november garden

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The wonders we discover in an November garden, the colours, the textures, the unexpected plants, the fungi, or still the odd insect flying around, and sucking nectar from the autumn flowers which still embellish the dying remains of summer growth. The grass has grown wild and is drenched constantly from the rains. The leaves decomposing already and covering both the path and the beds their colours dark and shiny in a golden sunshine.

Over the past summer I’ve added a few more shrubs which have taken on well, each moulding to their surroundings and looking now as if they have grown there for ever. The days are drawing in, there is at times a chill in the air, and the scent of cinnamon and baked apples coming out of the kitchen is wonderful. How I love autumn!

On the days when it is stormy, when the rain lashes down I’m inside, cosy, doing stuff one does when it’s too wet to be out there. There are still flower pots to wash and some tools to clean up and put away. Thinking of next spring, I’ve planted tulips and crocuses in containers and have put those in up-side-down plastic boxes so they won’t rot from the rain. The gladiola bulbs are still in the ground, I’ll pick those out before the first frost. My Lemon Vervain who’s survived the last three winters outside and which did very well in the tunnel during the summer is now well wrapped up in bubble wrap. The tea is rather refreshing especially with a little dash of local honey.

It’s amazing, and yet not surprising seeing we have a subtropical climate, that the whole garden is still very green and next year’s perennials are looking so good, especially the Foxgloves and the Sweet Williams. Also the oregano grows right through the winter, at least it does not die down.

These are the stems of the Golden Rod plant, I harvested them and realised that I love their colours and they are quite strong too, so I brought them inside and will use them in some craft or art project.

Vegetables are growing right among all the shrubs and plants, celery, carrots, leeks, kale and still some beetroot and parsley, lots of winter stews on the way… Lately though I’ve bought a nice Lebanese cooking book, and I’m following traditional Persian and Palestinian dishes on Facebook groups. I am very intrigued by their colourful dishes, their lovely spices and this coming winter I’ll experiment.

I hope that you enjoyed this little stroll through my garden. I also hope that everyone is doing ok and not affected by wars or climate disasters. I wish a blessing on each and everyone. All my love.

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    1. Thank you Eliza, yes the mild climate is especially beneficial in winter. Plenty of storms recently but in our area no damage, in other parts of Ireland lots of flooding and huge damage.

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