The month began with the wisteria in bloom over our front porch, dripping cascades of white blossom. It makes a lovely display, but is over in such a short time, lasting barely more than three weeks. With November being a windy month, the path beneath soon became a carpet of white petals while the tree filled out with dense, lush green foliage.
On one of our walks with Finn last year, we collected seed pods from wild sweet peas we found growing along a walking track. I planted a few along our side fence, with a trellis behind for support. They are the most beautiful shade of deep magenta and have flowered profusely throughout November.
The larkspur in our front garden self-seeded from last year and have come up in lovely shades of blue and purple.
I grew violas from a packet of seeds and planted them around the garden and in pots.
The strawberries are cropping abundantly now the warmer weather has arrived. We are enjoying them for breakfast and desserts. One of my favourite recipes to use them in is strawberry shortcake. Yum!
I have been drying lemon balm to use in herbal infusions over the winter. Lemon balm is a calming herb. It also has anti-viral properties, and can soothe an upset stomach.
Curious Finn!
Pages from my garden journal.
I pressed a few of the sweet pea flowers and have left a space on the journal page to put one when they are ready.
I hope you have a happy day in your garden!
Kristah Price 