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bonfire, Calamagrostis brachytricha, Crocosmia Lucifer, digitalis, foxgloves, frost, geese, molinia Transparent, November, six on saturday
Nearly, (another month gone).
How can it be the last day of November? How can we have had so much wet weather? How can Brexit still be on the agenda!
Thankfully our gardens keep quietly changing with the passage of time, seemingly oblivious to the date or political climate, gently reflecting the changes in the weather.
My six to share with you and The Propagator are here, below.
1. 
Golden. Molinia Transparent. I absolutely love this grass. The warmth its colour generates is fabulous at this time of the year.
2.
Frosted Foxgloves.
These hopefully will generate a splendid show of white next year. I say hopefully because as a biennial it might be 2021 before they flower and they could be the regular pink version. My fingers are crossed.
3. 
Calamagrostis brachytricha. Catching the sunlight, holding its distinctive form.
4. 
The seed heads of Crocosmia Lucifer are arching over the top of Stipa tenuissima. I like the contrast in texture between the two, almost as much as the fiery red flowers I grow it for.
5. Geese are on the move, please press play.
6. Now the leaves are down it is a good time to start tree work, planting and or pruning. This mornings debris warranted a bonfire.
Wishing you a good weekend wherever you are. D.
I can smell the bonfire!
Sure gets in yer eyes!
Lovely, Dorris, especially the grasses.
Thank you 😊
The colour of the molinia is splendid. What a lovely thing to see in your garden. I like the seed of the cocrosmia too: like a little row of beetles.
Thank you and I like the little row of beetles description
I discovered Molinia ‘Transparent’ just this year and wish I’d bought more than one. Fabulous plant. Mine has collapsed now unfortunately.
They do collapse earlier than some of the other grasses but it is as you say, a fabulous plant.
Lovely photos.
Thank you
I love that Molinia Dorris. I must look out for that as those golden tones really do add warmth to the garden. Lovely photo!
Thank you Cathy. Definitely a fave of mine
Wow, your Molinia ‘Transparent’ looks fabulous. You can usually tell if your foxgloves will be white. They have no trace of pink or purple on their leaves and stalks. There’s nothing like a bonfire at this time of the year. I am doing a lot of chopping down and burning at the moment. Such fun.
I love a good bonfire. Thanks Chloris
Wow! those geese!
Aren’t they a delight!
Geese are rad . . . as long as they stay off my lawn. They rarely migrate through here. I remember when they flew over the Santa Clara Valley when I was a kid, and so many people were so pleased to see them. I did not understand. Many people here back then were from regions to the east, so were familiar with them.
Yep def don’t want them eating the lawn. They are lovely though