There are a few roses left in the garden and it his a delight to find this pink beauty, on its own.
The tender vegetable seedlings need protection from the odd days of November heat. On those days I would cover the tender plants or lose them all.
Potted vegetables
I inherited many of the rose bushes in my garden. I planted an old fashioned pink rambler, which I got a cutting of from an old neighbour over forty years ago. From this same neighbour I was given a cutting of the Ballerina, a thornless bush, or rambler if you do not prune it hard. I also planted the yellow mermaid rose, again from a cutting from my previous house. This rambling rose is taller than the fence and is full of buds at the moment.
At the moment flowers of different hues are attracting the birds and bees and the occasional masked walkers who stop to look at the garden. The earlier flowering bulbs are looking miserable with only their dead flower stalks left but they will remain looking unsightly so their leaves can feed the bulbs for next year's growth.
All through the year I can pick silver beet, rainbow chards, parsley and other herbs, except the seasonal basil. Now I am picking broad beans and snowpeas. The cherries, apricot and peaches are growing and I have to inspect the apple trees for signs of successful fruits. The two rhubarb bushes are doing well, with all the rain we are getting and the tomato plants are looking healthy.
The grass is growing longer and the mower man is not allowed to come and trim the grass and weeds which are beginning to look unsightly. I have used shears to trim the edges of the garden boxes, so the self-sown poppies can be seen when their flowers are ready to open. This morning I took a picture of the first poppy to open.
My outside garden is packed with colours. The bluebells, echium and euphorbia in shades of blue and lime green are most prominent at the moment.
