This week the frost has really come. We have dug up some of the dahlias and stored them upside down so that any water in their storks can drain out. After a couple of weeks we will put them into pots with new potting compost and store them in the green house. Around February a watering will start them off again.
The garden benches are getting their winter coats on. In the background the Melianthus major is just about coping with the frost. We will pack some mulch around the base of the plant to protect it from the cold and do not cut it down until the spring. In the past they have always survived the winter when managed that way. 
The fig (Ficus ‘Brown Turkey’) certainly did not like the frost and badly needs a prune.
The greenhouse has had its annual clean out removing all the tomato, cucumber and aubergine plants etc. and washing the windows and staging etc. We always take cutting of our Osteospermums as they do not always survive the winter. They have been potted up together with a few saliva cuttings.
The pots on the right are Anemone Nemerosa Robinsoniana, Eranthis Hyemalis and Anemone Blanda White Splendour. I have found I get more success this way, planting directly in the garden seems to just feed the mice and even in the greenhouse there is a mouse trap just in case.
And the Virginia Creeper certainly did not like the frost.
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More progress has been made on the pond as I did get the marginals replanted. The irises are relatively small as I had replaced some flag irises last year which did not work well with the overall look and feel of this area. The marginals are now Iris laevigata, Iris laevigata Snowdrift, Iris laevigata Wychwood Surprise and Equisetum hyemale.
Despite the frost the roses continue to flower. Do they not realise it is the middle of November!
| Gardening Hours | ||
| This week | Total since June 19th | Average per week |
| 19 | 436 | 21 |
Glebe House Garden 
Well, you captured a very pretty photo of the frozen lawn! We have been unseasonably warm so far, but have a chance of frost tonight and tomorrow night. What we really need, though, is rain. There are fires in nearby mountains and we are choked with smoke.
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Yes it has been very dry here although no fires.
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The pond looks great, that must be a relief!
I need to get to the dahlias today, it’s a job which has been put off long enough and time is now running out.
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Yes, I should get the rest up tomorrow.
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