Just before the big autumn tidy up. A few things get left to spring to cut back but I prefer to tidy the borders and apply the manure before the spring, once the bulbs and flowers start getting going its very difficult to get the stuff in the right place and not bury everything.

The view down the garden again, the annual bedding I put in this year is so full of colour, until the borders get established I will use it for the next couple of years.

The swimming pool, whilst not too grand it serves the purpose brilliantly. We have spent weeks in the pool and hope to get it covered during the winter so perhaps we can use it as soon as the weather is warm enough.