Other People's Gardens - November 2019

There is something so satisfying about working in the garden out of season - you're not just trying to keep on top of things, but you're doing all the planning for the next year too.   You can move plants around a bit if they're not doing so well where they are.   You can also dig up, divide and move the extra plants around too, to make the garden flow more - and who doesn't love plants for free?!   You can also dig up and get rid completely if you've fallen out of love with a plant - gardeners are not at all sentimental about keeping anything if it doesn't work.

The garden begins to look a bit more forlorn, a bit tired, but with the leaves falling, you also get to see the structure of the garden.  It's a time of change, but also of hope for next year.   I love it!

I love my garden helpers too - too sweet and very distracting from the job in hand!

With less leaves on the trees, you can see the birdlife more easily - the robin's colours stand out so much clearer on a grey day.

Bulbs can be dug up and moved around.  Or they can simply be excavated from pots and put out in the garden to thrive.  

The frost makes everything look so clean.

As long as you're wrapped up and warm, and preferably with a mug of tea, and the sun's shining, it's really the perfect place to be.