Early winter garden

Early Winter Garden

Well, it hasn't really been very wintry so far, it's more like a late autumn. And here we are it's almost Christmas. Even here in dry North Norfolk we have quite wet weather, and windy too. This morning there was a crisp white frost which came as a bit of a shock. We haven't put the heater in the greenhouse yet so I hope all the stuff in there is OK. I didn't get the chance to look so far.

The leaves, well, I haven't been nearly as neurotic about picking them up this year as I was last. Last year autumn went on forever and the leaves fell very gradually. This year they held on until the last minute then all seemed to fall at once. Because of the strong winds they have obligingly settled into large clumps round the back by the sheds and the bins, so when I get round to it they should be relatively easy to pick up. There are some fairly evenly distributed over the unmown lawn but it's not too bad.

All the dahlias and cannas etc have been cut down, mulched etc. The bananas are fleeced and we have some small ones in the greenhouse. I really need to do some weeding and chop the brambles to the ground. I really need to get on top of them this next year. So here we are, winter's sort of here, dark nights - never mind, straight after Christmas it all turns around and the days start to get gradually longer. And, I'm so looking forward to seeing all those bulbs I planted coming up! (Mind you, some of the early ones are already doing so because it's been so mild!)