I have a tender Hebe that is now flowering again - the hot dry summer - which harmed some plants into think they may die will encourage them to reflower - bulbs should be planted later Daffodils etc if the winter is mild - they will flower very early the dwarf Daffodils are the best bet - they tend to avoid the wind - Tete a tete is a good variety to plant in tubs or the garden if plant in a clump space then 2 inches apart ....
The leaves changing colour is due to the lack of sunshine & the breakdown of Photosynthesis in ant deciduous shrub or tree the chlorophyll declines slowly giving you the lovely autumn colour of the leaves on some trees etc - a mild Autumn will slow this process down - but eventually the leaves will fall & the tree etc will go into dormancy over winter & sprout in spring - sometimes people gather the leaves for leaf mould if stack correctly this can make a good mulch - beware though the dreaded root pest the vine weevil can live in the leaf pile ... & can cause death to plants by the young weevils eating roots till the top of the plant completely falls over .... plus they are Hermaphrodite & can reproduce themselves ..... witnessed it under glass wiped crops out using leaf mould in potting compost ...
Lift them before the cold spell - get a good root ball cut them half way back & store in a cool place water once on lifting & leave them from watering for an age - start to water them if the weather gets warmer keep on the dry side all winter away from frost - or gamble it & leave them where they are , but - 2-3 c will kill them ....
Lift them out of the pot & push them close together in a wooden box with a bit of compost at the bottom & put the box in a protected place inside - the cold wind outside will kill them - it was 16c last week & this week its 6c with a biting wind chill ....
No just play him in our midfield
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