November?

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

November… all long, dark nights and frozen days. Or, if you are in my son’s garden, all light and colour. Even clouds of midges over the pond…

It is not exactly what you would expect for this time of year, but with all the work that is still ongoing, months after it began, we were late planting everything.  And, in this little corner of the world, summer seems reluctant to depart.

Seeds we had not expected to germinate until next year seem intent on completing a year’s growth in a couple of short months. Seedlings have not only sprouted but are covered in flower buds, racing against time to complete the cycle before the heavy frosts set in.

Rain-drenched roses are blooming beside fat rosebuds, leafless transplants are busily behaving as if it were spring and putting out shoots for all they are worth. The winter-flowering pansies and cyclamen are almost hidden beneath the branches of fuschias weighed down with buds and flowers. You really wouldn’t think it was November.

Even the clematis, accidentally ripped back to below ground level by the landscapers decided to put on a spurt. It has already grown several feet high, clinging on to the climbing rose it was given in lieu of a trellis, and has several buds opening to show the colours of the heart to the world.

There is, so they say, a season for everything, but almost everything in this garden is flowering out of season.

This year, we upset the cycle in this little garden, but Nature has refused to let that stop her from doing her job. Maybe it is the season for Nature to show us just how amazing she really is.

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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51 Responses to November?

  1. Sadje says:
    November 1, 2019 at 07:20

    Remarkable! Lovely flowers.

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  2. coachkanikafindingabetteryou says:
    November 1, 2019 at 07:34

    Thanks this month is my favorite too

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  3. jenanita01 says:
    November 1, 2019 at 08:32

    Lovely to see, Sue. Nature is obviously rewarding you both for all your hard work!

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  4. acflory says:
    November 1, 2019 at 08:51

    What an utterly beautiful garden! Congratulations to you both. Oh, and Ani too, of course. I’m sure she contributed to the aesthetic. 😀

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  5. NJ says:
    November 1, 2019 at 09:05

    Beautiful 🙂

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  6. tidalscribe says:
    November 1, 2019 at 10:14

    Lovely pictures, I love cyclamen, but we also have a beautiful white rose still flowering. Mainly the poor garden looks bedraggled with all the rain and the grass would be a feast for a few sheep!

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  8. pensitivity101 says:
    November 1, 2019 at 11:16

    Beautiful Sue, so much colour. Everything has got out of sync. We cut our rose bushes right back and noticed new growth before we came away for my op.

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  9. Mary Smith says:
    November 1, 2019 at 15:54

    Glorious colours – enjoy it while it lasts.

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  10. willowdot21 says:
    November 1, 2019 at 16:49

    What a beautiful garden , no wander Nature lingered and jiggled about 💜🦇

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  11. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    November 1, 2019 at 17:32

    Remarkably, the second half of October was exactly what one expects in October. It was the ONLY month that was anything like normal for the entire year! So far — all of one day into it — November looks very Novemberish. And the gutter people are here, putting up gutters. All dogs locked inside to keep the wind out. It’s not terribly cold, but it is very windy.

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  12. Eliza Waters says:
    November 1, 2019 at 23:22

    They’re a bit confused! Hopefully, they’ll get straightened out and get back on schedule. Looks like a lovely renovation – love the fountain!

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  13. dgkaye says:
    November 2, 2019 at 00:21

    Exquisite Sue. Seems even nature is confused what to do, but just gorgeous. ❤

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  14. OIKOS™-Publishing says:
    November 2, 2019 at 01:13

    Sounds so wonderful. As we say here, you all have a “green thumb”.

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  16. Widdershins says:
    November 3, 2019 at 00:06

    What a wonderfully rebellious garden. 😀

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  17. Darlene says:
    November 3, 2019 at 13:30

    The garden is looking great. Nature has its own schedule. xo

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