November was all about leaves. Or rather, collecting all the leaves that autumn deposited on the grass. And when I say collecting leaves, that’s something I leave to MOH. This year rather than managing to collect them over a few weekends it was left to a single weekend, and there was a master plan, to use the lawn mower. I was a fan as it gave me a legitimate excuse to make myself scarce.

That gave me a good opportunity to take some pictures. The agapanthus are always good fodder and even this month was no exception. I was supposed to be covering them up for winter, and I did, but first a couple more pictures…

The fatsia was flowering and the flowers are a great contrast against the dark leaves.

Phase one of leaf collection, was still to create piles on the grass. Phase two was to mow them.

Next door’s scaffolding is still up and providing some shelter for the jasmine. On closer inspection it wasn’t providing that much for the patio as that has mortar chippings, as does the conservatory roof. Our neighbour has already offered to pay for the cleaning, so that’s all good.

Meanwhile, phase three of the leaves was taking shape. And the bag was filling up.

There is still some colour in the garden, mostly just the pyracantha berries, but they’re very welcome.

But that’s all I can muster for colour in the garden at the moment, how about you?