November Musings
Hello. A warm welcome to November. Where did that come from? This time of year is so transformative in the garden. You hang on to every little bit of colour and rely more and more on structural plants for interest in your garden.
Now is a really good time to look at the bones of your garden. There are elements of mine that I'm not happy with so some moving is going to happen and some splitting. If you are lacking in evergreen shrubs and plants now is a really great time to plant and buy them.
I did finally plant my bulbs but decided to plant in pots with gravel on the top to keep the precious babies safe from the wildlife. It also means I can put the pots in the border where I like and then remove them easily once they go over. Did you get any bulbs planted for next year?
This is my front garden at the moment. Its better than it was! I've tidied it up and removed the woody lavender. Unfortunately my plant budget for this is very small so I'm being creative. I have some paving slabs which I want to make a new path from the door. The idea is that there will be no grass at all. It will all be plants and ornamental grasses.
So I'm busy sewing seeds, splitting plants, propagating... Its amazing how much I'm collecting. Watch this space.....
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