Winter preparation

Well, there's not much happening at this time of year. Or is there? Let's see; a number of tender plants have been lifted moved into the conservatory, the largest of the Aoniums and the purple banana plant have been moved into the summer house. Dahlias and Canna's lifted and dried while a number of less-hardy plants have had compost put around their base to protect their roots from frost.

The purple banana has been affected by the cold despite being in the summer house: I guess i'll have to wrap up the summer house and the banana in bubble-wrap for added protection.

The exotic border is looking a little care-worn, with the Musa being wrapped in horticultural fleece (and in need of some straw for added protection) it's all looking a little sad.

Oh, and if you're wondering why this is not a good entry... Today has been our departmental Christmas lunch and i'm a little the worse for wear at the moment (hic!).