Sunday

I spent some time tidying up in the Magic Garden today. I noticed that my rosemary beetles are not in the lavender or rosemary but rather were on the seedheads of the globe thistles & the perovskia, assuming they are rosemary beetles.

Saturday

I had a little time in the Magic Garden this afternoon. It is still windy and although not exactly cold. I dug out a stump of hazel from the east quadrant before planting out the beautiful heuchera in its place

I am really enjoying the birds at the feeders and I have a pair of lovely blue tits who are raiding both the suet balls and the peanuts.

Ben was less than enthusiastic about joining me but is still enjoying the bower seat and did spend a couple of hours outdoors today

Thursday

I again was at work doing extra today. I did get to see light at the start of the day though and did a quick inspection of the damage that the wind wrought last night. I have some leeks growing in containers which I need to weed but most of my container crops are now over. I still have plenty of apples to come and some blackberries and the kale is going strong in the back bed.

Tuesday

Its mild but very windy here & we’ve had scattered rain showers. Ben and I sat & watched the birds from the arbour seat and I watched the insects on the monkshood. It always puzzles me that these are supposed to be poisonous in all parts but clearly not to bees & wasps

Monday - a day off

I was being a patient this morning so I decided to take the whole day off. I celebrated by visiting a garden centre and buying some crocus bulbs and some garlic. I also bought a heuchera but haven’t decided where to put it yet. Ben came and supervised proceedings from the bower seat while I planted out some wallflowers and some of the crocuses. I am enjoying the pots I’ve planted up particularly the one with the Persicaria ‘Red Dragon’

Sunday

Its been an okay day here with bits of sunshine and lots of wind. I am enjoying the colour my blueberries’ leaves are going & am still cropping them too. At the back of the garden the Japanese anemones are still going strong and providing a corner of colour under the black elder tree.

Saturday

In the Magic Garden, I harvested more blackberries before planting a new blackcurrant bush and enjoying some of the late flowers for early autumn now we are into October. I cooked the blackberries with a couple of the bramley apples from the Magic Garden

It was great not to be at work today! I opened the door to find Ben’s catsitter had brought me a fig tree that one her other clients no longer has room for sitting there! The front garden looks good despite the litter that the wind keeps dumping in it

Wednesday

I was again out from dark to dark but found this great spider from 8 years ago! Its clearly rained hard here today as all is soggy and Ben didn’t volunteer to come down and help me put out the bins.

Back to work

The problem with work is that it gets in the way of being in the Magic Garden - it was barely light when I left this morning and dark when I got home. Ben wisely had made the decision to stay in as it rained hard during the day.

Back with Ben in the Magic Garden

I’m safely back after my weekend in North Wales. The feel of autumn in the air is highlighted by the increasing chill. The variegated monkshood has come into bloom for the second time this season. The other corner of bloom is in the back corner beyond the rowan tree