The Equinox

The equinox is now past and the days are getting shorter. However, even in the Pennine garden there is still a bit of colour. Some of the heathers are in bloom, the marbled white fuchsia keeps going and the patio still has some pots with a bit of life left in them. But there is no getting away from the fact that the garden is now past its best and the sweet peas have now well and truly gone over.

I confess to enjoying this time of the year, even all the spiders. As predators they are crucial in maintaining the biodiversity of our gardens, woodlands, field margins, hedges; so they are welcome in our patch (providing Hecate does not feel peckish!). At this time of the year the males are most active seeking out the females. Incidentally, I have noticed that there is still a large number of butterflies around the garden. Is this usual?

So the trees still have their leaves and their is plenty to keep me and the cats out of mischief. An update on the still, as yet unfinished steps will follow.