love with Dahlia Labyrinth; what a beautiful colour and form.
Me too. Yes I hope it will survive the winter
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As Sandra said, it is the light that is noticeable here too – an orange ball of sun but behind an overcast veil. There is an almost eerie yellowness to the light but no wind yet…
I have some almost too-perfect roses like this too – definitely blooms to linger over. With those petal markings, Labyrinth is such a good name for this dahlia. How tall did your Sonata dwarf cosmos get? I really want to ensure I have a dwarfish variety in the garden next year
Ophelia still casting her amber cloak about us here.
Hope it was ok? Fine here really.
Hi Cathy. The orange sun was most spooky. Very windy but no damage thankfully. Think the west coast took the brunt.
The cosmos has got to about 40-50 cm and that’s at the end of the season. The seed came from Aldi
Good old Aldi – must remember to rummage through their seeds when they next have them in 😉 Sizewise they will be good for pots and edge of borders
I like the yellow and white flowers in the second picture. Can you tell me what they are please? xx
You got me there Flighty. It popped up out of a wildflower mat I was given. I have researched for you and concluded it is Glebionis segetum or Corn Marigold. I understand it dates back to the Bronze Age and grows on arable land of soil that is lime free.
Thanks for that. xx
Hope the weather is kind to you. The emphasis on these beautiful petals is lovely. Each flower brings a special flavor to your arrangement. Take care.
Thank you.
You plucked a lovely collection of blooms out of harm’s way! I love ‘Labyrinth’. It was at the very top of the list of dahlia tubers I sought to buy from a mail order nursery early this year but the tubers sold out almost immediately. I’m hoping for better luck next year.
Thank you. Certainly been a rough windy day. Mine came from sarah Raven. Hopefully you won’t have any problems getting Labyrinth next time
Soft yellow roses are so lovely. A beautiful collection saved from the storm, hope you weathered it without mishap.
Hi Eliza. This particular Rose was s bonus: she was sent by mistake bare rooted. When she flowered I rang the supplier David Austin who apologised and sent me the correct Rose allowing me to keep this one. The Pilgrim.
Oh, what a happy mistake!
Hey, I remember that commercial! But never would have thought of it, if you hadn’t brought it up. Love the blend of colors in your peachy/pink dahlia. Hope Ophelia has moved on and all is well…let us know how you made out.
Hi Marian we had a rough windy day but nothing compared to the western side of the UK. Thankfully no real damage here. Labyrinth has been much admired and certainly she is very pretty. She was slow to start and I think I shall move her to a sunnier spot next year.
Wow, I particularly like the last closeup of ‘Labyrinth’ that highlights the stripes in the petals and the stripes in the vase. And that bold combination in the turquoise vase (a cup?) is wonderful.
Thank you Helen. The turquoise ‘vase’ is a pressed glass jug I picked up for a couple of quid a few years ago. Loved the colour.
Well rescued. I’ve seen the harm that wind burn caused on a couple of other blogs and I hope that you missed that. We were OK here in Cambs. We got the dust laden yellow light but missed the worst of the winds etc. ‘Labyrinth’ is gorgeous btw.
The dust laden sun was rather disconcerting. Rough winds but no damage here thankfully. I think the west took the brunt. Labyrinth certainly is much admired and rightly so.
It is wonderful to have so many pristine blooms in October. It was 22 degrees here on Monday and no wind just that weird glow. I love Dahlia Labyrinth.
After the wind tonight I don’t think any thing will be pristine.
Gorgeous colours and shapes – your photos are wonderful!