November
garden
Nasturtiums
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I love this wildflower that grows so freely in the garden. The foliage turns red as the plant matures. The leaves and flowers are edible, fresh or dried, and can be made into a tea. It is thought to repel mosquitoes if the leaves are rubbed on the skin.
Mahonia
japonica flowers from late autumn to early spring and is a valuable source of pollen for early bumblebees. It has a strong sweet scent, a delight on a still winter day.
Raspberries
I ate two raspberries from the garden on Wednesday. I don’t think the rest will ripen
now.
Courgette with teaspoon for comparison of size
This is from
our courgette plant. I think it will be fine, maybe stuffed.
Sweet pepper
Chillies
Begonia
fuchsioides indoor plant in the last days of its summer holiday. It will have to come back into the conservatory soon.
Meanwhile, I am getting a Bleak November post ready. You have quite a garden and you photograph it well.
ReplyDeleteWe often have roses at this time of year, too, but none at the moment. However, we've just had an unexpected flurry of snow, so things will change now.
DeleteThank you for the bright colors today.
ReplyDeleteThey're not abundant, but it's good to see them.
DeleteWow, that you garden is still going strong
ReplyDeleteWe're quite sheltered here in the south of England, but we have just had a quick flurry of snow!
DeleteThese fresh produce are looking so good
ReplyDeleteThey taste good, too. 😁
DeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteWe're pleased with them.
DeleteYour garden is so colourful. The courgette, (zucchini) is a good size for grating into a spaghetti sauce, or a meatloaf to add extra vegetables.
ReplyDeleteWe eat a lot of courgettes and peppers, air fried as additional vegetables.
DeleteThat's quite a display as you rapidly approach winter.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite surprising to see what hangs on in increasingly dark and chilly weather.
DeleteRaspberries from the garden in November. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWe've never had that happen before.
DeleteA sure sign that you have much milder weather down there.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, though it is getting chillier. Nothing like the frozen north, though.
DeleteGreat photos! We have herb Robert everywhere which I think is appropriate because my husband's name is Robert. Nasturtiums are a very cheerful flower. I don't believe I've heard snapdragons called bunny mouth. Because they are soft?
ReplyDeleteWe call them bunny mouth because gently squeezing the sides of the flower makes it open like a rabbit's mouth.
DeleteOur garden is all over the place, I have roses in bloom alongside bare tree's the last leaves were blown off last night.
ReplyDeleteWe often have roses blooming, even in December, but not this year.
DeleteI am ashamed ! the old Romans knew all the names of the flowers and in Latin ! I only know tulips and roses but not their Latin name ! Nevertheless the flowers are beautiful !
ReplyDeleteAppreciating them is far more important than knowing their botanical names. 😉
DeleteI just love seeing the color of the plants in the vegetables. Everything around here is gone for the winter even the chrysanthemums. Those vegetables look like they'll be a delight to eat.
ReplyDeleteWe need to bring them indoors - it's suddenly quite chilly.
DeleteLovely photos x
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Thank you, Alison. 😀
DeleteBeautiful flower photos for November. That Herb Robert weed gives off a nasty aroma.
ReplyDeleteI like the smell of herb robert - each to their own.😁
ReplyDeleteYour garden still has a lot of colour, Janice, and it's definitely putting mine to shame! Except for the Herb Robert, we've got plenty of that :-) xxx
ReplyDeleteHerb robert just keeps going - I love it!
ReplyDeleteSo nice to see your colourful photographs.
ReplyDeleteYour garden is still doing very well.
Fingers crossed that the cooler/colder weather that's on the way doesn't change things too drastically.
All the best Jan
We finally brought the tender plants indoors yesterday evening, just in time, as there was a frost this morning.
DeleteWow - still so beautiful! Everything here is so dull and just brown.
ReplyDeleteYou will appreciate it all the more when the spring comes.
DeleteHi Janice - Mahonia reminds me of my mother ... I used to take a sprig in for her which she could enjoy the scent ... and herb Robert - delightful and easier to pick! Well done on the rest - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteMahonia leaves are so prickly - you need gauntlets to take flowers from it!
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