Another shot of my garden as we go into year four. As I said a couple of months ago, after Carole had said that the angle I was taking the photos from before wasn’t the best, I’m continuing to shoot the monthly garden photograph from behind the swing; I’m not convinced it shows all of the garden, but as the majority of what was in the previous umpteen shots was lawn (though last Summer it could hardly have been described as lawn) maybe this is the best pov?
Anyway, Autumn, or as it’s known across the pond, The Fall, is over; Winter has arrived and this morning there is a very deep frost. I took down all of the Dahlias 2 days ago, which as it has turned out was perfect timing given they’d be a horrible black mush this morning; I haven’t lifted them yet, or may not do it at all, as I’ve left the Maple leaves on the bed of the border that may work as a kind of mulch and insulation (or it may not). Numerous Tulip and Dafodill bulbs have been planted out for next spring and a load of Alliums; I’ve also scattered Poppy seeds at the back of the border, ones I’ve bought, ones I’ve purloined from National Trust properties and ones that I was sent by friends of ours down in Cornwall. Fingers crossed some, hopefully not all as there were thousands of seeds, will germinate. Only the Magnolia tree has leaves and as the local council conduct the very last collection of the Green Bin tomorrow, I’m expecting that to, cartoon like, drop all of its leaves on Thursday (and I’ll have nowhere to put them.
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Love the light and the angle. You’ve been busy, I’m sure your garden will be beautiful next spring. Our Magnolia is an evergreen, I’ve not seen a deciduous one in this part of Texas. So, yes, Murphy’s Law, your tree’s leaves will fall Thursday.
