Seasonal fayre

9th November 2017

Well where did this year go to? 

I can't quite believe we are
 in November already, can you?

Don't you just love this plant?
It's so beautifully formed

It looks like a kind of seaweed 
don't you think?



Bare branched cornus look 

fabulous with their red, 

orange and yellow stems. 

They make quite a statement.  

Leaves are falling from 

deciduous trees 
turning from green 

to ambers.

        Lots of trees are still in beautiful

 colour like Liquid amber. 

It is a fabulous orangy, red.

What flowers can you still see 
now in November? 

Roses seem to flower and flower. 
It's been a good year for them. 

It is great when the season 

is extended.

As long as it stays relatively 

mild they will 
keep budding and flowering. 

Colour at a
London market

We all need something to 

give us cheer 

at this time of the year. 

Markets are great places 

to go to take it all in. 

So much to see and enjoy. 

We need colour around us 

at this time of the year 

as autumn fades 

 into less colour and 

the trees become 

bare and the season changes. 

Market stalls are fabulous
places to go.

I get so much inspiration from them. 

Florists in markets have amazing 
and unusual flowers on sale. 

But do ask before you photograph!

Do you like browsing around markets 
to see what inspires you too?

If you have a small green space

 or just a patio, 
why not buy some 

lovely shrubs 
like bay trees (in small pots) 
to use over the coming months. 

I love bay leaves in soups, 
in veggie casseroles. 

I pick them from my bay shrubs

 and then dry 
them and they keep for ages.  

The aroma is wonderful 

when you first pick them.