{"id":26759,"date":"2018-10-27T09:23:34","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T09:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=26759"},"modified":"2018-10-27T09:23:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T09:23:34","slug":"autumn-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=26759","title":{"rendered":"Autumn in the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather has been amazing for October with warm days and sunshine but that is about to change. Cold weather is forecast and yesterday after a sunny morning the temperature dropped as the day went on and in the afternoon we had a hail shower just after I had taken these photos.<\/p>\n

My husband has just cleared the veg plot ready for the winter. There is a row of leeks remaining and one patch of potatoes at the bottom left of the photo. He planted the self seeded primulas from the veg plot into little terracotta pots.<\/p>\n

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The veg plot is ready for winter<\/p><\/div>\n

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A lone, late, flower on the hosta<\/p><\/div>\n

We have cut the others down but have left this one a bit longer to let the last flower have it’s time.<\/p>\n

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A late yellow poppy<\/p><\/div>\n

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A late echinacea flower<\/p><\/div>\n

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This shrub is still flowering<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lavender<\/p><\/div>\n

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Campanula still going<\/p><\/div>\n

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A few late roses<\/p><\/div>\n

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A few fushia flowers<\/p><\/div>\n

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A late anemone<\/p><\/div>\n

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A mass of rose hips<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some red spikes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Himalayan honeysuckle<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sedums<\/p><\/div>\n

I love the way the sedum flowers get darker later into autumn but still give a lovely splash of colour.<\/p>\n

We always try to last out without putting the heating on until November and I stay in flip flops until then too but last night we gave in and switched the heating on. This morning I put my boots on for the first time since spring.<\/p>\n

We are only a few days early and it feels like winter is on the way. I don’t think there will be late summer flowers in the garden for much longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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