We had our first frost, closely followed by our first small flurry of snow this month.
October was mild, and the garden looked very much like it did in September, but, if anything, the flowers were even more lush. November has been a little more varied. We've had some lovely sunny days, but a fair bit of wind and rain, and the trees are fast losing their leaves, and the garden is starting to look a little forlorn, as it so often does at this time of year. We had our first frost, closely followed by our first small flurry of snow this month. Not much, and it didn't stay for long, but it was definitely a reminder of things to come. I'm surprised at the number of flowers that are holding on. The fucshia is always the last to lose its colour (although it's looking increasingly sparse now), but even the violas are hanging in there. I've been very impressed with them. We're planning to sell our house in early February, when the garden is at its worst, and last year was nothing but sticks. Not ideal, but it's such a small space that I don't think the garden will be a deal breaker anyway. We have evergreen herbs now, and I'll get some early spring bedding plants into the pots. I've just acquired a pile of bulbs too, all kinds of things that should flower from early spring through to early summer, resulting in a bit of a riotous display. I must get out and plant those this weekend, before it snows again.
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