Not yet @swimfeeders but I’m getting ready.
I’ve still got guite a bit of burning to do (from cut trees and older pruning/trimming) as well as the re-organising and pruning to organise yet, and that’s before the improvements and maintenance things.
I might just take the time off and hibernate instead.
Just on with a mammoth painting task,we changed five panels to our neighbours side and painted them grey, but we had to change the rest of them to grey…from cedar red…something like 23 panels, both sides, three coats on some but it’s nearly done, need a new gate though, not ready just yet for winter, but only a few jobs that it involves…
We don’t have four seasons were I live in OZ so reading a thread as this is, is very rewarding to an ancient mariner of the four seasons - lovely despite and because of all the hard work involved!
Odd was thinking of this today; will do it when on holiday end of September. No proper plan but have started with the windows being cleaned and checking the brickwork; little and often being done as I see them. Painted the fence panels and gates just 3 panels outside to go.
We no longer have seasons, we have weather now.
you mean whether I will or whether I won’t?
Me and you both Percy . .
I hate the onset of autumn it’s always makes me sad the end of the year is nigh .
The beans have turned into has beans and everything is going to seed .
1st week in November the gardener cuts back, prunes, weeds and shreds it all for the compost bins, forks over the borders and gives it a light top dressing of garden compost mixed with used mushroom compost. I help by brewing up 
Storm Arwen blew the grass dry enough for one last cut, this afternoon.
My garden consists of several bonsai on the balcony. I pulled in the ones that needed it 2 months ago and covered the soil against frost on those that remain out year-round. I am keeping an eye on all of them but it’s only the pomegranate that’s growing like mad and needs extra attention. It’ll overrun the flat if I don’t keep it in check.
Thats it for now.
We (at the allotment) have been advised to winter our beds by the 5th December. I have mine partially done, so I’ll need to crack on for next week. I wanted to plant some garlic but I suppose I can do that in a container.
Don’t have a lot of closing down to do in my garden. Have mostly shrubs which are hardy. Currently have violas, pansies and wallflowers for colour.
The only overwintering I have to do is for my begonias. 
So I don’t know anything about outside flowers…do they stay out all winter or die off? I would imagine dying off since its cold and everything.
Most summer bedding dies off. But things like pansies and violas will give you winter colour
Thank you - I didn’t know that…I might give that a go next season then 
Flowering time may be any month of the year, depending on the species. Cyclamen hederifolium and Cyclamen purpurascens bloom in summer and autumn, Cyclamen persicum and Cyclamen coum bloom in winter, and Cyclamen repandum blooms in spring.[13]
We have the Winter ones every year and they really don’t look tough but they are…
White and different shades of Pink to Red…
Lovely Dianne! I could do with some colour!
