It was a murky start this morning with thick fog which was slow to clear, so thick in fact that I almost missed my bus as it came looming out of the mist taking me by surprise. Once at Norton Conyers it was time to dig up salvias, some require moderate protection over the winter and were placed in the greenhouse, more tender specimens went into the peach house and some were left in the main border to take their luck with whatever winter will bring. As we emptied the stone troughs we planted tulip bulbs for spring cheer, although it will probably just be us that get to appreciate them. November is the best time for planting these colourful bulbs, any earlier and they become susceptible to tulip fire. We are now well on the way to finishing the cutting back as the size of the compost heap can testify!
Finally a quick mention of a really good plant to show up in these dank days,
Ceratostigma is a wonderful doer against red brick walls where is seems to glow with a particularly vibrant colour.
"I saw old autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence"
Thomas Hood
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