A frosty November morning in my Cutting Garden. The dahlias will be turning black very soon but there are still a few roses in flower. My rose arches from Agriframes stand out well in the morning light.

It has been a very long time since I have written a post about my Cutting Garden – a whole gardening year has slipped by without any of my monthly photographs. I happened to be up very early on Monday morning and as I opened the kitchen door and felt the cold air rushing in […]

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A footed vase filled with dahlias and autumn foliage.

Knowing that a hard frost was on its way last night I made the most of the final hours of the Cutting Garden yesterday to gather in the last of the usable dahlias. Having finally made myself cut some flowers for the house I am linking up with Cathy at Rambling In The GardenĀ again after […]

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A natural autumn inspired jug of flowers including fading Hydrangea Annabelle, dahlia Dark Butterfly, zinnia Queen Red Lime, black tomatoes and tendrils of Cobea Scandens.

“I like Autumn. The drama of it; the golden lion roaring through the back door of the year, shaking its mane of leaves. A dangerous time; of violent rages and deceptive calm, of fireworks in the pockets and conkers in the fist.” Joanne Harris – Gentlemen and Players After another long break from making my […]

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