Or that’s what they thought at East End Garden Centre when I picked up my six bales of straw. Borrowed Kevin’s truck and Ken drove. It almost smells like the fair.

The Cornus venus is making up for its lack of blooms with a great colour show.

Love the Jacobs ladder.

The pots are all emptied and put away. Just one rubber tree and a cactus to bring in before it freezes hard. On the balcony they are a bit sheltered.

Almost hitting zero every night now. Took another pile of leaves off the front yard. Cleaned up the shed, coiled the hoses, put the lounge away. Have to get the last of the potted plants in or emptied.  Tomorrow I think I’ll pull the last beets and carrots.  It sure if I should see how far they will go. I’ll Google that.

Using an old sheet to collect leaves is the best. Just drop, rake and haul it like Santa.

First load of leaves up today. A beautiful second day of November. The new neighbours move into Marjory starting soon. There are a few of the world’s smallest carrots and some beets that were never thinned left in the garden.

I bagged up the herbs from 2014 and there is plenty for his winter ironically; sage, rosemary and thyme.

The oranges and olives are inside and dropping leaves like mad. Leaves everywhere – inside and out.

The compost is full again. Maybe one more mow and still have to empty the herb pots on the balcony and get hem in the shed along with the teak lounger. Next weekend.