November in Cardiff brings the threat of frost. It doesn't always arrive but a chill is in the air. The garden is starting to look unloved as we spend more time indoors and the days get shorter.
There are a few flowers refusing to give in to winter and a few that start their flowering now.
The seed heads, berries and hips give most of the colour and interest. A few of the plants are promising us a show later, like the camellias and pine tree.
![Picture of purple aubretia through railings](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWLAY2ndCwQkFIH6Zu0NP4ceFNt-FheuqG7f4Iz7n_T4lHjZs3GVSIEEnSslUKxfj6ufsPDKI_GTxoCNcVudn6hYqNHFckh6FMbZ6LhP30-SQ-20A-tzWjPlxiaQi2NamVr1CFbdrOmc/s640/CGN+aubretia.jpg) |
Aubretia flowering through railings |
![Picture of yellow Jasmine flowers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLJoGs5HT1Tb8FKuhaDPALLbz3U4uJJyESFLWPmwZ3iChBJNQ4RvE9vjiiwg_iI_UXQ8_YlDeCbbLdslitDWj_uIlv5ps6EajzWQ5sYEpq3TgdOlBy36XhksLBy4FYgAMdiFTKt9OcH8/s640/CGN+jasmine.jpg) |
Winter Jasmine just starting to flower |
![Picture of pink hydrangea flower](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFr7FAcfEcJjDDFqyPVM9D2jSxqzE0CPg3_iBSjlCTWsydNzliDR7KikNF0HKjcwTrTTFwcmS0tjdWK5W49T_L3-lDjw-c2mU8I3xlcBYqtJjlnyOwzBevGxzw9Sr1gXd3CMWRQdhqdE/s640/CGN+hydrangea+flowering.jpg) |
Hydrangea still flowering although the blooms are now small |
![Picture of purple pansy flower](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIvqsNgOYudxKai8SNgnlIp8QM0AZRdgVs84F4t-Z8UP8FcAWAZsGzghM8Fap6YJU_kaQb6adjJgL9QdMnAjtdqRyUyqRKo0aEHunUzgR2065phxIN39zZwqZT9wIrQ8FWwSmKr-Kyks/s640/CGN+pansy.jpg) |
Pansy just starting to flower |
![Picture of pink sea thrift flower](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCbKC3E3_qhTNTJdH6KUAINQ0FpCuhKOvzSe9R-P2LGJQ932MzhGWuv1bg-BOZ0EmsLVbA-JmZoQm97pQCoO9y7Rz_Foq7g6BQ2Efu8h_ZHalXKcsJfesVGG4ocXV0ZlaQRmOyt3vTUY/s640/CGN+swift.jpg) |
Lonely single Sea Thrift flower |
![Picture of yellow rose bud](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTPZAzN3NSXmPMC27OudWzuXK-xVBkIoKEj8HH4KNDEwuBid5K3yy0nErqRtTqZnQ8nXUYxTWZj9dE3WWSavDZxBBmB5bn86EoHATuDlzzvzSrzM_VuX1zK7HfgimH08xTgJfyT7TnJM/s640/CGN+rose.jpg) |
Rose still in bud and flowering. |
![Multiple Seedheads of coneflowers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dit3MUx2SuZkuFYNrd5JcC8UgH-MymqEpu9rpIVZAozZqOj8kdP3Mp7rLZ5inSLVIns7qq8cMCpWkgDKKnvzFRKcgzTowKZmMzlIsiAuGFexYSjQI1bQAT0mRlkhNMGZHOT014FeJEA/s640/CGN+Seed+heads.jpg) |
Coneflower seedheads |
![picture of faded hydrangea and discarded clay pots](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt1l2wgyqIDcNMkP4PzqyEgAqCuYL-1o7zTQ5WMSA-CO_YGlFSbnmAHyP8Li1eLS16nPVw2LbmEkWdHDqgpUmUT6S-S_gg_eoNp4eng3CG4yOvL-ReG_VA0ctnQqX8ZbseNZbYY65GzE/s640/CGN+hydrangea.jpg) |
Faded Hydrangea flower and discarded clay pots I need to tidy away |
![Brown flowerhead of hydrangea that was white in summer and pink in autumn](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWpIG9l-8rvX-eZmdDQEEfheJf7nyJQA2g-Rl2OoxPmb5hLdzDuH15W25Qk067GguegN-RPdpDnRoOOBHNgFKKCqJeMGkEf9nALmc-FmTquS8a3qBUT9p7snkWPD5350NI6LT0p5HxeN8/s640/CGN+dead+hydrangea.jpg) |
Hydrangea Pirymidalis. White then pink and now brown, but still beautiful. |
![Lots and lots of seed heads, like pom poms](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-Es8HmlprUrAsMYeXTD4hqe8iWHBhqtkAkMU8TiPckc-gFHP24u3JrY16747lVHLXINAp4mo-uw43oUVpalSnt3cZZ26ezmAKGT60-Urj5_ExVxgRE_obsQhC3qY6O-62PwJvJi1Jnk/s640/CGN+anenome.jpg) |
Pom Pom like seed heads of Anenome |
![Brown seed head with glossy black seeds of agapanthus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqESimSDvgwU9L6_5Pb-JOno1UE4_EM9SYmC44TJeaESVArmQE5XTuQw8xkxLj0oZS6YHJNx2x58kZkzp9eKlefFk0AjcKZZyxULBT7m-hUmgeVP8H_YhLKMRq7v8Ky6McqrWvy5LpTwQ/s640/CGN+agapanthus.jpg) |
Agapanthus |
![bright red hips of wild rose](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5Mi2_G7y2luGnFZyhaU9AurKYjgDUzfVtZA8Y8YDvbeU0dTAfGUjLsaAdvLQxaTwRpgF5QXxICCQw6m0EvAR4P8QQT6jBBezTvWq4rPaWov68frdYdOLsdEm0xJXcm_FlMiTU7YLM1o/s640/CGN+rose+hips.jpg) |
Red rose hips |
![white downy feather resting on sage leaves](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHml437K0GIj3y200jxL6-gSGEZLrWb5IJDN0m2jPDVfNKrf_IOPKWP2EPrfYtF1vXjaECJrxWSjIh5L3hLPhM8WZonk-916Faq04sBmLCWzP_o4HxSwKReQKI15NK_EjP4DQA9fPeQM8/s640/CGN+sage.jpg) |
Sage with downy feather |
![green leaves with white spots of laurel](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-tCnVg4KBGUyTl8JnlZpepqAzMM0oTG4BhfbTM5EFmT7g_SH0EbYO1Wd968XNHs0iwzUcMJaiLF0NQeNQH7A_7__71_JdpRMNDJ4UZ1aE6QlTb0ruVw_80zeAaD9Xpyw8FJ0fip3axQ/s640/CGN+Laurel.jpg) |
Laurel stays looking good with promise of red berries to come |
![fresh green new leaves of Arum Lily](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQabkS-Myob2ByaDWoXYVrNLr455CrXZPtjd_DzzeILmboWuN5xGQik16nlNhqrIaFujwGHD8OzmWV1Tbdkgd4yJbj3N-l1-rARP2l2WED7odGbiSirbx4NpEONrnohmSasJzH0urzUBg/s640/CGN+new+growth.jpg) |
New leaves of Arum Lily that will get hit when the frosts come |
![pine needles and little buds of new cones](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9jRw4tdNMM6kH2QadRGCYk9UXh4O4P2RjpB5h2GJConjo7cHSts2PBDJeFUk1IyeIcNkrfanXs2ShB0HjoozGbpgbs-LwaMIJqQIomlWsIbF67zbiK_e6fgd7skt7NT2vUFMOVecBjI/s640/CGN+Christmas+Tree.jpg) |
Our Christmas tree in a pot with new cones budding. |
![glossy green leaves and big fat green buds](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB_uH53q8HbQ7CEYVNyD9mBGWxwDtHxplL-GtSEwaIxTA0ohnwGAyZnkMavj9Ew49BJ4MepfG3i_ibVAqeLGUJVYDxhU95YGhPX179bYqu3NW1WOylKYnMMzCcZbtpMGkrzSzdbEVvnI/s640/camellia.jpg) |
Glossy leaves of camellia will stay throughout winter and in spring the buds will open to reveal pink flowers |
![tiny green leaves and small red berries](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Z8F8MHAfTF9fE4RQ-IDPiFnF1c9CKSE_KwRb49WVbXqf56o9nGKKuYqzdzdrScqG23a5TAmXJCO-qFcg7uOtEEfHeJKOi3d9YbocD_NA9ejRBprt4yjH7_gceFAt0221XrNss4L6ZkU/s640/Cotoneaster+berries+close+up.jpg) |
Cotoneaster berries already food for wildlife! |
![long hedge with brown leaves](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMX62rZcTLh7l6whfV_35dw29RD0kYPunVmPPLpJpNjukpizrrdF0Eo-KsalSpxYa1Bf7zpw3GFFle9Rj8PqB6Vx9B5hxDmshb6szxzAGlLt1LZ_VE-4AWKVfbzSchPXlUYnsIC1BDVc/s640/CGN+hedge.jpg) |
The Beech hedge will keep its brown leaves for most of the winter |
![Tree branches against a blue sky with just a few clouds](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP2eLz1ZiAXallievbAZYybT_cep2DmeMD7zpIK8wtI0b5t_XQuF7UjOLU5J58Z0MiR2zG38rMF6w9Ystt8TDyGDp_0VO-Ku08bvhTMikoLjobyGs3VppGDC5iDW_OJS94UBgcZbltLI/s640/CGN+oak.jpg) |
The Oak's have lost almost all of their leaves.
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![A pair of plastic green clogs, a watering can and a pot saucer.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfGEKh9WYYP8Dkdes6ne22zwo3tH7NVC4KO6nhV-oQUe-mk-mgXdjCNZP5FL1BnYRQ0hUyMywN51Ddo8CI2mNfxodUV1YtHYiZTOuSzWVs51_d95IKvdDrB5XXCgAYzyZRnAqs0Jwk5M/s640/CGN+clogs.jpg) |
My summer gardening clogs are full of leaves and mud. I must put them away. |
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