Autumn Cornwall

 

Slowly turning colder now . Cornus alba "Siberica" is colouring up .

While I was in hospital , all my kale babies in the shed withered away .  I still have some growing outside , this was to be the second wave . Leeks and Kale to feed us during the so called "hungry gap" during February and March .  I can't bend down to pick them now anyway ....sigh .

 Here's the Veg Trug !  I had planted it up with red Pelargoniums and the Geranium maderense which I grew from the seeds my brother gave me . They were surprisingly easy to grow and if I can get them through the winter , they will have beautiful sprays of pink flowers .

Remember the little red rose cutting that I had stuck in this shallow pot ? Well I finally got round to taking it out and potting it up .

 My brother was asking me what to do with his rose cuttings  ? Well they look pretty good to me  . 

I think he could plant them out now or repot into slightly larger pots .

The leaves have already fallen off of mine , but you can see there are new sleeping shoots and leaf buds , which will reawaken next Spring .

I used some multipurpose compost with some perlite mixed in that I found lying around  ....but actually I think just plain old earth from the garden would be fine ...better maybe .

 Looks a bit dry .

Gave it a bit of a drink to settle it in . Leave it by the back door step . Should be o.k through the Winter .....could throw some fleece over it if we get one of those freak arctic blasts .

Lots of berries on my Holly bush and on the the Hawthorn trees in the hedgerow .

They say this is a sign of a very cold Winter to come .

 I hope it is not too cold .

My lovely son in law cut the labyrinth for me ........proper job ! 

                       All fer now ......cheerio ..... love and hugs  Debbie x  

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P.S. Get your Sweet Peas ordered , ready to sow end of the month . This year I'm growing Sweet Pea "Winston Churchill"  lovely red ones from Premier Seeds Direct ..but , there are so many different ones to choose from ! 🌿🌿