Through the garden gate--November

If you've been following my blog posts about our new garden project you will know how we are struggling with wet clay soil. There has been quite a lot of rain in November and the garden is now very squelchy. Squelchy is a word I use often to describe our garden. The garden is a bit drab looking too as we haven't got many plants in yet. So not much colour about now in November.

The front garden looks better though.  The weigela  took on some lovely colours before its  leaves started to fall, and the hydrangea by the front door still has dark red flower heads just starting to go brown now. I'm hoping I'll be able to use some for Christmas flower arrangements.

This week I heard a lot of noise coming from a massive chaenomelese by the front gate and spotted lots of sparrows in there. This made me realise that  my bird feeding area is focused on the back garden, so I shall have to start putting food out in the front too.

Because there's not much colour in the back garden, I planted up a couple of tubs for autumn and winter colour.  I used cyclamen, trailing ivy, skimmia and a silvery leaved plant--I've no idea what it is but it looks good.

I've also been planting bulb pots with tete a tete, crocus, puschkinia and chionodoxa, so there should be a colourful display in the spring.

Thank you to Sarah at  Down by the Sea for hosting this monthly Through the Garden Gate post