Tag Archives: autumn

September Wildlife Sightings – On the cusp

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

You know that autumn is here when the spaces between everything in the garden are filled with large webs and, more disturbingly, large spiders. There are loads of garden cross spiders stretched across our front garden path waiting pendulously to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, birds, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged autumn, Bees, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Photography, Ponds, spiders, wildlife gardening | 10 Comments

In a Vase on Monday – Definite autumn shades

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Frogend_dweller

Yes, it is most certainly autumn, but I could hardly believe the heat in the walled garden at Wimpole today. I was taking salvia cuttings most of the morning and I am hoping that they can take the extreme temperature … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers | Tagged autumn, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Sunflowers, verbena bonariensis | 14 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – A grass worth having

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Grasses, Plants, Wordless | Tagged autumn, Gardening, Grasses, Pennisetum macrourum, perennial, Photography | 9 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Beauty on the inside

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Trees, Wordless | Tagged Acer osakazuki, autumn, Gardening, leaf colour, Photography, Quercus rubra, Virburnum | 14 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Wimpole Pumpkins

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Whimsy, Wimpole Hall, Wordless | Tagged autumn, Gardening, gourds, Harvest, National Trust, Photography, Pumpkins, Squash | 10 Comments

September Wildlife Roundup – A chiffchaff amongst the riffraff

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Frogend_dweller

So autumn is here and, in case you weren’t convinced, you only have to look at the birds, insects and other wildlife to see their response to shorter days, colder nights and a ripe harvest. About a month ago my … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife | Tagged autumn, Chiffchaff, Photography, Squirrels, wildlife gardening, woodpeckers | 14 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – A still life full of quince

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Art, fruit, Wordless | Tagged autumn, fruit, Gardening, Photography, Pomegranate, Quince, Still life, Walnuts | 17 Comments

Autumn’s melody, played at its own tempo

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Frogend_dweller

I took this photo of a sycamore colouring up into rainbow hues a little over two weeks ago. I was impressed because we’ve not had frosts and I have it in my head that we get better autumn reds and … Continue reading →

Posted in autumn, Nature, Trees, Walks | Tagged autumn, Cambridge Botanics, Gardening, Hatfield Forest, leaves, Liquidambar, Photography | 18 Comments

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

I go through phases of enjoying poetry, with very long gaps between, and that is how I’ve only just got round to reading the full poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ by John Keats. It seems to me to take us through … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Nature, Plants, Whimsy | Tagged autumn, Bees, crab apples, fruit, gourds, John Keats, malus, Mellow, Poetry, wood blewits | 7 Comments

A resurgence of flowers

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Frogend_dweller

I can’t quite get over this mild weather we are having and it is beginning to play havoc with my bulb planting plan, since I am loathed to tear out beautiful annuals or chop back flowers in order to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Plants | Tagged Agapanthus, Annuals, autumn, chrysanthemums, Echinacea, Gardening, Hibiscus | 11 Comments