As we slowly emerge from our coronavirus bubbles my gardens are doing the reverse, starting their annual winter shutdown.
Yes that is a fly at the top left corner of my shiny clean window. Did you notice there were a LOT more flies this summer? It is something to do with it being warmer and wetter this year. The good news is that with the arrival of winter they will die down.
Likewise my gardens are dying down for the winter. At Rose Orchard Haus I was pleased to see the tree dahlia in flower this week. While I enjoy these flowers this is also usually a signal that frost is on its way and the plant will soon be a black mess. We have in fact had our first frosts but only managed to singe the leaves thus far. The lovely lush lawn is browning off quickly now.
But the prize for the best seasonal shutdown has to go to Burnbrae, our Blue Mountians Garden, which was turning on its beautiful autumn display this week.
Yes that is a fly at the top left corner of my shiny clean window. Did you notice there were a LOT more flies this summer? It is something to do with it being warmer and wetter this year. The good news is that with the arrival of winter they will die down.
Likewise my gardens are dying down for the winter. At Rose Orchard Haus I was pleased to see the tree dahlia in flower this week. While I enjoy these flowers this is also usually a signal that frost is on its way and the plant will soon be a black mess. We have in fact had our first frosts but only managed to singe the leaves thus far. The lovely lush lawn is browning off quickly now.
But the prize for the best seasonal shutdown has to go to Burnbrae, our Blue Mountians Garden, which was turning on its beautiful autumn display this week.
I just love seeing the leaves change colour. We haven't had a frost as yet but I am sure they are on their way. It sure gets chilly towards the evening.
ReplyDeleteAfter an initial frost things have settled down again here, but I understand from the news it is pretty chilly up your way this weekend.
DeleteI don't think there were more flies in the garden but they did come later.
ReplyDeleteThere were heaps more flies both inside and outside here this year. Inside because I keep forgetting to pull the fly screen when I go through the door.
DeleteOh my gosh your Burnbrae garden is glorious in it's autumn foliage Joan Elizabeth, my deciduous trees are looking the same, love them in every season 🍁🍂
ReplyDeleteI love this season but come Spring I will be saying I love that too. That is the lovely thing about gardens, they cycle through the seasons and give us delight at every turn.
DeleteLovely photos, all! We're just now seeing everything turning green after our winter so your autumn hues are a great contrast to our colors. And as your flies disappear...our mosquitoes are coming around.
ReplyDeleteWe have mosquitoes more or less all year around here. I know the joy you must be feeling at the arrival of Spring.
DeleteThe Autumn foliage is so pretty. I've noticed the few flies we get at home are very slow, so easy to swat them!
ReplyDeleteI love the way the foliage changes over a period of weeks so we have autumn colour for quite a long time.
DeleteThat fly sure made the picture! ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut the beautiful flower is more charming. Still cold here.
Insects have a way of creeping into photos and surprising me.
DeleteLove the leaves.
ReplyDeleteMe too.
DeleteStill so much beauty to be enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteYep they can lock us up but the world's beauty keeps on happening.
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