We had our first hard frost last week, bringing down a lot more leaves. The Judas tree and hazel are virtually bare now and I enjoyed having a good sweep up at the weekend but there are still a lot to go. I have never known leaves on the trees so late. In the Marylebone Road, London some of the plane trees are bearing leaves which are still green! But the cold has brought an end to my fuschias flowering and I miss their cheery colour as I look out of the window.
One heartening sight in the front garden is the iris unguicularis whose blooms always look far too delicate to survive the winter months - but they do. I would like to divide the large plant and give some away but it is such a solid massive clump I don't think I have the strength. At least the cats seem to be leaving it alone now although it's early days to determine whether or not the moth balls did the trick! Further experiments needed....
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