Garden Before The Cold Snap

the frost will help the reds develop in the leaves however.
the garden is looking wonderful. I do like hoare frost though I 'm not wishing for it yet ;o)

we are up at Kielder and it is blowing hard and the temp has dropped 5 degrees c during today. I hope OH put my winter weight sleeping bag in the van if not I'll be one cold bunny.

All looks in lovely condition be a shame if it is spoiled over the weekend

Enjoy it while you can. Maybe make an indoor display before the frost arrives. I have my own troubles with a huge storm barreling up the coast targeting my back yard this weekend.

Hi Seaburn, I hope you were toastie last night, the temp is certainly dropping, I didn’t realise the frost brought on the red, every cloud.
Thanks Brian.
Keep safe Bathgate in the storm. Yes good idea, I think I’ll cut my alstroemeria flowers and bring them indoors.

On another note, is it too early to cut off the hellebore leaves? Thanks

I'm pleased to see the EK doing well Dawn ,I bought one in a sale here its beginning to spread .. I love the colours and barks of the Acers , Tony has dug a hole all ready for me to choose my first tree Yipeee ...

I was a cold bunny but so was he so it serves hime right for not checking. I slept in my cardie, he didn't take a jumper coz he is 'tuff'. the moon was brilliant and hardly any cloud cover so lots of stars in this dark sky area. beautiful sunrise too.
I tend to take my hellebore leaves off when the flowers are about 2-3 inches off the ground Dawn.

Lovely colours in your garden, excellent photos. Like the bark on your Acer.

Beautiful ! Enjoy it while it lasts :)
I love the bark on your Acer ...

I love your garden Dawn. Its so beautifully planned that it doesn't look planned at all, just nature at its best.

Lovely to see so much colour in your garden still, Dawn! Unfortunately winter it seems is coming earlier this year!

Beautiful Dawn. The first photo is amazing! Hasn’t it been a wonderful autumn!

Beautiful garden.

Hi Michaella! Great to see you on here again! :) x

Amy, what tree are you having! Exciting.
Brrrrr Seaburn, soooo cold now. Thanks for the hellebore advice.
Thanks Hywel, Siris, Balcony. Stera, that's good to hear as natural is what I like.
Thanks Karen and yes, Sept and Oct have been great.
Michaella! Hello, I always think of your roses when I see your name!

Hi Dawn I've chosen a lovely Cercis Forest Pansy it's a nice big well shaped tree to start with the nursery has put it to one side for me and has asked if I would wait a couple more weeks and that by that time they should have some nice bare rooted trees in costing slightly less I have my eyes on a white trunk silver birch I can't decide on a third at the moment I might get another liquid amber ,they've given me a list of all the trees they stock I'm going through them all on Google ..I'm excited to be getting back into things .. x

Hi, everyone.

Thank you. I never really left. Always think of you all. It is just that I became impatient trying to upload pictures on here, most of the time the size had to be reduced. But, funnily enough, I uploaded 3 pictures this morning, they were successful. If it carries on, I might come back often. 😊

there was a time when photos could be 5mb then it went down to 3mb but 5mb seems to be ok now. or was it just me not reading info correctly?

I always download my photos into 'Photoshop' before posting. There you can do everything: re-size, crop, color correct, zoom in or out, rotate, add a nice trim, change format. Such a joy to use that program. Essential for anyone into photography.

I also use photoshop to resize them. its a wonderful program.

Amy, white stemmed birch a favourite of mine, it’s great having you back into gardening. I take all my photos now with my iphone so quick and easy and never have to reduce the size.

Lovely tour around Dawn, I wouldn't get past that lovely tree without giving it a hug and polish, they always draw me in....

Thanks Sue, haha

I always enjoy a trip around your estate Dawn, did you get the expected bad weather?

Awww Dotty, thanks. We had a few frosts yes but not too cold again now.

I cannot believe how warm it is, have managed to get our new tree planted today, so pleased, quite tall, so perfect for hiding the neighbours windows!!

Exciting, I hope you're pleased with it :-)