A reminder of the summer garden
Closing the garden down, and 'puttting it to bed' for the winter, is almost as much work, I find, as waking it up for the spring! Especially as the weather has been so warm and the urgency isn't there right now.
But next week, as we pass the middle of November, the forcast is for a drop in temperatures and I now need to hurry to get the tender plands into a shelter, and the beds covered or mulched.
By the time we reach the last Tuesday of November, I think we will all be ready for a bit of a party, which is on the 25th of November, doors opening at 7pm for a 7.30 start.
We'd love it if you could wear a Christmas-themed jumper and bring something you enjoy drinking and a few nibbles; there will be drinks and nibbles available, as well as the usual tea and coffee.
We will enjoy a gardening quz, courtesy of Jane Soltys. This will include a cake tasting, just in case you still have room after all those nibbles! There will be a magnificently silly prize for the winner!
After our last meeting about ponds, Howard send these amazing pictures of his pond life. He'd made the point that even a garden pond that looks devoid of interest is actually full of life...we just can't see it with a naked eye. Myriad exotic life forms can be encountered in a single drop of pond water, but actually finding and seeing them can be a challenge. Howard used an old children's microscope to find these creatures. Thanks, Howard, for these amazing images, which will help us understand the diversity that is actually in our garden ponds.
 |
| algae |
 | ||
