Already the wet weather is causing huge puddles on the road and making working in the garden a little but sludgy. The problem with carrying on in the rain means you transfer the mud and churn up the grass but if you take care, you can keep going and get on!, which is what we did last week.
We managed to weed and edge the Box parterres, a job which takes time as the patterns are intricate with small grass paths. In the same place are figs which are fanned along the wall and we needed to fleece them ready for the Winter. I love putting the Garden to bed, another little ritual complete, the fig will be happy under there.
We also continued with cleaning, labelling and storing the many Dahlias we have lifted from the garden. Many of them are varieties I had not heard of, so we were careful to label everything well and make a list to refer back to after a few months when we plant them out again.
I also pruned and tied in a Jasmine. There are several plants that go into the house and the Jasmines will do that over Winter. At Heale we use four canes tied at the top into a small wigwam and twist the plant stems around from the base of the wigwam to the top. A neat job.
Lots of jobs are tidying, clipping, cutting back at this time of year. Plants fall over/down, leaves always need attention.
Alas, I did not have my camera this week. I shall have to remember the low light on the browny/golden Miscanthus borders, swaying in the wind with autumnal colour as a backdrop from Liquidambar. The Lavender still flowering in November. The Robin that came to see me inside our bothy whilst I was sorting Dahlias. The Gingko leaves like gold.
Lots of beauty despite the rain.
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