Sun, rain, wind it's definately Autumn

A differing week in weather, red sky sunrise and rain all day then wind and then sun. Tricky weather for planning what to do in the garden but we managed many things this week.

More clearing ready for spring bedding, means potting up Begonias and Spider plants and air drying more Geraniums (there are more too!). Persistent rain one day called for sorting out the potting shed, Lesley and I had our best go! It is full of pots of all shapes and sizes but now you can get to what you want in a hurry so a good job done.

We did some potting on of Cornflower seedlings which are going to have a claret double flower, so they should be gorgeous and checked on our Sweet peas which are shooting up to the sky!

Andrew and I planted up a parterre in the Peacock garden with pink, blue and white Hyacinths so that involved digging down to a depth of around 10 cm, sprinkling bonemeal for root food and planting, then putting the soil back. Tiring work but worth it.

Lots still going on in the long border, huge Dahlia's and pretty Sedums.

The trees are changing colour too and there is a feeling of putting things to bed. I love this time of year, the unknown aspect to it.