Making the most of the last of the warm weather and enjoying the beautiful light in October by spending the weekend in the garden tidying up and preparing the garden for winter.

My garden is currently full of pinks and reds, the fuchsia are thriving, the leaves are turning, the twigs on the Dogwood have turned vivid red and the Sedums (Autumn Joy) are at their deepest shade of dark pink. It’s my favourite season!

I’m also planning ahead and getting the garden ready for spring by planting bulbs and now is the perfect time to do so. This year I am planting tulips, big double fruit salad coloured (Creme Upstar) ones for me and black ones (Queen of Night) for my husband… very metal. I’ve also planted some Irises (in memory of my Nan who’s name was Iris) and some Snake Head Fritillary which I only discovered this year but was too late in planting them. What a great way to spend an October weekend!