Last day of November and everything is frozen. It got cold, minus 10, and hasn’t really gotten much warmer. Next door is well under demolition. I didn’t get all the pots sorted so bringing them in one by one to thaw and be dumped. The 2014 strawberry tyme catalogue arrived this week. They have an interesting list of fertilizer the one that caught my eye is a 10-31-4. Some of their fruit yield info is amazing and disappointing. One list suggests 15 to 20 pounds per blueberry plant. I’m very very far from that. Oh well, soil test should be in next week.

Big day. First an update on 14. Planted a Bosch and an Anjou pear tree from Beech Nursery three weeks ago.

Ken helped get most of the leaves bagged. Going to keep and compost most of them this year. All the trees are finally bare, except the Cornus Venus. They turned a great shade of red this fall.

Went to Jays to get the front planters for the holiday. 150. Lovely, simply lovely.

The leaf blower gives about an hours suck and blow, then needs about four hours to charge. Doesn’t seem so quick, but when you see the result it’s pretty good. Easier on the back to boot.

Plant saucer water froze last night. Swept the leaves up out front. The maple is completely golden. The Plane tree still has 80 percent of its leaves, the figs have been hit by the cold. Spread straw over the exposed beds. The artichoke are beautiful, regal in height and shape. Went to pry out the fennel with the pitch fork and pop went my back. Not fun.