End of October, beginning of November … the clocks have gone back to GMT, the evenings are dark. Gardens are winding down towards the winter. We still have flowers out at London Rd Station, and the weather has been remarkably mild. There are lots and lots of leaves, particularly from the sycamore trees around the station forecourt. We’ll try and clear some of them at our session tomorrow. Otherwise it will be planting cyclamen and generally tidying the plots … but not too much. Latest thinking is that less is more at this time of year. Leaves mulch into the soil, dead flower stalks protect the living plants from frost and berries provide food for the birds and insects. We will try and renew our wood chip paths which have got very messy, and tidy up our shed. Thankfully this week is dry, so a good one for autumn clearance.