Tag: autumn

Hello Autumn

AutumnDespite the warm weather we are currently having, the mornings are a bit colder and mistier.   The heating gets put on occasionally for an hour to just take the chill off.   It is getting darker much earlier.   It’s that wonderful time of year.   It’s autumn!

I love the colours (might be because I’m a redhead and we coordinate!).   The temperature is more suited to me.   Autumn and I just go together.

My baby brother moved to New England with his wife a few years ago and one of my dreams is to do New England in the Fall.   To be surrounded by all that autumnal colour would be amazing.

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My Autumn Garden

Autumn Garden TitleLast Spring, eldest Craftyguidelet planted lots of annual seeds for her Brownie Gardener badge.   She cared for them, watered them, thinned them out, transplanted them, weeded and produced a fabulous display throughout the summer.   This weekend, to finish her badge, it was time to pull all the spent flowers up to prepare the beds for winter.

She attacked the task with enthusiasm (once I’d dragged her away from a game involving every single toy she owns by the look of the playroom).   After clearing a section of her allocated bed, she found this beauty hidden away.autumn garden 3It made me think about all the other plants in my garden that were still flowering their socks off.autumn garden autumn garden 4 autumn garden 2This Fuschia is called Baby Blue Eyes.   I bought some for eldest Craftyguidelet’s grandparents when she was born as she had the biggest blue eyes.autumn garden - fuschia baby blue eyesThe Craftyguidelets grew sunflowers from school as well as some 8ft tall monsters.autumn garden - sunflowerautumn garden - sedumautumn garden - sedum and lilyautumn garden - scabiousautumn garden - rudbeckiaThis is my favourite plant in the garden at the moment.   I first came across Stipa tenuissima when I studied at gardening college (an RHS evening course equivalent to a gardening A level).   It is so touchy feely.   I’ve got 2 clumps in my garden near the paths so I can run my fingers through it when I walk past.autumn garden - stipa tenuissimaautumn garden - sedum and lilyautumn garden - dahliaautumn garden - pink diasicaThis Brunnera shows that you don’t need flowers to create an impact.autumn garden - brunneraAnd this Heuchera combines flowers and beautiful leaves.autumn garden - heucheraSo go out and appreciate all that Autumn has to offer.